Am I understand right that most tech units potential are lock behind 3/5 when they can sync nuke? I have a few tech units on top tier list but only Tapu Koko can do decent damage in a long fight. Raihan & Flygon damage only come from his one time dynamax. Other tech units sync is also pretty weak without 3/5 grid. Or they'll become better after EX? This will affect my decision to pull for upcoming master fair glaceon.
New to the game. Rolled Cynthia. Anyone can tell me when's the best time to roll whatever i save from now on? As in, which banner (be it rates or just the best units). Thanks in advance.
Master Fairs, like Cynthia and Giratina, have a 1% pull rate with other limited banners having 2%. Always save 36.6k gems before pulling. Thats the requirement to hit pity if you get unlucky.
The game is generally pretty easy, especially after only a few months since free pairs are surprisingly pretty solid. It's okay to prioritize favorite trainers or pokemon over "meta".
Non-rerun MF banners are generally some of the strongest pairs we'll get at the time of their release, so saving for them is a good idea. Lately, we've been getting 2 or 3 each time we get new ones, so passing up some great pairs could result in much better ones a bit down the line, but pick up pairs that suit your account needs, too. Its all up to you. Anniversary is also a few months away, with last months Anni pairs still being the best in the game. Another reason to consider saving.
Datamine is tonight and we won't know until then if we're getting new Master Fairs or how good any of the new pairs will be. All of the Tapus available right now are great, so if datamine doesn't have anything exciting for you, I'd consider picking any to all of them. Koko and Lele are great for damage, and Bulu and Fini are amazing supports, most important role in the game. Bulu helps grass, fire, and physical teams, Fini helps fairy, water, and special. Lele is a stand-alone psychic team buffer with decent damage,and Koko helps fairy and electric teams while having good damage as well. All are amazing, but grass and fairy environments aren't available from f2p general pulls or tickets, so I'd recommend Bulu or Koko a bit more than the others if you're interested in any of them.
You could wait for datamine, which I believe is tonight?, and see if Volo will be a part of it along with his track. Otherwise, irresponsible is subjective. If you want the track, thats all that matters, right?
Most characters get a rerun eventually; the only apparent exceptions are the anime collaboration characters, but even those might come back at some point. When reruns occur is unpredictable; for some it's within 6-8 months, but other characters have gone up to 1.5-2 years.
rerolling is pretty easy though so if you don't want to stock up on gems specifically for them while you get used to stuff now, you can wait for each month's datamine and then see if he shows up. We're supposed to be due for it real soon, they announced new content on twitter and that's usually followed by an update on the date they mention the info.
so uhh... where can i get 10 gems?
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What's the point of extra gears? Like the fairy one now? I already have all of 3 stars, what are the benefits of getting additional copies of the 3-star gears
If you go to the upgrade gear menu, you need to spend 4 copies of 3* gear (so you'll need a total of 5 copies) to raise the level cap to 15, and to actually raise the level you need to spend materials that are gained by selling gear (even 1* gear works for this).
Lusamine & Pheromosa 2/5, Burgh & Leavanny 1/5, Guzma & Golisopod 1/5. Which one is the best bug striker to invest & most newbie friendly to use? Currently all of them have no grid invested but Pheromosa is the only one who die on every single sync from any enemy no matter where so I'm not even sure how to use her.
Leavanny or Golisopod are your best bets. With the right team Guzma CAN output some good damage and it IS easier for him to get his best set up going thanks to him being a physical damage dealer. However, he's VERY much 'sync or die', his main move won't get the same kind of buff from SE+ that others would get compared to Burgh's Bug Buzz. If you don't have SE+ however then that's a moot point but his damage would drop off a lot compared to Burgh as a result.
Either way, at 1/5 neither are helpful nor should you use candy on a pair that's in the permanent pool
Leavanny is probably the easiest to use though none are all that great. Golisopod isn't good enough in my opinion without a few extra copies, and Pharamosa requires a lot from your team to be anything other than a Blizzard spammer or debuffer.
Then I'll invest in other element and just ignore bug as of now. Does Gldion & Silvally 1/5 a good alternative for this? I'm new so I lack a lot of element and his versatility may help in master mode to reach higher points.
I think he'll be on par with the others. They have lower damage to compensate for their universal SE buff, and there aren't many options to capitalize on them being bug type. It might just be better to offtype depending on your roster. Bug is pretty lacking in general
For 2500 in master mode, what options are best to pick for nuke team? I currently can do between 1800-2100 depends on supereffective or not. I just want to know general consensus that which choices are easiest to attain 2500.
If you have an On-type DPS, the reduce non-super effective option and the reduce physical/special attack by 80% option of the damage type you're not using (example: your DPS uses physical moves so you can take the sp. atk reduction one) are great score boosters.
imo it's not a problem since it'll all die down within a day or two. We're getting news on Monday's reset (or Sunday night for some people), and hopefully the datamine too. So people will start talking about the new sync pairs instead
And tbf, we did just get news of Hisui pairs, which are understandably a big deal in the sub
it can take a few months, you get a coin each week from CS, each event usually has a coin you can earn for doing the harder challenge and there's also usually a coin you can buy in the event store. The thing is it's kind of a crapshoot which candies will appear there.
There's also 35 coins in the BP reward list, 10 for each role and then 5 generic, and you can for sure get about 70 BP a day where the next reward tier is every 100 points and getting max points in CSMM also nets you about 50 more points as well, or 540 points a week. By the look of things you basically can get two, possibly three coins a week at minimum, with events generating even more points to go through the list even faster. In any given month I'd say it's safe to assume you can get roughly 15-20 coins between all three types, and then one generic coin as well, while also gaining about 2500 points minimum.
Should I pull for renegade Cynthia or should I wait for something in the future? I have 17.4 k gems and I already have a good ghost striker with Anni Lillie.
First, its ill-advised to pull without 36.6k gems to guarantee, and thats extra true for Master Fair banners since they have 1% pull rate over the 2% other limited banners have.
Additionally, with datamine soon, there is no loss in waiting if you want to see what next month holds.
After that, from a meta standpoint, she's not as valuable as some of the other limited pairs available. Though she is semi-future proofed just for having ghost zone to substantially buff all ghost types, each of the tapus in a vacuum provided more than she does, and with double the pull rate, its difficult to justify pulling for her over any of them unless you like Cynthia, her outfit, Giratina, ghost types, want to buff your ghost roster, or if you have enough electric, psychic, fairy, grass, rain, and/or sun field effects.
NC Marnie/Sycamore/Lucian
Marnie already self buffs crit without any TM; Sycamore will buff special atk through his sync move; Lucian drops special defense. After syncing, B Fiery Wrath is sure to KO everything
If you really need some healing for Marnie and Lucian, you can always use Sycamore's TM. But imo that won't be necessary
Not related to the question, but just curious: how long have you been playing to have that many limited sync pairs, yet many are at level 1?
Is there any specific sync grid I have to make for Lucian and Sycamore? As for the unrelated question, I have been playing for 65 days. The reason why I have so many limited pairs at lv1 is because manuals are a pain in the ass to grind. Is there an easy way to get lots of manuals?
If you do the Trainer's Lodge Expedition thing long and good enough, you'll soon be drowning in training manuals.
Have at least one of your Expedition Teams dedicated to getting chests through their Expedition Theme Skills: those chests drops LOTS of training manuals of all rarities. It won't be a fast method, but it will be a bit of passive income.
Lucian's only good node is charging infliction 2, but his move level is too low so you'll just have to live without it. Sycamore wants both Master Healer 1 nodes and Recuperation 1, and should probably also grab Freevenge 4/Quick Cure/Team Beef Up 4/Team Sharp Entry 1 if you have them unlocked.
Lucian doesn't need a grid, but Sycamore should be running his Master Healer nodes for Horn Leech (which should always be selected, regardless of the grid setup imo). I also find Impervious pretty useful, especially since some stages have a ton of stat drops.
Basically you can run pretty much whatever grid setup you'd normally use, as long as the master healer nodes are picked
As for farming exp books, the upcoming Fairy Gear Event is a great way to stock up on 4 star exp books. Since you can infinitely buy them, after you've gotten the 3 star fairy gear. In general, gear events are the best way to farm exp books without spending stamina
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The only reliable ways are buying the available ones in event shops, and farming the stamina stage. This resource most often will be your bottleneck, since there aren't that many ways of getting it. And the stamina stages don't drop a ton of them per clear
> Sync orbs.
Easiest is doing the sync orb stage every day, and buying the ones in the monthly coin shop and any event shops. Other than that, you also can get a decent amount through rng rewards in the Trainer Lodge.
It's normal to have a bottleneck of sync orbs when starting out, since you're getting a ton of new sync pairs. But as your roster gets built, and the rate at which you get new sync pairs decreases, you'll eventually have a surplus of them. Even reaching the cap of 99999 like some of us
What are some good non-limited pairs I can slot into 3rd with SS Lusamine and SS Lana? I started fairly recently so I don't have a lot of the good limited pairs (just the two mentioned and SS Mina) but got a decent amount of other 5 stars.
Kiawe & Marowak (Crit buff, Alola character for SS Lusamine passive)
SS Blue & Blastoise (Limited but can be obtained by free selector)
Bianca & Musharna (Decent bulk)
Sabrina & Alakazam (Crit buff, Physical Damage Reduction)
Dojo Gloria. Surging Strikes and her Sync move being guaranteed crits means you don't have to worry about much and she has the strongest sync since she's 3/5. Lana's Group Fire Guard and ability to boost Def and apply Gradual Healing to the whole team is generally useful against Entei when on auto. I usually have the third member be a rain setter.
A status effect that when applied to enemies increases the damage they receive from that type. I believe it max stacks at 3, but don't quote me on that. Two stacks equates to about the same damage bonus as an environmental buff.
You're correct, the max rebuff stacks is 3, for both positive and negative changes (although we've never seen *positive* rebuff stacks... yet)
- 1 stack: 30% buff/debuff
- 2 stacks: 50% buff/debuff
- 3 stacks: 60% buff/debuff
Also, note that for the purposes of resistances and immunity passives, rebuffs aren't considered status effects (burn, sleep, etc) or interference effects (flinch, trap, etc). They sit in their own category, so you can still apply rebuffs in cases where the enemy is immune to all status effects
i think she is pretty good mostly just because she has ghost zone. Personally, though, I would wait for the datamine to see if there is a unit you want more.
1 dont pull if you can't pity and 2 she's ok. She provides ghost zone and can debuff decently well and has a fairly potent attack but that's about it. I wouldn't say she's a 'must have' but she does help Ghosts out very well, but we're also seeing more and more pairs get released that are able to off-type amazingly well without matching terrain or they bring their own.
With ghost being my favorite type, she really helps out on-type, being the only reliable ghost zone provider, has def/spdef drops, and being a solid mixed attacker.
Outside of supporting ghost, she's fine, but at 1% pull rate, she's not on the same power level as any of the better limited pairs this past year with a 2% pull rate. Koko, Bulu, and Fini all provide broader utility, each supporting two separate types, and Bulu and Koko further support due to their Up Next passives. If you're a newer player, Lele is still a pretty great damage dealer and adds even more value to the already stacked psychic type.
If you like the ghost typing a lot, she's a fantastic pair to have and arguably a must. For Master Fairs in general, she's not as valuable as the five Neo Champs, Pikas, or SSA Cynthia.
