Gotta Catch 'Em All! - Pokémon Thread

[Caldwin]

I haven't gotten any shinies yet except for the ponyta (now Rapidash) that was part of that mission. I do need to listen to the jingle they make again because it's possible they've been there and I just didn't recognize it.

 

[Spin-Out]

i've had successful shiny hunts for sneasel, scyther, basculin, petilil, qwilfish and teddiursa so far, currently shiny hunting for rufflet and then going after a male basculin and a growlithe. also i just randomly ran into a shiny golbat without hunting.

 

[Glitch]

A space time distortion opened and gave me the opportunity to capture a regular Sneasel, so far no ones seen another regular form for the rest so I assume this is a hint that the rest will come through an update or more Pokemon will become available through Home.

 

[Spin-Out]

the guy who leaked basically everything months before release recently said there'll be DLC announced in april.

 

[The Doctor Who]

I can't seem to find any details on Effort Leveling. Like, are there limits? Can I only apply a certain number of points to any given 'mon? So far I haven't hit any restrictions, though I'm still applying them like there will inevitably be a restriction, focusing on the stats I most want improved, but it'd be great if I had a more coherent idea of what I was doing.

 

[Spin-Out]

it only goes up to level 10, but you can level all the stats up to 10 if you want/have enough grit items

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Finished the main story. Started some of the post game legendary hunting. Got wrecked. Time to level grind.

 

[Glitch]

My shiny hunt in Legends has been fruitless but I caught shiny Chimchar in Go while walking home from work.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Got my first random shiny, a female Heracross from a mass outbreak.

Also caught all the Unown. It unlocks them appearing in the Solaceon Ruins, including alpha and shiny versions.

 

[The Predaking]

We just "finished" this. No idea what happened to the last two pieces, but I am sure that either the kids or the cats ran off with them.

 

[Daith]

Finished the main story. Started some of the post game legendary hunting. Got wrecked. Time to level grind.

Surprisingly the Legendaries haven't given me much trouble other than Heatran.

Spoiler

And it was the prebattle not the battle to catch it.

Spoiler: Post game gifts

Also you can get the other two starters from the professor in the post game! Debating on whether or not to replace my Alpha Empoleon with the Hisuian Samurott

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

To be fair, it wasn't so much the legendary fights themselves. (This is a MAJOR SPOILER for the post game, so DON'T CLICK unless you're SURE you want to know.)

Spoiler

The fight with Volo was what got me. And then the fight with Giratina right after. And then Giratina getting back up and changing into Origin Form to keep going. With no breaks to heal in between, and losing meant starting over with Volo again.

Then I over-levelled and steamrolled it. Fighting Ingo in the Training Grounds in Jubilife is worth a lot of exp.

 

[Caldwin]

I just defeated Avalugg and just got banished from the village...that bastard.

 

[Spin-Out]

he's not even the biggest bastard in the game

 

[M. Virion]

I can now make a full team of random ass shinies, if I include the guaranteed Ponyta.

50 hours, 5 random shinies. What IS this? Is this what you people call luck? I'm not sure I like it. Where's my crushing disappointment and misfortune?

Anyway, latest one is a Togekiss that spawned while I was flying near one of the lakes. It's not much of a difference from it's usual look, but I think I do prefer it, tbh.

Edit: Make that six random shinies and a SECOND shiny Drifloon. What the Hell.

 

[Tm_Silverclaw]

I've only one shiny besides the gift, an eevee.

 

[The Doctor Who]

Main story cleared!

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Shiny Mr. Mime. Oh joy.

 

[Daith]

I came across a shiny Rotom in an outbreak but KOed it...

 

[Noideaforaname]

Legends of Arceus is everything SwSh's Wild Area wanted to be.

Graphics at times can be kinda.... horrendous. Pillars and trees floating a foot off the ground, grass just completely wigging out, Pokemon in the distance moving at like 2 frames per second. Eesh.

The team is... small:

It's mostly just been the starter and a revolving squad of evolving 'mons to fill out the Pokedex. Really needed some more type coverage, and Goodra happened to be the same level as Typholsion. And has a cool new form like him. And shares his weakness to Ground, so I'm gonna have to get a Water type or something.