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Posted by: Jen Aug 31 2016, 08:57 PM

The August Community thread has been moved http://forums.gpx.plus/index.php?showtopic=74194

If you're new here then don't be shy! The community thread is the place to come and chat with fellow members of the site who share a common interest with you. Talk about whatever you want, whether it's GPX related or something going on in your personal life, just be sure to read the rules first before posting. There's always someone on the forums to read and respond to your posts, so chat away and maybe you'll meet some great people!

Rules

• Regular forum rules still apply here. Basically don't double post. Don't ask for clicks every time you fill your party. Unless it gets out of hand*, I'm okay with you linking to an exploration Pokemon who needs a specific berry.
  
  *out of hand meaning I don't want to see Pokémon being linked just for leveling or if they need drinks for happiness. These kinds of interactions can be handled just fine by being in your parties and signatures.
  
  
• Do not post your shinies here, there's a http://forums.gtsplus.net/index.php?showtopic=5491 for that. Discussing them is OK though! Just make sure you add content to your post.
  
  
• Make sure your post contains worthwhile content. If you're posting an exploration Pokémon to be fed berries then be sure to add other content to your post. Same with discussing shinies. Find people to reply to or start a discussion yourself! Your post must, with the shiny portion and berry feeding hypothetically removed*, not read as if you're talking to yourself. To clarify, your post should not be an out-loud thought to yourself, and should contain more general discussion than just information on your current shiny luck.
  
  *if you were to read your post, skipping over any mention of shinies, the post should still sound like a good post.
  
  If any posts are found breaking this rule then they will be instantly deleted and handed a 10% warn.
  
  
• Do not post your GPX+ gear grinders in this thread either. There's also a http://forums.gtsplus.net/index.php?showtopic=49472 for that. This is mostly for raging at staff or site events that you don't like.
  
  
  Hopefully helpful examples! (click to showhide)
  
  Okay:
  Ugh, snow again! D;
  Dragon type for the Poke Hunt again??? ):
  
  An off-handed comment that is in no way malicious like this is fine. You can always add an emoticon to help add to the not serious effect, but that it is only a small annoyance.
  
  Not okay:
  Ugh, snow again! Why can't staff do something to change this!?
  Dragon type for the Poke Hunt again??? This is stupid, someone NEEDS to change this or do something about it.
  Where is the - New Feature - that was suppose to happen? They said it was going to be a month ago, so where is it!?
  
  This is more ragey and is trying to throw shade at the site and staff. Either examples can be thrown in the gear grinder thread just fine, but this kind of anger is what I want to avoid in this thread. I hoped this helped explain.. (:
  
  
  
• Do not litter your post with swear words.
  
  
• Memes and Gifs are allowed, but don't overuse them. If the thread turns into nothing but meme and gif replies, I'll give everyone a 10% warn that was involved because it's just plain out spam! Make sure you put these in a spoiler tag.
  
  
• No quote pyramids! Be sure to cut out everything that was before what you're replying to. They can get long and make a page annoying to scroll through, so be considerate to your fellow members!
  
  
• A post must be AT LEAST one sentence long. If you’re saying hi or bye to someone be sure to add something more to your post.
  
  
• If you'd like to advertise something, then be sure you put it in your signature. Youtube, Deviantart (No smut), Fanfication (No smut), Twitch, adoptable sites, your own minecraft servers are all fine. If you Live stream give a heads up that you're live, but be sure to add content. Don't just link dump. Send a PM if you have any questions about anything else!

Monthly Raffle

Nominations are now gone, and I'm using post count to determine how many entries you have into the raffle. The first 19 posts you have will count as one entry, and every ten after that will count as an extra. Think of it as the first number of your post count is how many entries you have. To see what your post count is, click on the number of replies any certain thread has. Nothing else on the site will influence the amount of entries you receive, so if you'd like a chance to win, then post here frequently!

The raffle is what chooses who gets to choose what's in next month's egg distribution. There are no other site advantages other than that, and even then the whole site gets a chance at that Pokémon that you chose!