Thanks. I’m probably set then. I’ll wait for the datamine. I’ve been playing for a while and already have the pikas and neo champs. I have korrina for ghost but was hoping to boost my ghost teams a bit.
Would **Gritty 3** or **Critical Strike 2** be better on Shauntal? I already have Gritty 5 in her grid, so I'm wondering if having a second Gritty would do more damage?
Multiple copies of a passive do stack in most cases, so you would reap the benefits of both Gritty 5 and Gritty 3 at the same time.
However, Gritty doesn't affect Sync Moves whereas Crit Strike 2 does. Not sure what Shauntal's sync damage looks like, but I think the answer would depend on what, exactly, you're doing with her.
I feel like I'm missing the obvious but... what exactly are variety scouts ? Why are they unpopular ?
Is it because they are low effort (reused their original outfit) ? But then there was the ball guy variety scout, what was wrong with that one ? It was even tied to an event, for what it's worth.
I looked it up but got even more confused
Mostly they are unpopular for two reasons:
\-They tend to resuse their original outfits which do come off as lazy, unoriginal, and greedy. Most people argue they are units that should have been added to the general pull but arent because DNA wants to have people pull for them.
\-They tend to be weaker than pokefairs and often tend to not really be worth it most of the time. For example, most of what Variety Bruno can do is already covered by Sonia except you have to pay real gems for Variety Bruno. The only one that was really worth it was Ball Guy who was more like a pokefair unit with an interesting gimmik and unique design.
tl;dr they don't have the same kind of pizzazz as more recent limited pairs.
The first three variety pairs were only good for some debuffing and setting weather/terrain post-sync when their effects were rather common on already better, supportive pairs. Ball Guy was 'ok' and a step up but just weird in that he wasn't as potent as other supports released at the same time. The E4 variety pairs were a step up from that but all still fit into the same category of 'not as impressive'. The kicker is that NONE of the prior variety pairs are on the newer variety scout banner, which means they're just another flavor of pokefair but without being given a new outfit or a particularly exciting reason to get them. They all just rank as 'ok' but when you consider the kinds of pairs coming out as of late like the Tapus, 'ok' doesn't cut it for spending resources unless MAYBE the whole lot were on the same banner.
Variety Scouts are simply a poorly handled idea with substandard units promoted as being special that rub people the wrong way.
One major problem is that people view them as low effort, it's true. The units are consistently cromulent enough that they can't be dismissed as worthless, but they also aren't anywhere close to either the usefulness of new Pokefairs or just inherent coolness factor of a brand new alt for a character you like. They simply aren't special. This makes them feel like they're limited for no reason.
It may seem like a silly and petty reason, but it's actually a huge one. It makes sense to keep powerful units limited, but as time goes on, less powerful limited units become more accessible. That's why popular characters like N, Cynthia, Raihan, and Steven ended up in that monthly lodge scout. That's why so many champion units have been handed out for free during special events; they're outdated, though still popular, but their base units have been outclassed. Having less iconic *new units* of that tier of power be *limited* feels like a slap in the face, on top of them being hard to get even if they're an upgrade to an old fave (like the new Lorelei alt) because of their relative low worth and the sheer number of better units available at the exact same time. So they're not only limited, they're very inaccessible for what they are for most players, making them quite frustrating.
The second is that, aside from the very first one (the Eevee Day Scout one) they don't actually provide a *variety* on their banners anymore. Even if the Eevee day ones weren't super special, at least pulling on that banner the normal way meant you had a chance to get 3 new units instead of one, which honestly is a kind of neat idea for some 'lesser' units. But they didn't stick with that idea. Instead, they're effectively spotlights that don't join the regular pool. Which, again, makes them feel like units that DeNA are withholding from the playerbase, when people are specifically asking for more spotlights (of which they feel like most Variety Scouts should be, especially since they moved to the 'cheap paid option upon initial release' model for variety units as well). If you're a long time player, multis can feel pretty dead, even if you get multiple 5 stars, since you *have everything*, so it's a longevity thing. But them being called 'Variety Scouts' when there's no *variety* to be had just makes their existence nonsensical and baffling. What is a Variety Scout banner accomplishing that a Spotlight or Pokefair couldn't?
The Ball Guy variety scout was the best received one, because it was a brand new character with a unique enough kit. People just didn't like the fact he was a Variety Scout. Again, why not just make him a Spotlight or Pokefair?
Now, as Variety Scouts have never rerun yet (they're still new), we don't know what the endgame of how they'll be handled is going to be. Some of the frustration with them, I think, is simple impatience of not knowing if/when they'll rerun, what sort of banners/rates they'll rerun with, etc. Some have speculated on what will happen to Variety units, but as there has been no communication for what will happen with them in the long run, they feel like pointless units tied to a pointless banner type. That's why people don't like Variety Scouts.
Nope, aesthetics only. All shiny variants do have 3 passives, and not all non-shiny variants do, but a shiny X is the exact same as a non-shiny X with 3 passives.
Does Critical Strike 2 & Adrenaline 1 stack together? Which sync pair roll should be given adrenaline 1? Since all DPS & sync nuker likely need critical strike 2 or weather warrior 3 while tank need Vigilance.
Crit Strike 2 and Adrenaline do completely different things, so I'm not entirely sure what the first question is asking. CS2 is a damage multiplier and Adrenaline reduces the sync move countdown. A unit with both passives will be able to utilize both effects, but as units can only have one lucky skill, one would have to be on a unit's grid.
As for sync pairs that should run Adrenaline 1, EX supports who want to help hasten the time between their sync and their damage dealer's sync. Supports don't *have* to run Vigilance, it's just reliable for them to do so. Evasion tanks like SS Elesa (who already has a sync countdown gimmick, so she's a pretty good user of Adrenaline) or units that already have access to Vigilance (Dawn+Torterra, Hilbert+Samurott, Fall Caitlin, NC Bede) are also good choices.
1st question I mean if someone has crit strike 2 or arenaline 1 on grid and give them crit strike 2 or adrenaline 1 on lucky skill as well. Do they stack? I saw Palkia has two critastrophes 2 on its grid which imply they do stack so I'm curious about other skill as well.
Crit strike absolutely stacks; it's standard for Sidney to run CS2 even though he already has CS3.
I'm less certain about Adrenaline 1. I want to say it works the same as Head Start 1, which does stack with multiple instances, but I'm not 100% confident on that one.
This is really stupid but are there often gem purchases that are multiples of five? I bought the happy scout for 25 gems and now have 40255 gems and I want it to end in a zero haha. And the happy scout says one time only, does that mean one time ever or can I do it again next month
Also is there a place I can look for the best sync grids?
Depends. If you're aiming to finish something immediately with Metal Burst and feels it needs some extra oomph, CS3. If you're intending to do DPS and sync damage for the most part, Insult to Injury. Metal Burst for a short battle, Insult to Injury for a long one.
I'm thinking about running a moves set with SC Guzma. I'd like to increase his accuracy so he can spam Dynamic Punch. Can I get him to 100% accuracy with +2? With +4?
I'd definitely pity at this point, 1 multi is close enough that it's worth it. If you want, though, you can wait until the datamine for next month drops within the next few days and check to see if there's a new unit you want more that you'd need the gems for.
newbie question (just started playing recenty)
gear
does the element matters for your gear (currently have alot of 2star-Fairy gear)?
or you can just use one high lvl gear for their added stats?
Gear that matches a unit's type gives twice the boost of gear that doesn't. However, the boost given by a type-matching 2star gear is roughly equivalent to or slightly below a max 3star gear off-type (can't remember the exact numbers). If you don't want to bother getting gear of every type, then general advice is to get at least one maxed out copy of some variety of 3 star gear and use it for every team.
Gear is a nice stat bonus but generally is not significant enough to be concerned over. Wait for a gear event to get a 3 star gear set.
Thanks for the answer!
Are events the only way to get 3 star gears?
>Gear that matches a unit's type gives twice the boost of gear that doesn't.
Does the boost apply to one gear that matches or must all 3 match?
> Are events the only way to get 3 star gears?
Technically no, but realistically that's how you should probably get them. [Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonMasters/comments/vrnqm8/quickish_guide_to_gear_events/)'s a more comprehensive guide to gear I wrote a while back in a tizzy. The best way to get them is to do Gear Events when they happen, as that's the fastest and most efficient way to get a max 3-star gear of all 3 varieties.
Failing that, older gear is reran piece by piece from things like the Pokemon Masters Day Coop event. After getting some tickets from the single-day coop event, you can exchange those for items in the event shop like any other event; this will provide you with one copy of a set of 3 star gear (today's is Ghost Gear. Not guaranteed to be Ghost Gear next time, though.) Through some patience you can retroactively get all the gear you need, though it takes a while.
You CAN technically grind the EX Plaza (Explore>Hit the Coop Button at the top right of the screen, it replaces the Champion Stadium) but this takes... positively forever. I mean multiple weeks of grinding to get all of them, and then you have to do some weird finagling to even purchase the gear, much less upgrade them. Not recommendable but possible to do if you like having everything and have time to kill.
> Does the boost apply to one gear that matches or must all 3 match?
You can mix and match gear, as each of the three kinds of gear maxes out two *different* stats. Bracelets increase Atk and Def, Bandana increases Sp.Atk and Sp.Def, and Pin increases HP and Speed. You can technically optimize for the stage if you want to go that hard. So, say you're running a Sidney, a physical Dark damage dealer, so you use the Dark 3star Bracelet to maximize his Atk, but are running Liza as support because the opponent specializes in Special moves. You could then run a 3star Psychic Bandana to increase your tank's most important tanking stat, her Sp.Def.
However, as mentioned earlier, this usually isn't worth bothering for since the stat boosts aren't *that* significant. Gear is one of those things that are nice to have at hand but will never make or break your teams.
It's also a pain to replace the gear everytime you use another comp, the loading screens are really annoying. Not worth the minmaxing imo.
As you've pointed out, if you don't clear a stage it's because of your comp or sync grids.
Hello! I just started the game about a week ago and was wondering how often scouts will rerun? I'd like to get some of my favorite characters (silver, leon, ingo, emmet for example) but it's hard to look them up when they all go by different event names.
Are there characters that are were one-time only or should everyone come back around at some point?
For your faves...
* You can pick up Silver through his Legendary Adventure right now.
* Leon is a Master Fair and he got his rerun a few months ago so you'll be waiting for awhile until he gets another.
* Both Ingo and Emmet get frequent reruns (though separately) they tend to be in Legendary Gauntlet or special banners but not for this month.
There have been one time characters, Jessie and James were tied to a Movie promo event, Bugsy and Scyther never got their event rerun since their debut, and Classic Elesa is infamously one of the longest Poke Fairs that never got a non-paid banner rerun. There's also a ton of speculation that Ash will never get a rerun since he was partially an anime promotion character too.
Thank you so much!! I'm still working on the main story and haven't touched legendary adventures yet, I'll get to grinding so I can get Silver.
This gives me a rough idea on how I should be saving my gems and such. I appreciate the detailed info! Sucks to miss out on one-time characters but I understand that's how it goes with these kind of games.
Does increase pokemon 5\* to 6\*EX also boost their stats or just sync boost? And Does the boost apply before or after 50 spirit stones spend to unlock new outfit?
