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The final scene of Pokémon Aim To Be A Pokémon Master has to be Ash in a battle, using his Gengar against a Nidorino
Lets go full circle with this.
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@JoeMerrick
I just hope, before the time is up, they finally confirm that this is Ash's dad
We all know it from the cageyness when Richie mentioned Ash in this one episode from 2004.
Let's stop the madness
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@JoeMerrick
It's quite sad seeing this saga come to an end
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@JoeMerrick
This is a surprise. I hope it pays off. I'm glad we're getting a small saga to finish off Ash's journey before we shift to this new show
Fair play.
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The first Lechonk, Pawmi and Smoliv plush are coming to the Pokémon Center in Japan next week
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@JoeMerrick
Scarlet & Violet sold another 277,000 retail units in Japan alone last week. This game is unstoppable
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@JoeMerrick
Did you know, the items in Tera Raid Battles actually vary depending on if you host a raid or not?
If you host a raid, you will get more Tera Shards but if you join a raid hosted by someone else, you'll get more Pokémon Materials
serebii.net/scarletviolet/…
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@JoeMerrick
Lets talk about Pokémon event distributions, again.
I've seen a lot of discourse over these simple ingredient gifts, often comparing to Mythical distributions in the past and showing how "bad" things have got. This is a false equivalency;
We are just three weeks into the game.
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So, recently people discovered that more Pokémon than just Water-types can swim. However, there's a functionality with these mechanics: Auto Battle
As such, I went through every Pokémon and form and documented its water mechanics
Check it out serebii.net/scarletviolet/…
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@JoeMerrick
It's Quaxly's time. All three have been shown now...
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@JoeMerrick
Pidgeot is remembered again
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But yeah, in case there was any doubt. Based on these new numbers found in the game that match the new TCG cards;
Gholdengo is Pokémon #1000
Also the cards confirms that Nat Dex numbers are four digit now, so Bulbasaur is #0001, Celebi #0251 etc.
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Like I am 100% not a Shiny Hunter, despite the goal of a full Living Shiny Dex, but my gosh Scarlet & Violet make it easy and enjoyable
If only it was easier to get Herba Mystica. I'm now all out
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Fuecoco has made its first appearance in the anime in the same segment as Sprigatito last week
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@JoeMerrick
Yes the Charizard raid is Shiny Locked
No, this isn't dumb. You can only catch the Charizard once, so if it wasn't Shiny locked, you could end up facing a shiny one and being unable to catch.
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@JoeMerrick
So, @PokemonUnite have kindly given me four pairs of codes to give away for Pokémon UNITE to get Sableye and Zoroark, the two latest characters introduced in the game!
Both are a lot of fun to play as!
For a chance to get them, just reply here with your favourite Holowear!
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@JoeMerrick
Tera Raid tips
Think of their original type for your defence so if they're usually an Ice-type, don't bring a Dragon-type
Think of their Tera type for your attacks
Use the Serebii raid lists to double check opposing moves
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The fact Dudunsparce and Maushold's alternate forms are 1 in 100 not 1 in 25 certainly makes shiny hunting them a nightmare, especially Dudunsparce as that form is not in the wild/raids
Good luck to everyone crazy enough to hunt it
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Just went to do a 6 Star Ghost-type Blissey raid, three people brought Miraidon
There's so many things wrong with this haha
Hopefully in a few weeks more people adjust to how the raids need to be tackled to win
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@JoeMerrick
Since people keep asking about it whenever I ask what I should cover...
Here's a list of Bugs in Scarlet & Violet serebii.net/pokedex-sv/bug…
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@JoeMerrick
Remember with Tera Raids; think about what type of Pokémon it was originally as it will likely have those moves too
So often I see people go in with Pokémon which are weak to it normally and they ended up getting OHKO'd
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@JoeMerrick
I want this tablecloth, not going to lie
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Sprigatito just made its first appearance in the anime in a special Rocket segment
@JoeMerrick
Geek. Pokémon Master. Webmaster of Serebii.net @SerebiiNet. Freelance Journalist. Also @VirtuallyMarti's Player 2. Business Email: webmaster@serebii.net