Posted by: Jen Aug 31 2016, 09:07 PM

How to get an egg from this event

• You must keep at least one slot open in your party.
• You MUST have logged in sometime on GPX+ in the last two weeks.
• You can not be in the restricted group.

IMPORTANT EVENT NOTES

1. No, you do NOT have to be online at the time I am sending out eggs.
2. These eggs do NOT show up in the Lab for the event. They are sent out randomly.
3. There is ONE set shiny for each Pokémon, but every other egg has a regular chance of being shiny.
4. If you obtain ONE of the eggs from this event, you will NOT be able to obtain another one from this same event. This means if you get an egg on day 1 of this event, you can't get an event egg from any other day during this event. By the way, abandoning an event egg does nothing. So if you get one you might as well keep it and be happy.
5. If we find any accounts being made just to get eggs from the event then they will be immediately banned along with your main.
6. If you were a winner of the raffle, your chosen Pokémon will be spawned into your party on the day of the event. It won't be forced shiny, but there's always a small chance just like any other egg! This will not count as an event egg and you can still receive one from the event.
7. There is no guarantee that you'll receive an egg. There have been about 3k users online daily and there are only 1,750 eggs going out, so that at least gives you a little more than a 50% chance at getting something.
8. Eggs chosen will not be available to pick from again for 3 months. If x egg was in the January egg distribution, then it can not be chosen again until April.
9. The event runs at 4 p.m. server time.

Event dates and what's being handed out

• September 2nd: Latias - Winner: KatTheBard - 350 eggs
• September 3rd: Xerneas - Winner: Dr Electric - 350 eggs
• September 4th: Yveltal - Winner: Asbel Lhant - 350 eggs
• September 5th: Full of energy, this little pokémon always brings victories. ~ Victini ~ 350 eggs
• September 6th: Due to its mild gravitational field, this Pokémon has tiny stones hovering around its body. ~ Lunar Larvitar ~ 350 eggs

Posted by: Zerxer Aug 31 2016, 10:57 PM

First post! Happy September! I miss August already... best month full of the best birthdays.

Posted by: RicFule Aug 31 2016, 10:58 PM

Hmm. Seems like the 5th could be Victini. No idea as to what the 6th is yet.

To the PC!

EDIT - PC tells me the 6th will be Lunar Larvitar.

Posted by: Asbel Lhant Aug 31 2016, 10:58 PM

September already, dang this year is flying by. My niece starts school in a week, its crazy.

Posted by: KatTheBard Aug 31 2016, 11:17 PM

I was going to guess Diancie for the 6th, since it's associated with Carbink, but I think Lunar Larvitar makes more sense.

I totally thought someone else was going to request Floral Togepi, so I didn't request it. Plus also I've already got one you see. (/reference) Also I'm hoping for a shiny Mega! c

Sooooo I dunno how many people have opted for Dark Saturday, but I need to (temporarily) change my Daycare pair because I'm pretty sure there are no eggs in the Shelter for it...

Posted by: Makeltos Aug 31 2016, 11:17 PM

Another month passed, 4 months to go!

Posted by: DraconicDM Aug 31 2016, 11:23 PM

Finally a new month! I've only registered five days ago (or was it six?), so I didn't have a chance to participate in any of last months special explorations. I could have started one, but wouldn't have had a chance to finish it, so I've been waiting for this impatiently.
Though I must say, I'm kind of disappointed with the legendaries available this month. Zygarde is the only one, that I really want from the list. Genesect is okay, but I'm not really interested in all the Regis. At least I won't have too hard a time choosing between them

I'm also waiting for that Egg Distribution! Especially hoping to get a Xerneas or a Lunar Larvitar (at least I think that's what the last one is).

Posted by: Rhapsody Aug 31 2016, 11:24 PM

Hi everyone please tell me how it's September already? Because help. How. Seriously. Eek.

I'll probably go for Yveltal, but who knows what RNG will grace me with.