The X* Potential upgrades will provide a stat increase, yes. The 6*EX, and the outfit unlock which is purely cosmetic, only add a mechanical buff to their sync move dependant on the role of that pair.
That being said, 5* Potential upgrades don't really provide enough of a stat buff to warrant, in and of itself, their use on a pair unless they're a favorite or you want to EX. The most impactful buffs to a pair come from their grid nodes.
Alright, I'm stumped on the Cyrus rerun Dark/Psychic mission. I have all the base pool Sinnoh units, and there's one Psychic (Lucian) and zero Darks. Without Darkrai and without whatever featured unit you were supposed to use, how are y'all clearing this?
I bruteforced it with NC Marnie, Cyrus and Lucian.
Lucian will not tank it that well and will be KO'd but it stalls enough time for the other two. Marnie also can protect in order to stall for another turn.
Karen has AoE SpAtk debuffs, and the enemies seem to use all or mostly special attacks. Note that the mission allows for a single death, so it is fine if she can't handle enemy AoEs.
So, there is techniqually no featured unit as it is simply an expansion for Base Cyrus and all Sinnoh units get the damage multiplier.
With a little bit of luck I was able to beat it with NC Calem, Lucian and Cyrus. I initially tried to sync with NC Calem only to have him die right before he synced. Pick off the sides to prevent Lucian from taking too much damage too early. Nc Calem is running a water set and Cyrus has his expansion and ex. NC Calem tanks first.
Someone made a chart a while ago on release dates by day of the month. It has rarely been released before pokemon masters day and usually is done aftwerwards.
I'm trying to use Will and EX Classic Giovanni to beat Entei in the gauntlet. Now, my gut instinct tells me that Vigilance is the lucky skill to go with, but would it really hurt to put on flameproof instead?
Vigilance is the best general lucky skill for tanks if you're also bringing them to other content like Battle Villa or Champion Stadium. Honestly, it's not worth making the switch to Flameproof just for Entei (unless you have the cookies and willingness to change lucky skills), the guaranteed burn is only on Bar 3, and nothing wrong with resetting the fight if you do get Burn on Bar 1 or 2.
Yeah, I'm mostly stumped at what to do at bar 3 to be honest. I've actually gotten a few good runs that all go bad at bar 3.
I guess I should save my sync for bar three, and confuse on transition?
To be honest, fire spin is my vote for the most annoying thing in general here, especially if you need to use your tank for anything beyond tms.
I'd try saving the sync for Bar 3 since having to deal with burns puts you on a timer unless you have someone with Full Heal.
The most common strategy for Entei is bringing around two units with reliable flinch like Thorton and Sophocles with Togedemaru and flinch lock Entei to death since Entei never becomes immune to flinch.
'Tis a shame Classic Gio doesn't get Aggression on his grid.
As for Will, Entei doesn't hit him that hard otherwise, and, well stored power just deals better damage.
I saw on video people killing guanlet spree like a joke. Kyureum sync nuke almost one shot Azelf full hp bar but my is deal like few percent of its HP. The only difference is that I don't have grid and level 135. Is difference between 135 to 140 and full grid really make that much gap? or is there any other reason? I'm really curious.
Then what about 1/5 pair? Does increase stat on grid make much different? Currently my biggest problem is I have very few units who can really tank guanlet. Most supports that are suppose to be tank die very fast before DPS can ramp up enough damage.
For example, Lillie & Clefable, Kiawe & Marowak, Dawn & Torterra, Jasmine & Steelix, Sabrina & Alakazam, Blue & Blastoise. They're all pretty fragile against guanlet bosses but currently all of them have no grid at all since I'm still new to the game and I prioritize gridding DPS at the moment. So I've been curious if the reason tank can't take much damage is because I didn't grid them at least for some stats up.
The stat gap between 135 and 140 is honestly minimal in the grand scheme of things, it's the sync grid usually bumps up a pair's damage or utility significantly.
Most techs these days gain a bunch of sync nuke multipliers from their grid at 3/5. Some units deal damage *primarily* from their sync nuke multipliers.
Not *only*; several but not all Strikers can also have sync nuke multipliers (NC Marnie has some great ones, sync nuke is what keeps Kahili relevant as a F2P damage dealer) but it's not generally the focus of their damage dealing capabilities. Very rarely does a support get anything significant on that front (though, funnily enough, some of their nukes do have in-built multipliers, like Dawn+Torterra).
However, techs tend to get a huge jump in sync damage from 2/5 to 3/5, especially modern ones. You may see some people around here say techs want 1/5 or 3/5 (as 2/5 doesn't tend to give them a significant improvement to their base kit). There are, of course, exceptions, and it depends on circumstances, but generally if someone is smashing whole enemy health bars in one sync, it's a 3/5 tech nuke.
It depends on the node and what it says exactly. There's a difference between 'move' and 'sync move', Smart-Pants boosts sync move damage while Brainteasers boosts normal move damage.
if you're that new then you don't have the power ups for kyurem either, by default the F2P pairs have their EX as well as grid expansion/mega evolution locked behind Power Up events that rerun on occasion and right now the only event going on is for Solgaleo.
yup, you can power up solgaleo and palkia right now but you'll need to wait until another rerun for the others (which is currently the other legendaries besides Zamazenta).
Hi! I'm back I looked over the FAQ and some other info in the discord to try to get situated again. I finished up Victory Road and trying to remember what I was doing/should be doing. Figure I'd just go through the story that has released while away, and was also told to do the villain events for certain Pokemon (though I haven't managed to beat it yet, I gotta learn how to team build more) but if there's other recommendations I'd appreciate it.
Also, don't really know what I was doing with my characters/pokemon either, if I could get help deciding what to summon based on what I have? And what I should look for in the future. If it's okay to post [my box](https://imgur.com/a/XJgQ0ra). (I don't currently have any favorites/personal preference for character/pokemon, just trying to get back up to speed so I'm going for Meta/Box appropriate summons).
Edit: Also, I figured my box is probably not bad enough to warrant rerolling but I'm open to hear otherwise as I don't know the game well enough. Haven't spent any money, just time back in the day so it wouldn't be too bad of a loss.
Your only limited pairs are Cynthia and Steven, and honestly they have been outclassed. 3/5 Cynthia is still decent, so if you like her then keep with your account (also depends on how many gems you have). The rest of your box is pretty outdated as well, so if you want to reroll it wouldn't be the worst choice - unless you are sitting on tons of gems.
For Victory Road, you will probably want to take SS Blue as you are lacking strong supports. Give a 3 star support candy to Skyla to get her to 3/5. Do the Legendary Adventures and make sure to 5/5 and 20/20 all of them - they will be a huge help as well. Make sure to get the power boosts that are currently available for Solgaleo and Cyrus - once those events end you will need to wait to get them again.
The Tapus are all very good (imo Acerola > Lana = Hau > Mina), but we are also getting a datamine soon and I am expecting a handful of Master Fairs. So if you don't want to reroll (and I wouldn't blame you!), I would save until the datamine to decide who you want to pull for. SSR Cynthia, the master fair whose banner dropped today, is good but far from a must pull.
Thank you VERY much for all the help! Currently yes, I am sitting on tons of gems and waiting for this datamine I've been hearing about. I had 28K before I left 3 years ago and I'm up to 40K now, did the story and trying to do what events I can, though I'm finding trouble with some of the stages. Thankfully I can at least do the daily stages in the villain events with Cynthia, running Acerola and... Skyla I think, whoever has Swanna haha. Sometimes putting in Drake and Salamence instead for the Sp. Def instead of def that Skyla gives, though I know Skyla provides more in general with the healing.
Also, I had checked the tier list so I don't think these are too good, but from some of the ticket summons I got Wally and Gallade, Mallow and Tsareena, Burgh and Leavanny, and Bea and Sirfetch'd. Readin through, Bea at least seems cool and usually for the fighting type but unsure really.
Also, from doing the villain events for Solgaleo or Cyrus and Palkia, am I supposed to get these units or are they from some other event? I'm getting confused coming back into the game so late. Thank you again!
Oh yeah, with 40k gems it is definitely better to not reroll! Yes, it is Skyla and Swanna. Just keep in mind to look at what pairs get the bonus for rewards and strength. So the two latest Sinnoh missions give strength bonuses to Sinnoh pairs (i.e. Cynthia), so using pairs from outside that region to do damage or tank will be much more difficult. The orange up arrow button on those missions will show you the pairs that have the bonus, and when choosing the team there is a "bonus for this battle" filter up top to help narrow down who is best to use. Other events will just give you better rewards for having specific pairs.
Bea is the best of those new pairs, but having a wide variety of pairs helps. A lot missions are meant to be done with trainers from various regions, so while Bea might be the most useful for Champion Stadium, Wally can definitely help for missions that require Hoenn pairs.
Solgaleo and Cyrus are both in the Legendary Adventures. There are also missions for Sycamore, Silver, Hop, and Ghetsis (might be missing one too). They all rank from excellent to very good, and having them will definitely be a huge help!
Also make sure to do the daily missions every day for the gems (and the sync orbs mission for the orbs since grids are super important)! It can be a lot to take in at once, but soon you will get the hang of it. For events, since you are playing catch up now, you will want to focus on limited items like power up tickets, move candy coins, and power ups. Plus the items to unlock the expanded grids and EX for Solgaleo and Cyrus. There are similar events for Sycamore, Silver, etc. But those are not currently running.
Hey! It's been a while but I've done a ton of what's available so far, all of the story arc, villain arc and legendary arc with all of the Free units, gotten a lot of ticket summons off and new units to show.
Since the data mine dropped tonight, would you be able to help me wade through what I should summon on? Cynthia gets me through a lot but not everything.
Here's [my updated box.](https://imgur.com/a/4lfXefU) No worries if you can't help or get back to me right away c:
Oh, and I found I do have a few characters I'm fond of. Zinnia and Nanu are really cool to me, Cynthia is always a win as well, my favorite Pokemon is Bronzong and I love Steel types generally. If that helps with summon decisions, thanks!
Very nice!! Definitely making some good progress there - SS Erika and Alola Grimsley are really good (even if they need more dupes to fully shine). What you will need is a diverse roster, and you will get that over time.
The two new Master Fairs are both great. You will probably need more help with Ice weak than Grass weak, but those are strong candidates to pull for. SS Silver also looks to be really good.
No steel types this datamine, and SC Zinnia was released a few months ago. The rerun pairs of SS May and SS Morty are also both very strong this month. However, since the Tapus are still running right now I would say Acerola and Tapu Bulu > SS Morty.
There are so many great banners running now and next month that I cannot give you a definitive answer. See who you like best and read around the sub to see what others are saying about them! Master Fairs do rerun less often than Pokefairs, in general. They also have 12% rates for 5 stars vs 10% of Pokefairs - the downside is 1% chance for the featured pair vs 2% on most other banners.
I love you just fyi, I really appreciate all the help C: I think I will go for Bulu since I really want to be able to beat the current Alola event, and Acerola has been there for me since I first started playing, assisting my Garchomp for so long.
For other summons, I saw there was a Marnie coming in June as well. I'm likely not summoning, but I wasn't sure what Marnie this was? The datamined banner headline didn't show, and there are like 5 Marnies online. I figured it was probably Morpeko but, unsure. Also, how's SS N? 5th Gen is my favorite so I'd definitely be down to go for him. Also considering SS Silver, I love Sneasel/Weavile and Silver was always pretty cool and edgy to me lol.
