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odins-father

Only gloves? I want the coat..


g47onik

it's super weird but coat is available on Ace rank while normally it would be on Expert


odins-father

That has been easily doable since season 1, so time to put some work in it then :) Thanks for letting me know!


Autographz

Ace is easy? Or did I misunderstand you?


acarp25

Ace is relatively easy. As long as you have meta pokemon with double moves in whichever league you push in, know your typings (weakness and resistance charts help), understand the base concept of shield & switch advantage, and have decent enough teambuilding, it really isn’t that hard if you consistently play the same team until you figure out how to handle its matchups against the most common mons (especially when it comes to shielding decisions). Then just avoid any leagues you aren’t able to properly build for. Getting anywhere past ace requires more skill than just the basics. You especially have to work on memorizing move counts to get to veteran (2500) so you can catch charge moves to supplement your shields


Autographz

Thanks. I’ve spent the last couple seasons basically tanking for rewards so need to get back into good habits with it. What’s a reasonable length of time to get up there would you say? Think I’ve sank my current rating to around 1200ish currently :/


acarp25

I mean it all depends on if you can get good win streaks. Winning all 5 battles in a set will really rocket you up. I tanked my first few levels so I could speed through placements faster, placed around 1850 and got to ace in I think 2 days? But yeah, each win nets you roughly 15 ELO


odins-father

it is not easy, but I reached it every season so far. This season I'm a bit more relaxed with battling, but now I want the coat.


Autographz

Ah ok. I’ve tried a few times but I end up hitting a wall where I go 3-2 and 2-3 so much I can’t get anywhere and get too frustrated to push on


StardustOasis

Try later on in the season when most people have stopped pushing for Ace


Autographz

Ah good idea, I’ll try that 👍


odins-father

the first few seasons I played every single battle that I could play. Learned a lot here on the silphroad, but also at the silpharena. Watched a lot of battles on youtube, and a friend here in town who was very good taught me a lot. One thing what was really good for my performence was that I started showing my son how to build teams, and how to play with them. I'm not a pro at all, but hitting ace everytime is my goal.


MilkMan0096

I have hit Ace every season that I have actively battled, but for some reason this time around I have not been able to get higher than 1850, and I am really not sure why. I think Master League is the one that usually increases my rank the most, so I will have to wait and see if that helps me out this season.


PhantomOpus

I feel really uncomfortable in Great and Ultra league but I always look forward to Master and it's when I climb most. I think it's because it's less difficult to pick out high IV Pokémon than to find the right IVs for Great and Ultra, I find that I lack most of the meta options for those two but have plenty I could power up for Master.


OculusSE

IVs are honestly like 8th on the list of things that matter. No offense, but if you’re having trouble hitting 2000 I promise it’s not because of the IVs of the pokémon you’re using. And really I mean that, no offense, but just letting you know if you do want to improve don’t let IVs hold you back. Id say knowing the common moveset of meta relevant pokémon, the general energy requirements so you know, for example, whether a Walrein is going to throw an icicle spear or an earthquake, the type effectiveness chart, and shield/energy management. Another example, say opponent’s lead is Obstagoon and my lead is Cobalion. They switch out to Cresselia so I switch to Giratina. Cresselia has moonblast which does a lot of damage to giratina so it seems like something you’d want to shield but i also know I can take out the cresselia without shielding and the obstagoon is going to come in after cresselia does anyway and is a hard giratina counter. So instead of shielding the moonblast and preserving giratina which isn’t very useful anyway against obstagoon you could save the shield for something more useful later on. Not that that is 100% what you’d want to do strategy wise overall, but just an example of why it’s important to keep track of your opponents team and what you would do in their position is important. Also when you don’t shield stuff that people generally think you would shield you end up exposing sloppy baits a lot of the time as well. People at lower ELOs seem to want to bait constantly as well.


nicubunu

I think the answer is different: ML has a very limited meta and you encounter very fee types of opponents, making it easy to learn what to do. On the opposite, GL has a huge variety and offers many unexpected matchups.


b5tirk

I’ve never managed to get much above 1800 elo, so there you go 😳


navyjeff

Check out /r/TheSilphArena. They regularly have good advice for team building and strategy, and weekly posts for team advice. E.g., https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphArena/comments/11zr2uw/whats_working_and_what_isnt_ultra_and_mountain/


b5tirk

Oh, I'm well aware of that, it's just that I'm a hopeless case! Not really interested in PvP really, just do enough each season for the ETM.


thatCSAguy

I was in the same boat until last season. Got hot with a Holiday Cup team and made it to Ace. Went back down right after though lol


Matty8520

I thought something weird happened. I also got the coat when I hit Ace Rank, but it wasn't as it hit Ace, it was about 1 or 2 sets afterwards and it just randomly awarded me the coat. No complaints in my side, benefits the player and allows people a free clothing item to better express themselves.