Posted by: Walking On Sunshine Aug 31 2016, 11:25 PM

Hard to believe there's just four months left in the year! I say, bring on fall! I hope the weather will actually be cool in the next couple of months. Last year I was sweating during Christmas of all days.

And as RicFule said, the mystery for the 6th is more than likely Lunar Larvitar. Hard to believe that one had just been released earlier this year. I haven't decided which one I want yet.

Posted by: Munchlax Aug 31 2016, 11:27 PM

I guess I'll try for Xerneas or Yveltal.

I also got a rude reminder from a friend that NaNoWriMo is now two months away. Anyone participating? I haven't even had a story idea yet.

I just dropped 3 Floral Togepis too!

Posted by: Alicat Aug 31 2016, 11:37 PM

Haha I either breed no novelties or a pile in a day, it's a bit annoying for my shiny hunts xD

I'm looking forward to the last pokemon in the distribution, I'm intrigued by what it might be! I think you may be right about it being Lunar Larvitar (which I am side shiny hunting!) KatTheBard

Posted by: Jen Sep 1 2016, 12:01 AM

Nooope. Too time consuming. :P I like watching the booktubers I watch go through it though. Good luck!

I'm excited that it's finally turning into autumn months. The weather needs to seriously chill out.
Less than a week for competitive season 2 on Overwatch as well. So excited to try it out and finally experience a limited hero roster.

Posted by: Alicat Sep 1 2016, 12:08 AM

YUSSHH foggy weather at last! I've been stuck on this dumb Gengar task for DAYS!

I've been tempted to try NaNoWriMo since I'm a writer, and do a lot of fan fics and stuff... but never have the inspiration or motivation to write more than a few weeks

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 1 2016, 12:30 AM

Writing stresses me out way, way too much. I can only just barely get through nonfiction/research-based writing without panicking, but fiction? Nooooooooooooope.

Be sure to note achievement/pokedex/interaction/points requirements for the explorations, DraconicDM, since you said you're new (welcome btw! )

Posted by: The Yatagarasu Sep 1 2016, 01:28 AM

Hm, the last one sounds intriguing. I started the Arceus explo for the first time earlier this week. Not bad so far though I'm sure some frustration is in store. Can't believe the year is almost over already (and i almost have a 2 year old!).

Posted by: Alicat Sep 1 2016, 02:15 AM

I think I might put my Shiny EB hunt on the back burner (again) for now... I wanna be one of the first 20 people to get a shiny Lunar Larvitar

Posted by: Gigadweeb Sep 1 2016, 02:32 AM

I MISSED

A

SINGLE

TASK

I WANTED THAT ACHIEVEMENT

oh well at least my gaming PC is nearly ready to be used

what's up with you guys?

Posted by: eevee64 Sep 1 2016, 04:11 AM

Seriously, where is this year going? :P Time's going so fast.

I unfortunately didn't get to complete the last task of the scavenger hunt (damn real life got in the way haha). It's the first scavenger hunt that I haven't fully completed in a long time. Oh well.

Need another Xerneas for my living dex, so I think I'll go for that in the distribution. As for explorations, I think I'm well overdue for another Arceus run, so I'll be doing that this month ^^

And I got a bit of exciting news today! Looks like we'll be getting another dog at the end of the month It's almost been a year since our old doggie passed away, so we thought it was time for another one. We're going to adopt a greyhound this time, an ex-racing one from a greyhound rehabilitation organisation. The organisation is pretty good at matching a greyhound to suit your household, so we got an email today saying they have picked one out for us, and she'll be ready for us by the end of the month I hope it all works out, because I really miss having a dog around.

Posted by: Alicat Sep 1 2016, 04:29 AM

I can't believe it's September already It'll be 2017 before we know it, way to close to my proposed wedding date :s Can't believe it's been almost four years since we started dating xD

That is SO sweet to hear, Eevee! Hearing people rescuing animals makes me so happy (:

Edit: Okay, what are the odds that my novelty pair's first batch of eggs would have a novelty?! My Shiny Lunar Larvitar hunt is off to a good start <3

Edit 2: My shady Salesman FINALLY morphed into a Prankster... only took all week xD

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 1 2016, 05:20 AM

September already? Holy crap. Where is this year going?!
The event-mon seem rather interesting, so I don't know which one I want to go for yet!