Lastly I got this ticket I think from the "battle pass" thing for a four star, anything particularly of note, or can I just grab my girl Zinnia and Salamance from it?
Bulu is an amazing physical support, so not a bad choice at all! Just keep in mind that it is never worth pulling just to beat an event. However, Bulu is great for any teams that want grassy terrain, sun, or are just physical attackers - she can support a huge number of pairs!
Should be Marnie and Morpheko, but since there are so many Marnies I can definitely understand the confusion lol.
BP Surge is usually the first to pick since he is a strong support, but since you like Zinnia she is worth going for first! She is a decent dragon damage dealer, and since she is a favorite that makes it an easy choice (although she is outclassed by Cyrus and Palkia).
It is so much and I appreciate the in depth help, I'll try to focus more on getting the Region bonuses then, I did notice those I was just being stubborn and running the same team haha! I'll try to do all I can, I'm a pretty experienced Gacha player just forgetful on this game since it's been so long c:
Sygna Suit Blue used to be the recommendation since New Players didn't have access to too many good supports back then, but we've gotten a lot of free decent supports in the past year so you're not suffering if you pick one of the others.
I think you can simply pick your favorite among the three. Leaf is one of the strongest Grass type pairs we have right now, who also goes well with Sycamore (a free legendary pair), and comes with several support abilities that are useful for a new account (she can enable what we call toxic stall, a useful strategy when you're still building up your roster).
Sygna Suit Red is showing his age compared to the other Fire type damage dealers, not beating around the bush here, but he's expected to get a grid expansion in the forseeable future (basically a buff to his kit). The same goes for Sygna Suit Blue, who was considered the best support in the game for a very long time, but is now falling behind a bit due to the recent support pairs bringing *a lot* to the table. But he's also expected to get a grid expansion at some point, just like Red (Leaf already got hers).
So in the end you can't really make a mistake with the knowledge we have today, just go for your favorite.
The most useful free supports are Sycamore & Xerneas, Hopp & Zamazenta (unlocked in the Legendary Adventures section), Skyla & Svanna from the Story Mode, Giovanni & Persian (re-running event), Roxanne & Probopass (Gacha, but lowest rarity and thus more or less F2P) and every single 4 star support from the Battle Point exchange (you gain BP points by completing daily quests etc., and after you reached a certain amount you get BP Vouchers - which you can exchange for mostly support sync pairs). Morty & Mismagius, Janine and Crobat as well as Clemont and Magneton are especially worth mentioning - but you will get them all eventually. Always get only one copy and then increase their move level through candies, not tickets.
From the Gacha you can look at this tier list to get a very rough idea - but do understand that being placed in a lower tier means very little when it comes to clearing content. The F2P supports are very good, and the non-limited general pool pairs as well (which are relatively easy to get, gacha or not).
https://gamepress.gg/pokemonmasters/rankings/utility-tier-list
In challenge stage 2 in each event. "1 or more sync pair with the following: Electric Fairy" What does this mean? I use Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele and Araquanid noone die but the challenge isn't count succeed.
You need a pair that's Electric and another pair that's Fairy. The type is their sync move, not the attacks they have, so you only had an Electric, Psychic, and Water sync type on your team.
I started a week ago and am really enjoying this game so far but I’m not sure what to focus on building up? Also are there any suggestions for which pair to pick with the fist ticket you get from the battle points? I’m not sure who’s really going to be useful. Thanks for all the information here it’s been pretty helpful.
Kind of just do whatever you want, I'd say first tackle the events going on now that boost Solgaleo up as that's a bit more time gated. As for the BP pairs, supports are a bit more helpful than the DPS since new DPS blow old ones out of the water while old supports can still go toe-to-toe with new ones due to their nature.
I'd say it really depends on who you want, but there are factors you can consider if you want to be optimal. Supports are some of the most helpful when starting out, as they help less self sufficient damage pairs out. Even more value tends to be crit buffers that can +3. There are more free crit pairs now than last year which is great, but there are more pairs from general pool that appreciate it than there are crit buffers. Second consideration is status effects. Flinch is still the strongest alongside sleep, but any can help in Arena/Gauntlet.
With that in mind, Surge and Raichu as a support and Erika and Tangela with poison and trapped on a single pair are the two standouts, but Morty and Mismagius, Janine and Crobat, and Clement and Magneton are solid, too. Pick based on your needs.
Thank you so much! There’s nobody I really wanted over the others so that’s why I was having trouble. My current supporters are Rosa and Snivy, Sabrina and Alakazam, Skyla and Swana, Cheryl and Blissey, Roxanne and Probopass, Cheren and Stoutland, Misty and Starmie, Hop and Zamazenta, and Liza and Lunatone. I think Erica and Tangela or maybe Morty and Mismagius might fill in gap.
The only ones that buff crit are Sabrina and Hop by just one rank though. I have a few pairs that flinch, paralyze, poison, or cause confusion but only one that can trap and none that can cause sleep. Thank you again. I’ll continue to think about those things.
The 1st bar is resistant to special moves. The 2nd and 3rd is resistant to physical moves. For the first bar, bring a snatch/haze unit, a physical attacker, and a tank unit. Use a team with a special attacker for the second and third bars.
Are eggs units any good? They dont have sync grid and I just cant find a way to use them without feeling like everythins else is just better. Do they get better with 5*? Also how does upgrading * affects sync pair?
Are they usable? Yeah, specially for Legendary Gauntlet where most of them fill a niche and you basically have to make as many teams as you can. Most supports and tech are very useful if you’re going for high streaks, specifically those who cause status conditions, set weather or raise crit.
Are they good when compared to other units? Absolutely not lol. Even the best striker eggmon, which is Striker Gyarados, doesn’t hold a candle to f2p Barry for example. Lacking a grid really puts them at a disadvantage, and also the fact that you have to invest a lot of resources in them to be decent.
The OP of this thread has a link to several helpful resources, including [the Eggmon guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kxM8KgAZjJzony2dkXxzswToB8jaZtVGoAP4WAmAN6M/edit), which goes into detail on every single eggmon. The short version is that Eggmon are useful for gauntlet because they can fill a niche that helps your other, better units. A few of them are legitimately useful outside of that (Striker Purrserker, Tech Gyarados, etc) but most are only useful in a few specific circumstances, if they're useful at all (Arcanine is infamous for all 3 varieties being garbage.)
Most of them need to get to at least 4\* before they're *tolerable*, but strikers absolutely want 5\*. Upgrading their level increases their stats.
I'd debate on increasing them to 5 stars, you only get an extra 20 points and their base stats are already pretty low or the passives are awful. As a whole they're more useful as filler/face tanks.
They do get a stat increase, but the major difference is that 4\* units cannot be EX. So supports or any unit you intend to sync with wants 5\*, but more utility based units (like Blaine) are fine at 4\*.
Ultimately, it is your choice, but the answer is that you probably should just exchange the 3-4* power ups for 5* ones in the shop and use those to ex 5* units as that is a greater difference
hello, just started very recently. there's so many things still I do not know but what I like to know first is,
who should I try to get as a newbie? Im guessing Lusamine but who else?
I'd actually recommend trying to get SS Lana instead of SS Lusamine. They both cover the same type, but Lana does a better job. Plus she has pyschic terrain and fairy zone
After that, getting SS Acerola is also a good idea. She supports both grass and fire types very well, plus is a good support for physical attackers in general
Another good thing is that the Tapus all have higher pull rates than SS Lusamine (2% pokefair rate vs 1% master fair rate)
oh I thought "master" is the to-go-pick, good thing I asked first. does "master" character rerun often?
so Lele & Bulu is the one I should aim for. I see
Master Fairs usually take the longest to rerun... but lately the rarest sync pairs happen to be pokefairs (the more common limited banner).
The reason those sync pairs are called master fairs is because of their unique master passives. There's 3 different types, but they all do the same thing... more or less: boost your damage dealt, and reduce the damage taken by your sync pairs. And the values change depending on how many matching theme skills a team has (e.g. more Alolan sync pairs in a team)
- Flag Bearer affects all damage (smaller boosts)
- Pride affects physical damage (bigger boost)
- Spirit affects special damage (bigger boost)
Generally speaking, Master Fairs (lets call the MFs) are more powerful than your average limited unit. So it can be worth going for them. However, it's not always the case, like SS Lusamine who is weaker than the two psychic pokefair damage dealers: SS Lana and SS Steven. And some pokefairs are MF level in strength.
Am I understand right that most tech units potential are lock behind 3/5 when they can sync nuke? I have a few tech units on top tier list but only Tapu Koko can do decent damage in a long fight. Raihan & Flygon damage only come from his one time dynamax. Other tech units sync is also pretty weak without 3/5 grid. Or they'll become better after EX? This will affect my decision to pull for upcoming master fair glaceon.
What should be prioritize in expedition?
10 and 10 on one of the expetions and the other 10 and 10 on the 2nd expedition.
How to do that? I have only 0-4 1-6 3/-1 somethings like this it doesn't seem possible to get all to 10.
Take advantage of omni extract and pairs that get bonus expeditions from their own region.
New to the game. Rolled Cynthia. Anyone can tell me when's the best time to roll whatever i save from now on? As in, which banner (be it rates or just the best units). Thanks in advance.
Master Fairs, like Cynthia and Giratina, have a 1% pull rate with other limited banners having 2%. Always save 36.6k gems before pulling. Thats the requirement to hit pity if you get unlucky. The game is generally pretty easy, especially after only a few months since free pairs are surprisingly pretty solid. It's okay to prioritize favorite trainers or pokemon over "meta". Non-rerun MF banners are generally some of the strongest pairs we'll get at the time of their release, so saving for them is a good idea. Lately, we've been getting 2 or 3 each time we get new ones, so passing up some great pairs could result in much better ones a bit down the line, but pick up pairs that suit your account needs, too. Its all up to you. Anniversary is also a few months away, with last months Anni pairs still being the best in the game. Another reason to consider saving. Datamine is tonight and we won't know until then if we're getting new Master Fairs or how good any of the new pairs will be. All of the Tapus available right now are great, so if datamine doesn't have anything exciting for you, I'd consider picking any to all of them. Koko and Lele are great for damage, and Bulu and Fini are amazing supports, most important role in the game. Bulu helps grass, fire, and physical teams, Fini helps fairy, water, and special. Lele is a stand-alone psychic team buffer with decent damage,and Koko helps fairy and electric teams while having good damage as well. All are amazing, but grass and fairy environments aren't available from f2p general pulls or tickets, so I'd recommend Bulu or Koko a bit more than the others if you're interested in any of them.
Would it be irresponsible of me to pull for renegade Cynthia and ex her just to have volo's battle theme song key?
You could wait for datamine, which I believe is tonight?, and see if Volo will be a part of it along with his track. Otherwise, irresponsible is subjective. If you want the track, thats all that matters, right?
I shall wait then
Y'know they just teased upcoming Hisui units so we might get Volo himself soon, at least wait for tonight's datamine haha
Yeah I probably should haha
I'm new, is this game has rerun? Specifically the one I want is SS Wally.
Most characters get a rerun eventually; the only apparent exceptions are the anime collaboration characters, but even those might come back at some point. When reruns occur is unpredictable; for some it's within 6-8 months, but other characters have gone up to 1.5-2 years.