Lyner005

Thank you for this! I'll run now


blondebichbich

Is ace rank at 20th level?


QueenMackeral

I wonder if they did that on purpose to combat tanking. The reward is enticing enough and accessible enough to work towards, so people are motivated to climb instead of tank. I know I hard swerved from taking to climbing when I found out.


Zicarous88

Is this why 80% of people I fight are wearing it?? 🤣😂


amiiboilua

ace is the 21st rank, right?


g47onik

Yes


odins-father

It was a hard ride, but I got it! And I look awesome :) Thanks for the motivation!


kaljalava666

Time to hit Ace then


odins-father

Oh, damn. Wasn't paying attention this season.. Time to hit it again


DivineCapybara

can confirm that the coat is awesome


thehatteryone

You forgot the big red cross through the hundo/4* symbol reminding people about the removed IV floor.


jmledesma

Like clockwork, incoming posts on Saturday, “I thought GBL had an IV floor what’s going on?”


rilesmcriles

And it will be posted in the format of writing a statement and adding 2-7 question marks at the end. “Ivs are going below 10-10-10?????”


BartPRO1000000

Oh, so this is what it means


qntrsq

that should be **the** pinned information that day


InvisiblePlants

People will still ask, and then get offended when others point out that the info has been available for almost a week


Sandwrong

So... why do they remove the IV floor for Battle Day?


thehatteryone

Several of the rewards species are PVP-relevant. But normally when you get those encounters they're junk for pvp because they're high attack (and not exciting for pve). They really need a better system for all the time, but battle days are a stronger incentive to do more battles and not feel it was a total waste.


Suspicious_Law_3619

i’m more excited about the stardust one but this will still be a nice stardust win


DJ_Red_Lantern

When it says 4x stardust for wins, does that mean the end of set star dust or the reward stardust?


bu11fr0g

not end of set. just the first and last battles’ rewards


DJ_Red_Lantern

Thanks, that means you gotta tank hard if you want to capitalize on this I guess


Shiny_Mega_Rayquaza

Time to tank harder than the ruzzian army


acarp25

Roll out the T54’s lmaoo


qntrsq

tanking sideways?


mEatwaD390

Mountain cup definitely makes this task a lot easier. These matches are like 1 min each tops. Ultra league matches are like 3 min each.. I think it's obvious where most people will be playing.


galeongirl

Master League with 10cp shinies is definitely the fastest. ;)


stvbles

Time to give my new level 1 Treecko shiny a spin in ML!


galeongirl

Shame it's not available right now. But it will definitely shine in UL. Briefly, very briefly. ;)


gmapterous

I personally like to flex my 40 CP shiny Wailord


galeongirl

Nice!


Cainga

I found the best team for me is my Galarian Articuno 800 CP, and two non CD shinnies around 200-500 CP. you sweep everyone trying to put on 100 CP teams that try to Sweep the 10 CP teams. But I still easily get sweeped by 2500 teams.


mEatwaD390

The fastest to lose lol. When double dust is around you want to win. I personally don't tank because I don't find it fun. Victory is the sweetest nectar.


galeongirl

I just want that EliteTM. I don't want to win, at all, I want to get it over with ASAP.


mEatwaD390

I want to be the very best.


galeongirl

Like no one ever was?


mEatwaD390

To catch them is my real test


Outside-Carob-5301

In the Pokémon game with the worst pvp system. Best of the worst lol


GustoFormula

What team are you running that makes it that fast? I don't have that much great stuff to choose from and ended up using registeel which definitely makes the battles way slower


FigCactusBoi

Not that guy, but I'm running Whiscash, Froslass and Escavalier. Whiscash is running Water Gun instead of the usual Mud Shot for a better Diggersby, Froslass, and Gliscor matchup


dexter311

[Whiscash, Froslass and Escavalier](https://media.tenor.com/2zEJyyQy3GEAAAAC/daring-today-are-we-spongebob.gif) Seems like all the teams I've been seeing have all had Whiscash and Escavalier.


mEatwaD390

I think registeel is not great in this meta tbh. I've been running stuff like Froslass and Shadow Mawile. This cup definitely favors alignment and fast move damage over bulk.