Hopefully everyone who is back in school/heading back is having a decent go of it. I know I am more stressed than ever, but I think it's going to be a decent semester nonetheless!

Posted by: DemonicPlatypus2 Sep 1 2016, 06:33 AM

Ayyy, it's my birthday month! I'll go for Yveltal just so I don't have to use a coupon for it.
And hopefully Hawlucha will finally win the votes this time, after placing in the top ten the last five times...

Posted by: Cycloneblaze Sep 1 2016, 06:57 AM

Probably will go for Lunar Larvitar, just because I might get a shiny, and that'd be kinda nice. I'm also interested to see that the voting for the SWSH is already up, everybody vote Solrock - Larvesta - Snorunt, please.

I'm going back to college next Monday. Yesterday I found a place to live while I'm there, it's not too far away and not too expensive <3 Summer's been really long, I'm looking forward to it!

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 1 2016, 06:57 AM

I went ahead and voted for Hawlucha, along with Budew and Murkrow. Here's hoping we finally get a SWSH for Hawlucha.

Also, I gotta remember to keep my party full tomorrow when the Latias eggs are distributed. Better to miss out on one day of completing tasks for a special exploration than to get a Pokemon you already have over the ones you don't.

Posted by: Quincia Sep 1 2016, 07:06 AM

It's September already :0

I really like to progress in my exploration, but finding exploration items take awhile it seems...
Oh and the site wide shiny hunt. I never entered it before. Maybe I will this time.

Posted by: Gym Leader Clay Sep 1 2016, 07:14 AM

It turns out that the last few days of a month go by fast fast fast when you're binge watching game grumps and (attempting) to play dragon age inquisition. I also got a new phone and the calendar app is less accessible on this one sooooo whoops.

Registeel is the only legendary I lack from this month's explorations, but I can't remember if that exploration is the one that I have zero patience for. Maybe I'll just pass this right on by since my start is slow. Mystery.

Posted by: Kaleisum Sep 1 2016, 07:15 AM

My second Arceus is close to hatching. <3
I voted for Shroomish, Pancham and Binacle (let me tell you, as I was on a fence about Kalos pkmn, now I'm in love).

http://bohema-artystyczna.tumblr.com/post/149745884637

Posted by: Luneon Sep 1 2016, 08:27 AM

The distribution legendaries for this month are really good choices!

I'll definitely try for the Lati tomorrow, and the one on the 6th seems kinda interesting, too. Lunar Larvitar perhaps???
Maybe I'll go for Xerneas or Yveltal instead if I don't get the Lati... who knows

For the swsh I voted my usual trio, hope they'll climb a little higher this time.
Yesterday I missed out on the scavenger task but I did manage to complete my exploration right before reset and start the Jirachi one.
So I'm on that now.

What's everyone's plans for September?
Ahhh can't believe it's fall already >__< Next month my Nendoroid should depart from GSC HQ

Posted by: Asbel Lhant Sep 1 2016, 09:53 AM

I was actually surprised that I won the raffle to pick a Pokemon for the distribution. I only had one entry for the whole month, I was too busy to post half the time. I woke up and saw I had a forum message, I said no way and sure enough, I won. I went with Yveltal and I see someone had a similar idea and went with Xerneas .

Well I found a 134IV Shuckle for the Poke Hunt this week. I haven't been able to find any Larvesta in the Shelter since it started. I'm still hatching eggs in hopes of finding a better one, but we'll see what happens.

Sun/Moon

Posted by: FiSouthpaw Sep 1 2016, 10:07 AM

I'm not sure yet if I'm going to participate or not. I've been writing for every year since 2012 so I was thinking if I should take a break this year and just hang around in finnish forum section and cheer others on. But then again my 2013 story is waiting for re-writing round, so maybe I should re-write that... We'll see.