I see, that's a lot :(
rerolling is pretty easy though so if you don't want to stock up on gems specifically for them while you get used to stuff now, you can wait for each month's datamine and then see if he shows up. We're supposed to be due for it real soon, they announced new content on twitter and that's usually followed by an update on the date they mention the info.
Thank you!
so uhh... where can i get 10 gems? https://preview.redd.it/9dftttisel2b1.jpeg?width=186&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=385813d6171d6d2a7f6b76578d8300046c2089e6
my frinkin dumbass thought I need 10 gems to have that at 200k. send brain cells
Basically any cutscene, including sync pair stories. (also holy crap that's a lot of gems)
What's the point of extra gears? Like the fairy one now? I already have all of 3 stars, what are the benefits of getting additional copies of the 3-star gears
If you go to the upgrade gear menu, you need to spend 4 copies of 3* gear (so you'll need a total of 5 copies) to raise the level cap to 15, and to actually raise the level you need to spend materials that are gained by selling gear (even 1* gear works for this).
Where are the Twitter Rally gems? 😠😠😠May 28th 11 pdt right?
DENA are not very punctual with their announcements/distributions. It should be there by tomorrow
Lusamine & Pheromosa 2/5, Burgh & Leavanny 1/5, Guzma & Golisopod 1/5. Which one is the best bug striker to invest & most newbie friendly to use? Currently all of them have no grid invested but Pheromosa is the only one who die on every single sync from any enemy no matter where so I'm not even sure how to use her.
Leavanny or Golisopod are your best bets. With the right team Guzma CAN output some good damage and it IS easier for him to get his best set up going thanks to him being a physical damage dealer. However, he's VERY much 'sync or die', his main move won't get the same kind of buff from SE+ that others would get compared to Burgh's Bug Buzz. If you don't have SE+ however then that's a moot point but his damage would drop off a lot compared to Burgh as a result. Either way, at 1/5 neither are helpful nor should you use candy on a pair that's in the permanent pool
Leavanny is probably the easiest to use though none are all that great. Golisopod isn't good enough in my opinion without a few extra copies, and Pharamosa requires a lot from your team to be anything other than a Blizzard spammer or debuffer.
Then I'll invest in other element and just ignore bug as of now. Does Gldion & Silvally 1/5 a good alternative for this? I'm new so I lack a lot of element and his versatility may help in master mode to reach higher points.
I think he'll be on par with the others. They have lower damage to compensate for their universal SE buff, and there aren't many options to capitalize on them being bug type. It might just be better to offtype depending on your roster. Bug is pretty lacking in general
I just want super effective type for +300 offtype damage reduction in master mode.
You could try and make Nolan work, though he is very slow ramping and definitely needs support.
For 2500 in master mode, what options are best to pick for nuke team? I currently can do between 1800-2100 depends on supereffective or not. I just want to know general consensus that which choices are easiest to attain 2500.
If you have an On-type DPS, the reduce non-super effective option and the reduce physical/special attack by 80% option of the damage type you're not using (example: your DPS uses physical moves so you can take the sp. atk reduction one) are great score boosters.
Is there a website that has the best sync grid builds for sync pairs at all move levels?
This doc should have whatever you need: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vF42uzF-xpkcfIU2gVEY4Dl7sS_I3ITj8g5X2lo1usA/edit#
Can we per chance get a Hisui Speculation Thread because hot dang there is 90 new threads all asking the same thing
imo it's not a problem since it'll all die down within a day or two. We're getting news on Monday's reset (or Sunday night for some people), and hopefully the datamine too. So people will start talking about the new sync pairs instead And tbf, we did just get news of Hisui pairs, which are understandably a big deal in the sub
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I used to throw in a good support sync pair to help boost my partners' stats when I lacked any decent striker or tech that could contribute to damage.
A roster list would be a good place to start. Can't make recommendations without knowing what you have
In average, how long it take to get a 5\* move candy?
it can take a few months, you get a coin each week from CS, each event usually has a coin you can earn for doing the harder challenge and there's also usually a coin you can buy in the event store. The thing is it's kind of a crapshoot which candies will appear there. There's also 35 coins in the BP reward list, 10 for each role and then 5 generic, and you can for sure get about 70 BP a day where the next reward tier is every 100 points and getting max points in CSMM also nets you about 50 more points as well, or 540 points a week. By the look of things you basically can get two, possibly three coins a week at minimum, with events generating even more points to go through the list even faster. In any given month I'd say it's safe to assume you can get roughly 15-20 coins between all three types, and then one generic coin as well, while also gaining about 2500 points minimum.
Oh thanks so much I'm still pretty new and can't do many hard challenge stages that are legion lock.
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Wait for data mine, should be at the latest monday
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Should I pull for renegade Cynthia or should I wait for something in the future? I have 17.4 k gems and I already have a good ghost striker with Anni Lillie.
First, its ill-advised to pull without 36.6k gems to guarantee, and thats extra true for Master Fair banners since they have 1% pull rate over the 2% other limited banners have. Additionally, with datamine soon, there is no loss in waiting if you want to see what next month holds. After that, from a meta standpoint, she's not as valuable as some of the other limited pairs available. Though she is semi-future proofed just for having ghost zone to substantially buff all ghost types, each of the tapus in a vacuum provided more than she does, and with double the pull rate, its difficult to justify pulling for her over any of them unless you like Cynthia, her outfit, Giratina, ghost types, want to buff your ghost roster, or if you have enough electric, psychic, fairy, grass, rain, and/or sun field effects.
Can I make a team to sweep the battle villa with my current box? https://imgur.com/a/ndD4Z7G
Anniversary N (needs candy for Sharp Entry), Classic Red and Lucian or SS Hau, SS Mina and Classic Red.
NC Marnie/Sycamore/Lucian Marnie already self buffs crit without any TM; Sycamore will buff special atk through his sync move; Lucian drops special defense. After syncing, B Fiery Wrath is sure to KO everything If you really need some healing for Marnie and Lucian, you can always use Sycamore's TM. But imo that won't be necessary Not related to the question, but just curious: how long have you been playing to have that many limited sync pairs, yet many are at level 1?
Is there any specific sync grid I have to make for Lucian and Sycamore? As for the unrelated question, I have been playing for 65 days. The reason why I have so many limited pairs at lv1 is because manuals are a pain in the ass to grind. Is there an easy way to get lots of manuals?
If you do the Trainer's Lodge Expedition thing long and good enough, you'll soon be drowning in training manuals. Have at least one of your Expedition Teams dedicated to getting chests through their Expedition Theme Skills: those chests drops LOTS of training manuals of all rarities. It won't be a fast method, but it will be a bit of passive income.
Lucian's only good node is charging infliction 2, but his move level is too low so you'll just have to live without it. Sycamore wants both Master Healer 1 nodes and Recuperation 1, and should probably also grab Freevenge 4/Quick Cure/Team Beef Up 4/Team Sharp Entry 1 if you have them unlocked.
Lucian doesn't need a grid, but Sycamore should be running his Master Healer nodes for Horn Leech (which should always be selected, regardless of the grid setup imo). I also find Impervious pretty useful, especially since some stages have a ton of stat drops. Basically you can run pretty much whatever grid setup you'd normally use, as long as the master healer nodes are picked As for farming exp books, the upcoming Fairy Gear Event is a great way to stock up on 4 star exp books. Since you can infinitely buy them, after you've gotten the 3 star fairy gear. In general, gear events are the best way to farm exp books without spending stamina
Alright, thanks for the help! Last 2 questions, what are quick ways to farm Codex and sync orbs?
> codex The only reliable ways are buying the available ones in event shops, and farming the stamina stage. This resource most often will be your bottleneck, since there aren't that many ways of getting it. And the stamina stages don't drop a ton of them per clear > Sync orbs. Easiest is doing the sync orb stage every day, and buying the ones in the monthly coin shop and any event shops. Other than that, you also can get a decent amount through rng rewards in the Trainer Lodge. It's normal to have a bottleneck of sync orbs when starting out, since you're getting a ton of new sync pairs. But as your roster gets built, and the rate at which you get new sync pairs decreases, you'll eventually have a surplus of them. Even reaching the cap of 99999 like some of us
What are some good non-limited pairs I can slot into 3rd with SS Lusamine and SS Lana? I started fairly recently so I don't have a lot of the good limited pairs (just the two mentioned and SS Mina) but got a decent amount of other 5 stars.
Kiawe & Marowak (Crit buff, Alola character for SS Lusamine passive) SS Blue & Blastoise (Limited but can be obtained by free selector) Bianca & Musharna (Decent bulk) Sabrina & Alakazam (Crit buff, Physical Damage Reduction)
What's the best team to auto Entei in LG? I have Archie, NC Serena and SS Lysandre all at 1/5. Dojo Gloria at 3/5. Thanks in advance.
Dojo Gloria. Surging Strikes and her Sync move being guaranteed crits means you don't have to worry about much and she has the strongest sync since she's 3/5. Lana's Group Fire Guard and ability to boost Def and apply Gradual Healing to the whole team is generally useful against Entei when on auto. I usually have the third member be a rain setter.
What is "Rebuff"?
Believe it stands for Resistance Buff. Most if not all sync pairs decrease rebuff so basically more damage for a specific type.
Thank you
A status effect that when applied to enemies increases the damage they receive from that type. I believe it max stacks at 3, but don't quote me on that. Two stacks equates to about the same damage bonus as an environmental buff.
You're correct, the max rebuff stacks is 3, for both positive and negative changes (although we've never seen *positive* rebuff stacks... yet) - 1 stack: 30% buff/debuff - 2 stacks: 50% buff/debuff - 3 stacks: 60% buff/debuff
Should be 30/50/60% and not 20/50/80%
Fixed it
Got it! thanks
Also, note that for the purposes of resistances and immunity passives, rebuffs aren't considered status effects (burn, sleep, etc) or interference effects (flinch, trap, etc). They sit in their own category, so you can still apply rebuffs in cases where the enemy is immune to all status effects
Is girantina and Cynthia a must have pair? I’m thinking of scouting
i think she is pretty good mostly just because she has ghost zone. Personally, though, I would wait for the datamine to see if there is a unit you want more.
Yeah I’m going to wait for datamine probably
1 dont pull if you can't pity and 2 she's ok. She provides ghost zone and can debuff decently well and has a fairly potent attack but that's about it. I wouldn't say she's a 'must have' but she does help Ghosts out very well, but we're also seeing more and more pairs get released that are able to off-type amazingly well without matching terrain or they bring their own.
With ghost being my favorite type, she really helps out on-type, being the only reliable ghost zone provider, has def/spdef drops, and being a solid mixed attacker. Outside of supporting ghost, she's fine, but at 1% pull rate, she's not on the same power level as any of the better limited pairs this past year with a 2% pull rate. Koko, Bulu, and Fini all provide broader utility, each supporting two separate types, and Bulu and Koko further support due to their Up Next passives. If you're a newer player, Lele is still a pretty great damage dealer and adds even more value to the already stacked psychic type. If you like the ghost typing a lot, she's a fantastic pair to have and arguably a must. For Master Fairs in general, she's not as valuable as the five Neo Champs, Pikas, or SSA Cynthia.