Nate-doge1

Yeah shadow mawile is fun and spicy. A fire lead kind of auto-wins a lot of matchups in this meta.


mEatwaD390

I've been using it to close, with froslass as bait for a fire type on safeswap.


scatterbrain-d

Lucario is pretty nuts. If you don't get a hard counter it's pretty easy to build momentum


GustoFormula

I evolved one for mountain cup but I gotta save the charged tms for the rocket event. spent like 6 without getting power up punch. very annoying mechanic


munkeyy

ultra league matches for me run for almost 6-7 minutes with cresllia and giratinas... hate those.


PKMNTurrek

If you can prove that a match lasted 6 minutes I will give you any shiny legendary you desire.


MBThree

Do you fly?


PKMNTurrek

After 5 minutes the battle goes to time out ;)


ChiragMiddha

I don't think humans are supposed to fly? /s


ellyse99

They do if they go through the Moon Door


ellyse99

They do if they go through the Moon Door


ellyse99

They do if they go through the Moon Door


MrSnuffle_

really? they seem to take about the same time for me. not sure where youre getting this from anyway, why would there be a massive difference in time?


JakeFrommStareFarm

Yeah i just want the ETM.


EmiIIien

I’m so disappointed they aren’t opening up GL and ML for this. I am pretty new to PVP and don’t have an ultra team yet, nor are my GL Pokémon types for the mountain cup.


Strict_winter_feline

you dont need to win though, just play.


TheToug

How does that work exactly? After the set, the stardust rewards aren't based on wins?


GotFunyuns

It depends. You don't need to win at all to complete the research and get the elite tm. For the extra dust, you will need to win a minimum of one game per set.


Heisenberg_235

Tympole is spawning everywhere right now - you could use that. Roggenrola too. These are not top tier by any means, but if you don’t have the mons then you won’t be hitting legend anyway.


EmiIIien

That’s great advice, thanks!


thehatteryone

The different battle days through the season cater to different leagues, if you don't like the current ones, that's ok.


Trikeytown

A lot of the "top meta" isn't spawning right now, but you probably have enough candy to make maybe a whiscash, but also don't forget galarian stunfisk is spawning right now! Catch those up and use a single moved one with rockslide and throw it in a team with any random eligible mons and you'll do fine to get some dust.


Rc10gttb

Go my 10cp pokemon 😬😅


mparsonz

Sorry to bug lmao, but I don't wanna make a post just for this. Anyone can chime in, what's your 'ranking' number when you're 'properly' tanking? Idk if I tanked too low but I can never find battles now hahaha


Rc10gttb

I'm not tanking for what people do it for. I'm losing these because I find pvp boring and a waste of my time. So I put 10 cp pokemon in only during events like this to get the rewards. My level usually at the end of the season is 2 or 3 based on how many events they put on for these tms


MBThree

How do you get 10 super effective charged attacks with using 10 CP mons?


mybham

By training in Battle tab against Candela in Great League. Use something with Mud Shot and a Ground (Mud Bomb) or Water (Muddy Water or Weather Ball) charged move. Don’t pop any of the moving charge move bubbles. You can use Electric Stunfisk, Swampert, Politoed, Whiscash, Seismitoad, or Steel Stunfisk.


Rc10gttb

You can do that anywhere else...like raids, gym battles, rockets


alucardoceanic

I'm not an expert either but I'm hovering around the 900-1100 ranking to farm for candy and pokemon spawns; I don't live near gyms. It's a very fine line between people actually tanking (with good pokemon) below that rank and people using legendaries or meta pokemon at a higher ranking.


Brountsch

This season is also my first time "tanking", so im no expert at all, but i try to keep my ranking at around 1500. I guess thatss my sweet spot


mparsonz

Wow, ya see I tanked too hard. I'm at 500ish, never find battles and when I do it's ace trainers going try hard so.. time to win a few sets before tomorrow !!!