Posted by: Luneon Sep 1 2016, 10:20 AM

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Posted by: Mamanator Sep 1 2016, 10:47 AM

NaNo already? Coming up? Gah! I know that I want to begin writing again (I miss it so terribly much!), but two months away? No! How did that happen?! Who allowed that to happen?!

So east coast schools open next week, eh? Next Tuesday, right? Dang. It feels like school has been going on forever out here in the west. Or is it just the defeatest attitude I have after seeing my youngest struggling (and failing) with math... yet again? *sad sigh* Oh what I wouldn't give to find a math tutor that would come to the house and spend some time with my girl. At least she's (currently) above in all her other classes. I'm just terrified that, if she can't bring that grade up, all those wonderful ROTC field trips she was hoping for... won't happen for her.

GPX related... Lunar Larvitar, eh? I wasn't thinking that initially, but here's hoping that you're all right. I'd love to vye for that one, but if I don't get the day's before then yeah. I'm going to be hoping for that one.

Congratulations to the drawing winners, too! KatTheBard, Dr Electric, and Asbel Lhant. All your choices are great from where I'm sitting because I have zero shiny legendaries. So... those are all great choices imo. *thumbs up*

As for the special monthly explorations, by virtue of how many times I've completed them, I will be starting with The Order of Terminus Cave. After that I have a tie so... which one to choose... either Dark Saturday or The Hidden Ruins. I guess I'll worry about that bridge when I get to it. For now I suppose I have to (a) decide which 3 Pokemon we all want to shiny hunt and then (b) start my first special exploration.

Here is to a more active month for me on GPX (yay! No work related meetings until October!!) and a fun month for all of us.

PS: I currently have 4 Floral Togepi awaiting release. Only thing is, currently, it seems I can't release my Pokemon. So I'll try again later today and "force" two more novelties to come along as well. So either later tonight or first thing tomorrow I'll release them for those still in need.

Posted by: Doom Hunter Sep 1 2016, 10:55 AM

So here we are in September...I'm gonna try to be a little more active this time. Maybe. My goal for the month? Collect 3 Arceus. 7 are left. I gotta finish one of these days.

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 1 2016, 11:27 AM

That happened to me before, but then the next time we had a Scavenger Hunt I got it. So keep at it! ^^


I think Maryland started already...my bf's brother started back at college this week. Best of luck to your youngest; my brother struggled with math too and just like her, he's good at everything else :/



Thank you! I want my shiny megaaaaaa~~~~~

Posted by: Mamanator Sep 1 2016, 11:43 AM

Same! (for where the year is going)

Oh, and while we're at it....

Same! (for getting another dog). OK. Ours isn't written in stone (yet), but my youngest and I are really working my hubby to see if we can really get a dog. Now that our eldest is off doing that whole college-thing, I think a dog would be really good for us on so many different levels. We once considered greyhound adoption, but we don't have a reputable adoption center nearby us to do that. So I'm trying to push for shelter adoption of a small to medium sized dog. We already have the dog's name (unless it's all been a joke to placate us from my hubby) so I really hope that we can move forward with this before too much longer. Here's hoping!


So Maryland is ahead of the eight ball, eh? LOL I think Jersey school's (maybe the entire tri-state area...) open right after Labor Day. At least, that's how it was when I was in school. Thanks for the thoughts for my youngest. If I can just get her to understand that if she'd turn in her assignments, her "F" might turn into a passing "D", that'd be a big part of the battle. My husband doesn't think a "D" is passing (it wasn't when we were kids), but the school's beg to differ. Since it is the school's position that matters with her grades and advancement, I'll be tickled pink with a "D" in math for her. *sigh* I am so done with school battles, ya know? 2.85 more years to go though.

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 1 2016, 11:46 AM

Posted by: Walking On Sunshine Sep 1 2016, 11:49 AM

Posted by: Snowsky Sep 1 2016, 12:01 PM

Snorunt!! Oh my Arceus, I totally forgot about him. I voted for him in the last SWSH but it didn't take. Changing my vote to him right now. Thanks, Cycloneblaze.