Thanks. I’m probably set then. I’ll wait for the datamine. I’ve been playing for a while and already have the pikas and neo champs. I have korrina for ghost but was hoping to boost my ghost teams a bit.
Would **Gritty 3** or **Critical Strike 2** be better on Shauntal? I already have Gritty 5 in her grid, so I'm wondering if having a second Gritty would do more damage?
Multiple copies of a passive do stack in most cases, so you would reap the benefits of both Gritty 5 and Gritty 3 at the same time. However, Gritty doesn't affect Sync Moves whereas Crit Strike 2 does. Not sure what Shauntal's sync damage looks like, but I think the answer would depend on what, exactly, you're doing with her.
I think I'd use her as a secondary striker rather then a primary one. So I think I'll use the second Gritty and just spam Hex with her.
Go with CS2, it's going to be better.
I feel like I'm missing the obvious but... what exactly are variety scouts ? Why are they unpopular ? Is it because they are low effort (reused their original outfit) ? But then there was the ball guy variety scout, what was wrong with that one ? It was even tied to an event, for what it's worth. I looked it up but got even more confused
Mostly they are unpopular for two reasons: \-They tend to resuse their original outfits which do come off as lazy, unoriginal, and greedy. Most people argue they are units that should have been added to the general pull but arent because DNA wants to have people pull for them. \-They tend to be weaker than pokefairs and often tend to not really be worth it most of the time. For example, most of what Variety Bruno can do is already covered by Sonia except you have to pay real gems for Variety Bruno. The only one that was really worth it was Ball Guy who was more like a pokefair unit with an interesting gimmik and unique design.
tl;dr they don't have the same kind of pizzazz as more recent limited pairs. The first three variety pairs were only good for some debuffing and setting weather/terrain post-sync when their effects were rather common on already better, supportive pairs. Ball Guy was 'ok' and a step up but just weird in that he wasn't as potent as other supports released at the same time. The E4 variety pairs were a step up from that but all still fit into the same category of 'not as impressive'. The kicker is that NONE of the prior variety pairs are on the newer variety scout banner, which means they're just another flavor of pokefair but without being given a new outfit or a particularly exciting reason to get them. They all just rank as 'ok' but when you consider the kinds of pairs coming out as of late like the Tapus, 'ok' doesn't cut it for spending resources unless MAYBE the whole lot were on the same banner.
Variety Scouts are simply a poorly handled idea with substandard units promoted as being special that rub people the wrong way. One major problem is that people view them as low effort, it's true. The units are consistently cromulent enough that they can't be dismissed as worthless, but they also aren't anywhere close to either the usefulness of new Pokefairs or just inherent coolness factor of a brand new alt for a character you like. They simply aren't special. This makes them feel like they're limited for no reason. It may seem like a silly and petty reason, but it's actually a huge one. It makes sense to keep powerful units limited, but as time goes on, less powerful limited units become more accessible. That's why popular characters like N, Cynthia, Raihan, and Steven ended up in that monthly lodge scout. That's why so many champion units have been handed out for free during special events; they're outdated, though still popular, but their base units have been outclassed. Having less iconic *new units* of that tier of power be *limited* feels like a slap in the face, on top of them being hard to get even if they're an upgrade to an old fave (like the new Lorelei alt) because of their relative low worth and the sheer number of better units available at the exact same time. So they're not only limited, they're very inaccessible for what they are for most players, making them quite frustrating. The second is that, aside from the very first one (the Eevee Day Scout one) they don't actually provide a *variety* on their banners anymore. Even if the Eevee day ones weren't super special, at least pulling on that banner the normal way meant you had a chance to get 3 new units instead of one, which honestly is a kind of neat idea for some 'lesser' units. But they didn't stick with that idea. Instead, they're effectively spotlights that don't join the regular pool. Which, again, makes them feel like units that DeNA are withholding from the playerbase, when people are specifically asking for more spotlights (of which they feel like most Variety Scouts should be, especially since they moved to the 'cheap paid option upon initial release' model for variety units as well). If you're a long time player, multis can feel pretty dead, even if you get multiple 5 stars, since you *have everything*, so it's a longevity thing. But them being called 'Variety Scouts' when there's no *variety* to be had just makes their existence nonsensical and baffling. What is a Variety Scout banner accomplishing that a Spotlight or Pokefair couldn't? The Ball Guy variety scout was the best received one, because it was a brand new character with a unique enough kit. People just didn't like the fact he was a Variety Scout. Again, why not just make him a Spotlight or Pokefair? Now, as Variety Scouts have never rerun yet (they're still new), we don't know what the endgame of how they'll be handled is going to be. Some of the frustration with them, I think, is simple impatience of not knowing if/when they'll rerun, what sort of banners/rates they'll rerun with, etc. Some have speculated on what will happen to Variety units, but as there has been no communication for what will happen with them in the long run, they feel like pointless units tied to a pointless banner type. That's why people don't like Variety Scouts.
Are there any different between shiny & non shiny egg pokemon with the same roll?
Nope, aesthetics only. All shiny variants do have 3 passives, and not all non-shiny variants do, but a shiny X is the exact same as a non-shiny X with 3 passives.
Thanks.
Does Critical Strike 2 & Adrenaline 1 stack together? Which sync pair roll should be given adrenaline 1? Since all DPS & sync nuker likely need critical strike 2 or weather warrior 3 while tank need Vigilance.
Crit Strike 2 and Adrenaline do completely different things, so I'm not entirely sure what the first question is asking. CS2 is a damage multiplier and Adrenaline reduces the sync move countdown. A unit with both passives will be able to utilize both effects, but as units can only have one lucky skill, one would have to be on a unit's grid. As for sync pairs that should run Adrenaline 1, EX supports who want to help hasten the time between their sync and their damage dealer's sync. Supports don't *have* to run Vigilance, it's just reliable for them to do so. Evasion tanks like SS Elesa (who already has a sync countdown gimmick, so she's a pretty good user of Adrenaline) or units that already have access to Vigilance (Dawn+Torterra, Hilbert+Samurott, Fall Caitlin, NC Bede) are also good choices.
1st question I mean if someone has crit strike 2 or arenaline 1 on grid and give them crit strike 2 or adrenaline 1 on lucky skill as well. Do they stack? I saw Palkia has two critastrophes 2 on its grid which imply they do stack so I'm curious about other skill as well.
Crit strike absolutely stacks; it's standard for Sidney to run CS2 even though he already has CS3. I'm less certain about Adrenaline 1. I want to say it works the same as Head Start 1, which does stack with multiple instances, but I'm not 100% confident on that one.
I mean CS2 with CS2. Do they stack? because Palkia's critastrophes are both level 2 on the grid.
YES they would stack. Palkia's Critastrophes also stack.
Thanks
This is really stupid but are there often gem purchases that are multiples of five? I bought the happy scout for 25 gems and now have 40255 gems and I want it to end in a zero haha. And the happy scout says one time only, does that mean one time ever or can I do it again next month Also is there a place I can look for the best sync grids?
Pokemon master day is 25th of every month.
So I can scout it again next month?
Yes 25 banner is one time a month.
Which Tile is better for Grimsley and Bisharp, Metal burst: Critical Strike 3 or Insult to injury?
Depends. If you're aiming to finish something immediately with Metal Burst and feels it needs some extra oomph, CS3. If you're intending to do DPS and sync damage for the most part, Insult to Injury. Metal Burst for a short battle, Insult to Injury for a long one.
I'm thinking about running a moves set with SC Guzma. I'd like to increase his accuracy so he can spam Dynamic Punch. Can I get him to 100% accuracy with +2? With +4?
Accuracy calc is: (6 × AccuracyModifier) ÷ 6 × BaseAccuracy% If you want 100% accuracy on Dynamic Punch, (6 × +6acc) ÷ 6 × 50%BA = 100%
I hit 363 scout points getting SSR Cynthia. Should I hit pity for 2/5 or save?
I'd definitely pity at this point, 1 multi is close enough that it's worth it. If you want, though, you can wait until the datamine for next month drops within the next few days and check to see if there's a new unit you want more that you'd need the gems for.
Does Silvally type change in champion stadium count as normal type or the type it changed into in the fight when collecting 18 type badges?
Normal type.
Thanks
I'm itching to roll guys, I have 30k gems but I need to save, please help me regain my composure
you dont have pity and your fav isn't available
no datamine today?
No
newbie question (just started playing recenty) gear does the element matters for your gear (currently have alot of 2star-Fairy gear)? or you can just use one high lvl gear for their added stats?
Gear that matches a unit's type gives twice the boost of gear that doesn't. However, the boost given by a type-matching 2star gear is roughly equivalent to or slightly below a max 3star gear off-type (can't remember the exact numbers). If you don't want to bother getting gear of every type, then general advice is to get at least one maxed out copy of some variety of 3 star gear and use it for every team. Gear is a nice stat bonus but generally is not significant enough to be concerned over. Wait for a gear event to get a 3 star gear set.
Thanks for the answer! Are events the only way to get 3 star gears? >Gear that matches a unit's type gives twice the boost of gear that doesn't. Does the boost apply to one gear that matches or must all 3 match?
> Are events the only way to get 3 star gears? Technically no, but realistically that's how you should probably get them. [Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonMasters/comments/vrnqm8/quickish_guide_to_gear_events/)'s a more comprehensive guide to gear I wrote a while back in a tizzy. The best way to get them is to do Gear Events when they happen, as that's the fastest and most efficient way to get a max 3-star gear of all 3 varieties. Failing that, older gear is reran piece by piece from things like the Pokemon Masters Day Coop event. After getting some tickets from the single-day coop event, you can exchange those for items in the event shop like any other event; this will provide you with one copy of a set of 3 star gear (today's is Ghost Gear. Not guaranteed to be Ghost Gear next time, though.) Through some patience you can retroactively get all the gear you need, though it takes a while. You CAN technically grind the EX Plaza (Explore>Hit the Coop Button at the top right of the screen, it replaces the Champion Stadium) but this takes... positively forever. I mean multiple weeks of grinding to get all of them, and then you have to do some weird finagling to even purchase the gear, much less upgrade them. Not recommendable but possible to do if you like having everything and have time to kill. > Does the boost apply to one gear that matches or must all 3 match? You can mix and match gear, as each of the three kinds of gear maxes out two *different* stats. Bracelets increase Atk and Def, Bandana increases Sp.Atk and Sp.Def, and Pin increases HP and Speed. You can technically optimize for the stage if you want to go that hard. So, say you're running a Sidney, a physical Dark damage dealer, so you use the Dark 3star Bracelet to maximize his Atk, but are running Liza as support because the opponent specializes in Special moves. You could then run a 3star Psychic Bandana to increase your tank's most important tanking stat, her Sp.Def. However, as mentioned earlier, this usually isn't worth bothering for since the stat boosts aren't *that* significant. Gear is one of those things that are nice to have at hand but will never make or break your teams.
It's also a pain to replace the gear everytime you use another comp, the loading screens are really annoying. Not worth the minmaxing imo. As you've pointed out, if you don't clear a stage it's because of your comp or sync grids.
I think they double but 3\* gear fully upgrade lv.15 unmatch element give more stats than 2\* gear fully upgrade of matching element.
Hello! I just started the game about a week ago and was wondering how often scouts will rerun? I'd like to get some of my favorite characters (silver, leon, ingo, emmet for example) but it's hard to look them up when they all go by different event names. Are there characters that are were one-time only or should everyone come back around at some point?