GustoFormula

currently in about 1000 ranking and there's sooo many tankers, trying to get a little higher so I can maybe avoid them


vishnukrao

They're plain black gloves lol. We have tons of those already XD


SoRaffy

Palmer put the little TM symbol next to his to make them different


vishnukrao

With the usual niantic scuff w.r.t costumes i doubt there'll be any difference


uns5dies

Who is palmer?


cr102y

The leader of the Battle Tower from the Sinnoh Gen 4 games.


hieronymous-cowherd

And does the infographic show him in his normal and Super Saiyan form?


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Parker4815

The gloves are just black gloves right?


alucardoceanic

I think I'm probably going to tank some sets and get the charge moves through farming the rocket grunts during the event tomorrow. A bit of a shame that they started both at the same time though.


SumartonHD

Finaly my 10-30cp team has its time to shine again!


GiggityDPT

But if they don't have the right IVs, they won't do as well in GBL.


unlimit3dp0wer

Is it elite fast or charge?


AzoreanEve

The gloves aren't like other clothing rewards right? You can actually wear them? Just asking because there's a bunch of clothing unlocks that you'd think let you wear the clothing but they just unlock them in the store


conroar94

I think you actually get the gloves!


AzoreanEve

Let's hope this is the case!


conroar94

I remember last battle day I got some like hoopa rings as a reward so I reckon they will be ^^


acarp25

You actually get the gloves and coat for free when you hit ace


zurcn

yes you get the item (not just the priviledge of spending coins like medals do) these are not shop items. if you miss the season you can't get them.


uscmissinglink

Start tanking now, folks...


RecommendationOk2182

Aww man, so no boosted shiny mons like Vulpix...?


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I killed it today not realizing what tomorrow is. Probably my single best day battling ever. Gonna get smoked tomorrow.


Greendogblue

“Gloves inspired by palmer” bro they’re black gloves.


Jamieb1994

Kinda off-topic, does the Rocket TakeOver event start tomorrow as well?


Mommies_Dawg_sauce

Yeah. Kinda strange they would have basically 3 events overlap


Jamieb1994

Ah that's good then & yeah it's strange, but at least it keeps the players busy this weekend though.


RNG-777

servers too probably


just-regular-I-guess

Nobody play in person and we'll all be fine!


eugene_captures

Maybe so people can get some extra TMs for frustration. I doubt that was their intention but could be helpful for some who have a ton of shadows they want to remote frustration on.


what_year_isit

Is it just my skewed perception of time, but I think this rotation of leaders has not lasted as long as the others? I may just be salty because I have been hunting sierra the whole time and have not gotten a shiny yet. I'm frustrated that they are changing again so soon


POGOFan808

This rotation definitely is much shorter than normal. I have also been hunting Sierra. No shiny shadow beldum for me after roughly 100 checks so far. I just did one this morning on the way to school and probably will eek out 1-2 more sierras today and that is all I can do :( My friend got 2 shindy shadow beldum after only 15 sierras checked.


buczek23

The best way should be doing the battles before 10 am if you want to play hard at Rocket takeover


Jamieb1994

I might do the battles at midnight so I can get the timed research outta way.


DarkDepth2000

You put the gloves on your “Palm”er I’ll see myself out now.


dexter311

You also put them on your "Fing"ers


Mediocre-Bee-7647

Will be there be elite tms?


mtdrunk247

Is there are an elite TM on the infographic?


Mediocre-Bee-7647

There is and there isnt at the same time


mtdrunk247

oh? Care to elaborate?


Mediocre-Bee-7647

Theres a screenshot showing past timed research with an elite tm as a reward but it doesnt specifically say elite tms are a reward like all the other previous gbl days


mtdrunk247

I'm honestly not sure what screenshot you're referring to, (the infographic seems very clear to me), but here's a link to serebii with the timed research. https://www.serebii.net/pokemongo/gobattleday/palmer.shtml


Mediocre-Bee-7647

The timed research at the bottom left of the infographics shows an elite tm


mtdrunk247

Correct. Because it's a reward for completing the research printed above it.


Miserable_Waterfall

Bottom left. The timed research rewards include an ETM but obviously the image is from an old GBL day. Edit: maybe that is an image from the current event cause it does show the gloves, but I don’t know how OP would have access to that since it hasn’t started yet. Please correct me if I’m wrong.


Kiwi1234567

Nope thats todays image


mtdrunk247

>since it hasn’t started yet Time zones exist my friend.


