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I know I've mentioned it a lot recently, but... This spreadsheet with links to all my past analyses on raid attackers is "officially" live!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets…
Desktop users can also filter by type. Instructions in the "Welcome page" of the sheet.
Will keep it updated!
It's been a while, but I'm back with a long-overdue Fly Salamence raid attacker analysis:
Reddit: reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/co…
Pokebattler: articles.pokebattler.com/202…
Starting an article on Blacephalon, Marshadow and DM/DW Necrozmas, done by May 23 (raids).
I might also discuss *Ultra* Necrozma and other speculative stuff (better moves, Solgaleo/Lunala with sig moves).
Do YOU think these speculations should be in a separate article? 1/2
70%Split into 2 articles
13%Combine as 1 article
17%No preference
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Quick note on Magical Leaf Victreebel in raids: Better than Razor Leaf, but just barely. Around 2%.
Victreebel is still worse than Leafeon, and Shadow Victreebel is still worse than Roserade, with or without Magical Leaf.
Most recent Grass-type chart:
reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/co…
FYI: I still can't start working on the Shadow Darmanitan analysis because it's still not in Pokebattler yet.
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Black line is Blast Burn Incineroar.
I haven't decided if it's worth making a full (i.e. properly formatted) plot. Just putting this up here in case I don't.
Hopefully the "article" won't take anything more than 1-2 hours, and I definitely won't run any more sims.
Nature's Madness Tapus and Shadow Raikou raid attacker analysis:
Reddit: reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/co…
Pokebattler:
articles.pokebattler.com/202…
Getting this Tapu chart out here first, because it honestly surprised me in many ways.
Full analysis of Shadow Raikou and Tapus this week (probably).
Full Enamorus analysis:
Reddit: reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/co…
Pokebattler: articles.pokebattler.com/202…
Enamorus charts as a fairy-type attacker.
Flying-type sims are still running, will work on the article after that's done.
At long last... My analysis on all 3 of the Shadow Weather Trio (Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza), plus some other new shadows, is here!
Reddit version (more chart-focused): reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/co…
Pokebattler version (more article-focused): articles.pokebattler.com/202…
Updated Strength & Utility chart for 2024. Pic #2 has Dragon Ascent and RoT.
It measures both # of bosses to use them against, and how they compare to the top counter. Originally developed for Rocket Radar decisions a year ago, so now is the perfect time to update.
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Impressions of the Weather Trio:
- You can't go wrong with Sh-Groudon. However, Sh-Excadrill and Garchomp are not far behind, so radars and ETMs are a question.
- Sh-Ray heavily depends on Dragon Ascent (no guarantee). It becomes much, much less notable without it.
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In the process of updating my Strength and Utility metric. This is for all current attackers (incl. Shadow Weather Trio, but no Shadow Ray with DA).
I'll make better charts, but the basic idea: The bigger the number, the more useful (is top counter against many bosses).
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Shadow Groudon will be very strong and, more importantly, extremely useful -- but only if you have the ETM(s).
I omitted "not #1 for its type" mons, but Sh-Excadrill and Garchomp (Ground) would have been around Terrakion level.
Shadow Kyogre is the least useful of the trio.
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Another quick question to pin down on some assumptions for the updated Strength & Utility metric.
How much do you care about Mega Raids for Pokémon whose megas have been *released before*? Do you still do them?
14%Yes, still raid them
37%Only a few/Those I missed
16%Only "mega" legends
34%No or rarely
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Preliminary charts for Shadow Kyogre, Groudon and Rayquaza.
WARNING: There are more components to this analysis (the Strength & Utility metric) that I haven't finished yet. It's advised to wait for the full analysis before radar decisions.
Gosh, these charts are so exhausting.
Tangentially related to the Shadow Gen 3 legends analysis.
Do you think the Altered, or "Regular", forms of Palkia and Dialga will get their signature moves, Spacial Rend and Roar of Time?
(This would imply their shadows will also get them, which affects Shadow Ray.)
22%Yes, next time in raids
35%Yes, but only in 2+ years
20%ETM only
23%No, never
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