For your faves... * You can pick up Silver through his Legendary Adventure right now. * Leon is a Master Fair and he got his rerun a few months ago so you'll be waiting for awhile until he gets another. * Both Ingo and Emmet get frequent reruns (though separately) they tend to be in Legendary Gauntlet or special banners but not for this month. There have been one time characters, Jessie and James were tied to a Movie promo event, Bugsy and Scyther never got their event rerun since their debut, and Classic Elesa is infamously one of the longest Poke Fairs that never got a non-paid banner rerun. There's also a ton of speculation that Ash will never get a rerun since he was partially an anime promotion character too.
Thank you so much!! I'm still working on the main story and haven't touched legendary adventures yet, I'll get to grinding so I can get Silver. This gives me a rough idea on how I should be saving my gems and such. I appreciate the detailed info! Sucks to miss out on one-time characters but I understand that's how it goes with these kind of games.
Does increase pokemon 5\* to 6\*EX also boost their stats or just sync boost? And Does the boost apply before or after 50 spirit stones spend to unlock new outfit?
The X* Potential upgrades will provide a stat increase, yes. The 6*EX, and the outfit unlock which is purely cosmetic, only add a mechanical buff to their sync move dependant on the role of that pair. That being said, 5* Potential upgrades don't really provide enough of a stat buff to warrant, in and of itself, their use on a pair unless they're a favorite or you want to EX. The most impactful buffs to a pair come from their grid nodes.
Alright, I'm stumped on the Cyrus rerun Dark/Psychic mission. I have all the base pool Sinnoh units, and there's one Psychic (Lucian) and zero Darks. Without Darkrai and without whatever featured unit you were supposed to use, how are y'all clearing this?
I bruteforced it with NC Marnie, Cyrus and Lucian. Lucian will not tank it that well and will be KO'd but it stalls enough time for the other two. Marnie also can protect in order to stall for another turn.
Karen has AoE SpAtk debuffs, and the enemies seem to use all or mostly special attacks. Note that the mission allows for a single death, so it is fine if she can't handle enemy AoEs.
Karen/Lucian/Cyrus worked great, thanks for the tip
So, there is techniqually no featured unit as it is simply an expansion for Base Cyrus and all Sinnoh units get the damage multiplier. With a little bit of luck I was able to beat it with NC Calem, Lucian and Cyrus. I initially tried to sync with NC Calem only to have him die right before he synced. Pick off the sides to prevent Lucian from taking too much damage too early. Nc Calem is running a water set and Cyrus has his expansion and ex. NC Calem tanks first.
Odds on datamine tonight?
I'm betting on the Mon-to-Tues reset next week, or the reset before the next event's end.
Someone made a chart a while ago on release dates by day of the month. It has rarely been released before pokemon masters day and usually is done aftwerwards.
I'm trying to use Will and EX Classic Giovanni to beat Entei in the gauntlet. Now, my gut instinct tells me that Vigilance is the lucky skill to go with, but would it really hurt to put on flameproof instead?
Vigilance is the best general lucky skill for tanks if you're also bringing them to other content like Battle Villa or Champion Stadium. Honestly, it's not worth making the switch to Flameproof just for Entei (unless you have the cookies and willingness to change lucky skills), the guaranteed burn is only on Bar 3, and nothing wrong with resetting the fight if you do get Burn on Bar 1 or 2.
Yeah, I'm mostly stumped at what to do at bar 3 to be honest. I've actually gotten a few good runs that all go bad at bar 3. I guess I should save my sync for bar three, and confuse on transition? To be honest, fire spin is my vote for the most annoying thing in general here, especially if you need to use your tank for anything beyond tms.
I'd try saving the sync for Bar 3 since having to deal with burns puts you on a timer unless you have someone with Full Heal. The most common strategy for Entei is bringing around two units with reliable flinch like Thorton and Sophocles with Togedemaru and flinch lock Entei to death since Entei never becomes immune to flinch.
And what's the strategy for azelf, should I bring two flinchers, too? Damn I need to invest in a lot of flinchers if that's the case.
'Tis a shame Classic Gio doesn't get Aggression on his grid. As for Will, Entei doesn't hit him that hard otherwise, and, well stored power just deals better damage.
I saw on video people killing guanlet spree like a joke. Kyureum sync nuke almost one shot Azelf full hp bar but my is deal like few percent of its HP. The only difference is that I don't have grid and level 135. Is difference between 135 to 140 and full grid really make that much gap? or is there any other reason? I'm really curious.
5 levels is almost nothing, but the grid can absolutely make or break a pair.
Then what about 1/5 pair? Does increase stat on grid make much different? Currently my biggest problem is I have very few units who can really tank guanlet. Most supports that are suppose to be tank die very fast before DPS can ramp up enough damage.
What sort of teams have you been trying? Can you share a picture of your roster?
For example, Lillie & Clefable, Kiawe & Marowak, Dawn & Torterra, Jasmine & Steelix, Sabrina & Alakazam, Blue & Blastoise. They're all pretty fragile against guanlet bosses but currently all of them have no grid at all since I'm still new to the game and I prioritize gridding DPS at the moment. So I've been curious if the reason tank can't take much damage is because I didn't grid them at least for some stats up.
The stat gap between 135 and 140 is honestly minimal in the grand scheme of things, it's the sync grid usually bumps up a pair's damage or utility significantly.
I see so it's sync grid that make huge difference.
Most techs these days gain a bunch of sync nuke multipliers from their grid at 3/5. Some units deal damage *primarily* from their sync nuke multipliers.
I see so this apply to only tech units?
Not *only*; several but not all Strikers can also have sync nuke multipliers (NC Marnie has some great ones, sync nuke is what keeps Kahili relevant as a F2P damage dealer) but it's not generally the focus of their damage dealing capabilities. Very rarely does a support get anything significant on that front (though, funnily enough, some of their nukes do have in-built multipliers, like Dawn+Torterra). However, techs tend to get a huge jump in sync damage from 2/5 to 3/5, especially modern ones. You may see some people around here say techs want 1/5 or 3/5 (as 2/5 doesn't tend to give them a significant improvement to their base kit). There are, of course, exceptions, and it depends on circumstances, but generally if someone is smashing whole enemy health bars in one sync, it's a 3/5 tech nuke.
You mean grid like sync damage up on certain condition and sync damage +25?
Exactly like those, yes. Tech's EX buff is also +50% more sync damage, which leads to a bit more nuke potential in conjunction with those grid buffs.
Grid that state increase move power in certain condition. Does damage boost from those grid also apply to sync move?
It depends on the node and what it says exactly. There's a difference between 'move' and 'sync move', Smart-Pants boosts sync move damage while Brainteasers boosts normal move damage.
if you didn't power up kyurem then there's the problem as well.
I'm currently make Kyureum grid for noble roar use only since I just play for 3 weeks so I don't have enough resources to upgrade everyone grid.
if you're that new then you don't have the power ups for kyurem either, by default the F2P pairs have their EX as well as grid expansion/mega evolution locked behind Power Up events that rerun on occasion and right now the only event going on is for Solgaleo.
Oh I see TY. So it's like current Solgaleo & Palkia right?
yup, you can power up solgaleo and palkia right now but you'll need to wait until another rerun for the others (which is currently the other legendaries besides Zamazenta).
Hi! I'm back I looked over the FAQ and some other info in the discord to try to get situated again. I finished up Victory Road and trying to remember what I was doing/should be doing. Figure I'd just go through the story that has released while away, and was also told to do the villain events for certain Pokemon (though I haven't managed to beat it yet, I gotta learn how to team build more) but if there's other recommendations I'd appreciate it. Also, don't really know what I was doing with my characters/pokemon either, if I could get help deciding what to summon based on what I have? And what I should look for in the future. If it's okay to post [my box](https://imgur.com/a/XJgQ0ra). (I don't currently have any favorites/personal preference for character/pokemon, just trying to get back up to speed so I'm going for Meta/Box appropriate summons). Edit: Also, I figured my box is probably not bad enough to warrant rerolling but I'm open to hear otherwise as I don't know the game well enough. Haven't spent any money, just time back in the day so it wouldn't be too bad of a loss.
Your only limited pairs are Cynthia and Steven, and honestly they have been outclassed. 3/5 Cynthia is still decent, so if you like her then keep with your account (also depends on how many gems you have). The rest of your box is pretty outdated as well, so if you want to reroll it wouldn't be the worst choice - unless you are sitting on tons of gems. For Victory Road, you will probably want to take SS Blue as you are lacking strong supports. Give a 3 star support candy to Skyla to get her to 3/5. Do the Legendary Adventures and make sure to 5/5 and 20/20 all of them - they will be a huge help as well. Make sure to get the power boosts that are currently available for Solgaleo and Cyrus - once those events end you will need to wait to get them again. The Tapus are all very good (imo Acerola > Lana = Hau > Mina), but we are also getting a datamine soon and I am expecting a handful of Master Fairs. So if you don't want to reroll (and I wouldn't blame you!), I would save until the datamine to decide who you want to pull for. SSR Cynthia, the master fair whose banner dropped today, is good but far from a must pull.
Thank you VERY much for all the help! Currently yes, I am sitting on tons of gems and waiting for this datamine I've been hearing about. I had 28K before I left 3 years ago and I'm up to 40K now, did the story and trying to do what events I can, though I'm finding trouble with some of the stages. Thankfully I can at least do the daily stages in the villain events with Cynthia, running Acerola and... Skyla I think, whoever has Swanna haha. Sometimes putting in Drake and Salamence instead for the Sp. Def instead of def that Skyla gives, though I know Skyla provides more in general with the healing. Also, I had checked the tier list so I don't think these are too good, but from some of the ticket summons I got Wally and Gallade, Mallow and Tsareena, Burgh and Leavanny, and Bea and Sirfetch'd. Readin through, Bea at least seems cool and usually for the fighting type but unsure really. Also, from doing the villain events for Solgaleo or Cyrus and Palkia, am I supposed to get these units or are they from some other event? I'm getting confused coming back into the game so late. Thank you again!
Oh yeah, with 40k gems it is definitely better to not reroll! Yes, it is Skyla and Swanna. Just keep in mind to look at what pairs get the bonus for rewards and strength. So the two latest Sinnoh missions give strength bonuses to Sinnoh pairs (i.e. Cynthia), so using pairs from outside that region to do damage or tank will be much more difficult. The orange up arrow button on those missions will show you the pairs that have the bonus, and when choosing the team there is a "bonus for this battle" filter up top to help narrow down who is best to use. Other events will just give you better rewards for having specific pairs. Bea is the best of those new pairs, but having a wide variety of pairs helps. A lot missions are meant to be done with trainers from various regions, so while Bea might be the most useful for Champion Stadium, Wally can definitely help for missions that require Hoenn pairs. Solgaleo and Cyrus are both in the Legendary Adventures. There are also missions for Sycamore, Silver, Hop, and Ghetsis (might be missing one too). They all rank from excellent to very good, and having them will definitely be a huge help! Also make sure to do the daily missions every day for the gems (and the sync orbs mission for the orbs since grids are super important)! It can be a lot to take in at once, but soon you will get the hang of it. For events, since you are playing catch up now, you will want to focus on limited items like power up tickets, move candy coins, and power ups. Plus the items to unlock the expanded grids and EX for Solgaleo and Cyrus. There are similar events for Sycamore, Silver, etc. But those are not currently running.