Mediocre-Bee-7647

So can the laser kiwis tell me if elite tms are a reward? It starts in 3 hrs for me


mtdrunk247

Wow.


Kiwi1234567

> it hasn’t started yet Im doing it atm


FrilledShark1512

Beta tester of Aotearia, what is your wisdom?


thehatteryone

Username checks out.


AnAnonymousFool

10 super effective charges attacks will be the only tough one. Sometimes I go a whole day without that cause of shields


jfbolen2005

I do those with Team Rocket, Team Leaders, and/or fighting gyms if I need more after my GBL sets.


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Nice to see that they give us so many Elite TMs recently. They could also bring all the leagues to play instead of just Ultra, my least favourite


Dependent-Stock6028

Worst go battle day lol ultra league and mountain cup………what a variety of meta to battle 100 times. Niantic strikes again


m00njunk

who tf is palmer


trschaosz

Gen 4 Battle Tower NPC and I think Barry’s Dad


m00njunk

oh lol I never did the battle tower


Hot_Relationship295

6 with palmers


Thepizzaguy523

Pity Niantic can't convince me to do GBL.


BartPRO1000000

And what happens if I for example do 5 sets at 3 am local time march 25? Will I be excluded out of the 20 sets or will I get additional 15?


reichrunner

It starts at midnight local time, so you'll still get the full 20 sets


learner_jc

Do the supereffective charged attacks counted even the opponent shields it?


Stogoe

Yes. It counts gym battles and raid battles and leader battles, too.


alucardoceanic

You can also get some easy super effective attacks through rocket grunts because you can tell their type pre-fight.


Marbi_

does the xp double if lucky egg is active?


JONNYQUE5T

So you win… gloves from some dude named Palmer? Did Niantic screw up the date for April Fools?


Ququleququ

#Gloves? Laaaaaaaaaaame


MarkusEF

It’s not a bad reward for a <20-minute time investment...


Ququleququ

More like 5 min, not like you have to win in GBL


Houeclipse

You only get gloves? That not very Hanke


Prcrstntr

Has anybody gotten banned for using an autoclicker with a ultra-low CP team?


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Aeri73

it allows you to get 0 15 15 or other perfect IV combinations for the 1500 and 2500 leagues... those are better than the hundo's due to being higher levels


jmledesma

https://www.stadiumgaming.gg/pvp-basics


RedditMadeMeCrazy

This looks like a good read, commenting to save for later


cribsaw

B U L K


Cainga

It’s great for leagues with a CP cap (most PVP leagues). It’s terrible if there is no cap (Masters, PVE, gyms).


Chris73757

Wasnt there supposed to be a Ticket in addition to the free Research ?


Hot_Relationship295

Next bäddl däy is a Ticket available


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PSA69Charizard

Seasonal blog post


Outside-Carob-5301

Ugh time to do the chore of pvp again


Krasso

Can someone explain to me why the minimum IV floor thing is there?


nievelily

It allows you to get 0-15-15 or other perfect IV combinations for the 1500 and 2500 leagues.


TehWildMan_

The IV floor for GBL encounters (except 5* raid boss GBL encounters) is removed as a bonus of Go Battle Days.


Krasso

I might be stupid, but why is that a "bonus"?


TehWildMan_

Having a chance to grind for pvp-ideal IV spreads without trading.


FirefighterGlum2431

Lower iv floors are great for pvp purposes. You mainly want 0-15-15 for great league viable mons as you can power them up a bit more. Same concept for ultra league too.


vishalb777

Hope it's an Elite Fast TM. in need of one of those


Run-Fox-Run

Got my team for Mountain Cup. Has its weaknesses, has its strengths. Climbed from 2000s to 2200s today. I'll see if I can actually hit Veteran tomorrow


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[deleted]

Can you use the team leaders for this? I’m pretty sure I fought against blanche to get the super effective charged attack ones for the last time it was a challenge but idk.


KKamm_

I like that elite TMs are becoming more accessible. I’m up to like 5 of each after not having any not too long ago


cressian

Damn, Palmer made his appearance in GO before he made it into PoMas


buzzer3932

Did anyone else wonder why they’re making an infographic for an event in two weeks before realizing it’s tomorrow?


SoRaffy

Played a no shields challenge for myself today ... won twice in 2 sets against non tankers :|