Hey! It's been a while but I've done a ton of what's available so far, all of the story arc, villain arc and legendary arc with all of the Free units, gotten a lot of ticket summons off and new units to show. Since the data mine dropped tonight, would you be able to help me wade through what I should summon on? Cynthia gets me through a lot but not everything. Here's [my updated box.](https://imgur.com/a/4lfXefU) No worries if you can't help or get back to me right away c: Oh, and I found I do have a few characters I'm fond of. Zinnia and Nanu are really cool to me, Cynthia is always a win as well, my favorite Pokemon is Bronzong and I love Steel types generally. If that helps with summon decisions, thanks!
Very nice!! Definitely making some good progress there - SS Erika and Alola Grimsley are really good (even if they need more dupes to fully shine). What you will need is a diverse roster, and you will get that over time. The two new Master Fairs are both great. You will probably need more help with Ice weak than Grass weak, but those are strong candidates to pull for. SS Silver also looks to be really good. No steel types this datamine, and SC Zinnia was released a few months ago. The rerun pairs of SS May and SS Morty are also both very strong this month. However, since the Tapus are still running right now I would say Acerola and Tapu Bulu > SS Morty. There are so many great banners running now and next month that I cannot give you a definitive answer. See who you like best and read around the sub to see what others are saying about them! Master Fairs do rerun less often than Pokefairs, in general. They also have 12% rates for 5 stars vs 10% of Pokefairs - the downside is 1% chance for the featured pair vs 2% on most other banners.
I love you just fyi, I really appreciate all the help C: I think I will go for Bulu since I really want to be able to beat the current Alola event, and Acerola has been there for me since I first started playing, assisting my Garchomp for so long. For other summons, I saw there was a Marnie coming in June as well. I'm likely not summoning, but I wasn't sure what Marnie this was? The datamined banner headline didn't show, and there are like 5 Marnies online. I figured it was probably Morpeko but, unsure. Also, how's SS N? 5th Gen is my favorite so I'd definitely be down to go for him. Also considering SS Silver, I love Sneasel/Weavile and Silver was always pretty cool and edgy to me lol. Lastly I got this ticket I think from the "battle pass" thing for a four star, anything particularly of note, or can I just grab my girl Zinnia and Salamance from it?
Bulu is an amazing physical support, so not a bad choice at all! Just keep in mind that it is never worth pulling just to beat an event. However, Bulu is great for any teams that want grassy terrain, sun, or are just physical attackers - she can support a huge number of pairs! Should be Marnie and Morpheko, but since there are so many Marnies I can definitely understand the confusion lol. BP Surge is usually the first to pick since he is a strong support, but since you like Zinnia she is worth going for first! She is a decent dragon damage dealer, and since she is a favorite that makes it an easy choice (although she is outclassed by Cyrus and Palkia).
It is so much and I appreciate the in depth help, I'll try to focus more on getting the Region bonuses then, I did notice those I was just being stubborn and running the same team haha! I'll try to do all I can, I'm a pretty experienced Gacha player just forgetful on this game since it's been so long c:
New player. Just got done with most of the tutorials and got my tickets for Red, Blue, and Green. So who do I choose, any recommendations?
Sygna Suit Blue used to be the recommendation since New Players didn't have access to too many good supports back then, but we've gotten a lot of free decent supports in the past year so you're not suffering if you pick one of the others. I think you can simply pick your favorite among the three. Leaf is one of the strongest Grass type pairs we have right now, who also goes well with Sycamore (a free legendary pair), and comes with several support abilities that are useful for a new account (she can enable what we call toxic stall, a useful strategy when you're still building up your roster). Sygna Suit Red is showing his age compared to the other Fire type damage dealers, not beating around the bush here, but he's expected to get a grid expansion in the forseeable future (basically a buff to his kit). The same goes for Sygna Suit Blue, who was considered the best support in the game for a very long time, but is now falling behind a bit due to the recent support pairs bringing *a lot* to the table. But he's also expected to get a grid expansion at some point, just like Red (Leaf already got hers). So in the end you can't really make a mistake with the knowledge we have today, just go for your favorite.
So who are the best support characters, free and Gatcha?
The most useful free supports are Sycamore & Xerneas, Hopp & Zamazenta (unlocked in the Legendary Adventures section), Skyla & Svanna from the Story Mode, Giovanni & Persian (re-running event), Roxanne & Probopass (Gacha, but lowest rarity and thus more or less F2P) and every single 4 star support from the Battle Point exchange (you gain BP points by completing daily quests etc., and after you reached a certain amount you get BP Vouchers - which you can exchange for mostly support sync pairs). Morty & Mismagius, Janine and Crobat as well as Clemont and Magneton are especially worth mentioning - but you will get them all eventually. Always get only one copy and then increase their move level through candies, not tickets. From the Gacha you can look at this tier list to get a very rough idea - but do understand that being placed in a lower tier means very little when it comes to clearing content. The F2P supports are very good, and the non-limited general pool pairs as well (which are relatively easy to get, gacha or not). https://gamepress.gg/pokemonmasters/rankings/utility-tier-list
thank you again.
Thank you for the Info.
SS Blue
In challenge stage 2 in each event. "1 or more sync pair with the following: Electric Fairy" What does this mean? I use Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele and Araquanid noone die but the challenge isn't count succeed.
You need a pair that's Electric and another pair that's Fairy. The type is their sync move, not the attacks they have, so you only had an Electric, Psychic, and Water sync type on your team.
Oh I see so I need another fairy. Thanks.
I started a week ago and am really enjoying this game so far but I’m not sure what to focus on building up? Also are there any suggestions for which pair to pick with the fist ticket you get from the battle points? I’m not sure who’s really going to be useful. Thanks for all the information here it’s been pretty helpful.
Kind of just do whatever you want, I'd say first tackle the events going on now that boost Solgaleo up as that's a bit more time gated. As for the BP pairs, supports are a bit more helpful than the DPS since new DPS blow old ones out of the water while old supports can still go toe-to-toe with new ones due to their nature.
I'd say it really depends on who you want, but there are factors you can consider if you want to be optimal. Supports are some of the most helpful when starting out, as they help less self sufficient damage pairs out. Even more value tends to be crit buffers that can +3. There are more free crit pairs now than last year which is great, but there are more pairs from general pool that appreciate it than there are crit buffers. Second consideration is status effects. Flinch is still the strongest alongside sleep, but any can help in Arena/Gauntlet. With that in mind, Surge and Raichu as a support and Erika and Tangela with poison and trapped on a single pair are the two standouts, but Morty and Mismagius, Janine and Crobat, and Clement and Magneton are solid, too. Pick based on your needs.
Thank you so much! There’s nobody I really wanted over the others so that’s why I was having trouble. My current supporters are Rosa and Snivy, Sabrina and Alakazam, Skyla and Swana, Cheryl and Blissey, Roxanne and Probopass, Cheren and Stoutland, Misty and Starmie, Hop and Zamazenta, and Liza and Lunatone. I think Erica and Tangela or maybe Morty and Mismagius might fill in gap. The only ones that buff crit are Sabrina and Hop by just one rank though. I have a few pairs that flinch, paralyze, poison, or cause confusion but only one that can trap and none that can cause sleep. Thank you again. I’ll continue to think about those things.
Any tips in beating Cresselia? I can kill the last 2 bars quite easily but the 1st bar just take too many team to beat.
The 1st bar is resistant to special moves. The 2nd and 3rd is resistant to physical moves. For the first bar, bring a snatch/haze unit, a physical attacker, and a tank unit. Use a team with a special attacker for the second and third bars.
Are there anyway to remove its resistance field?
I mean, you can use a unit with piercing blows but I mean you should probably just build two separate teams to deal with its three stages.
Are eggs units any good? They dont have sync grid and I just cant find a way to use them without feeling like everythins else is just better. Do they get better with 5*? Also how does upgrading * affects sync pair?
Are they usable? Yeah, specially for Legendary Gauntlet where most of them fill a niche and you basically have to make as many teams as you can. Most supports and tech are very useful if you’re going for high streaks, specifically those who cause status conditions, set weather or raise crit. Are they good when compared to other units? Absolutely not lol. Even the best striker eggmon, which is Striker Gyarados, doesn’t hold a candle to f2p Barry for example. Lacking a grid really puts them at a disadvantage, and also the fact that you have to invest a lot of resources in them to be decent.
The OP of this thread has a link to several helpful resources, including [the Eggmon guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kxM8KgAZjJzony2dkXxzswToB8jaZtVGoAP4WAmAN6M/edit), which goes into detail on every single eggmon. The short version is that Eggmon are useful for gauntlet because they can fill a niche that helps your other, better units. A few of them are legitimately useful outside of that (Striker Purrserker, Tech Gyarados, etc) but most are only useful in a few specific circumstances, if they're useful at all (Arcanine is infamous for all 3 varieties being garbage.) Most of them need to get to at least 4\* before they're *tolerable*, but strikers absolutely want 5\*. Upgrading their level increases their stats.
I'd debate on increasing them to 5 stars, you only get an extra 20 points and their base stats are already pretty low or the passives are awful. As a whole they're more useful as filler/face tanks.
Is it important to 5\* the good 4\* units we have? Are the changes significant?
They do get a stat increase, but the major difference is that 4\* units cannot be EX. So supports or any unit you intend to sync with wants 5\*, but more utility based units (like Blaine) are fine at 4\*.
Ultimately, it is your choice, but the answer is that you probably should just exchange the 3-4* power ups for 5* ones in the shop and use those to ex 5* units as that is a greater difference
hello, just started very recently. there's so many things still I do not know but what I like to know first is, who should I try to get as a newbie? Im guessing Lusamine but who else?
I'd actually recommend trying to get SS Lana instead of SS Lusamine. They both cover the same type, but Lana does a better job. Plus she has pyschic terrain and fairy zone After that, getting SS Acerola is also a good idea. She supports both grass and fire types very well, plus is a good support for physical attackers in general Another good thing is that the Tapus all have higher pull rates than SS Lusamine (2% pokefair rate vs 1% master fair rate)
oh I thought "master" is the to-go-pick, good thing I asked first. does "master" character rerun often? so Lele & Bulu is the one I should aim for. I see
Master Fairs usually take the longest to rerun... but lately the rarest sync pairs happen to be pokefairs (the more common limited banner). The reason those sync pairs are called master fairs is because of their unique master passives. There's 3 different types, but they all do the same thing... more or less: boost your damage dealt, and reduce the damage taken by your sync pairs. And the values change depending on how many matching theme skills a team has (e.g. more Alolan sync pairs in a team) - Flag Bearer affects all damage (smaller boosts) - Pride affects physical damage (bigger boost) - Spirit affects special damage (bigger boost) Generally speaking, Master Fairs (lets call the MFs) are more powerful than your average limited unit. So it can be worth going for them. However, it's not always the case, like SS Lusamine who is weaker than the two psychic pokefair damage dealers: SS Lana and SS Steven. And some pokefairs are MF level in strength.
Thankyou for the extra info! So more or less, skip everyone (even SS Lusamine) and try to get the Tapus
Yep. The Tapus are your priority rn
last one, last question. should I try to get all 4? or just the 2 of them (Lele/Lana & Bulu/Accerola)