I'm hoping a Grass-, Water-, or Flying-type is on the roll this time, because these are the types I have the most shards for. I didn't win July's Chimchar SWSH, but I got the Determined achievement out of it. Yay!

Still don't have Floral Togepi. Just have to be patient.

Speaking of NaNoWriMo, I'm working on a Pokémon AU fanfiction project called Sinnoh Kingdom. Basically, the gist of it is that instead of a League with Gym Leaders/Elite Four/Champion, there are modern Houses made up of Knights, Squires, Pages, and led by Lords (who are like elite Gym Leaders), ruled by the Royal Guard (= Elite Four) and the King (= Champion). Every House specializes in different Pokémon type(s), like Gyms, and they're always butting heads over territorial boundaries, tournaments, etc.

The main characters are in House Pierrot, an earth-themed House (primarily Rock/Ground/Steel with some Bug/Grass/Poison). They're glory-seeking heroic types and "knights in shining armor". Byron is their leader and Lord, and his followers/supporters include Roark (his heir), Gardenia (a highborn lady), Nando (a minstrel), and Riley (a knight).

What do you guys think? Any ideas?

Posted by: Luxrayx Sep 1 2016, 12:02 PM

September, woah! In my mind it's still June or something. My birthday is this month, at which point I'll be on a school trip in Germany. I wonder if my family will still remember...

Posted by: Esc Sep 1 2016, 12:10 PM

More Sun and Moon news is coming on the 6th !

Also, I don't see how showing unoffical leaks are wrong, as long as they are in spoiler tags? Mods?

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 1 2016, 12:20 PM

I mean heck, I went to school in Georgia and we always started back the first or second week of August. Which was really stupid, because it's unbelievably hot and humid. Oh, and I did marching band in high school. I was kind of insane.

I don't think a D should be passing, but there it is, lol. Turning in assignments would definitely help!

Posted by: Kurrudii Sep 1 2016, 12:42 PM

gasp. september

Posted by: Rallaa Sep 1 2016, 12:56 PM

I put my votes on Budew, Snorunt, and Mawile.

Posted by: RicFule Sep 1 2016, 01:12 PM

I've only found two Larvesta myself. The first one was like 82 IVs? Second one hasn't hatched yet. But I've currently got a 140 IV Kricketune in there. Common rarity, so I'm expecting to NOT get Rank 1. But I don't really need Rank 1 anyway, since I already have the Plate and won't be getting a Shard anyway.

Posted by: irisidium Sep 1 2016, 01:24 PM

@eevee64 that is exciting news! I know what you mean, I had had a dog in the house all my life up until a couple of years ago and it's a massive change. You'll have to let me know how things go with her!

Idk if there's any significance in what you choose for the SWSH so I just chose things I was interested in: Phanpy, Fall Deerling and Seel. I'm still plodding through the Deep in the Laboratory exploration from last month so I need to get that finished up before moving on to any of this month's goodies!

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 1 2016, 01:24 PM

I'm kinda hoping my 141 Mega Scizor will do the trick; I only need one more shard. I wasn't having much luck finding anything and my Daycare's been occupied.

I voted for Carvanha/Electrike/Kangaskhan but if there's something else that can mega-evolve that's in the top ten-ish, I'd be happy to change one or more of my votes.

e: Also, I'd really love a Deerling/Deerling/Deerling/Deerling hunt since unlike the Flabebe fiasco of 2015, we can tell which is which... :P

Posted by: Rallaa Sep 1 2016, 01:31 PM

Mawile can mega evolve.
I never really appreciated it before because I thought it looked silly, but I've recently become quite enchanted with it.
It's actually very cute from its front side.

Deerling would be cool too.

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 1 2016, 01:36 PM

To be honest, a quadruple Deerling hunt seems interesting, and there is a big chance to get at least most of the Meadow Plate down assuming you're lucky. And wow, they probably should have done something to make each Flabebe egg more distinct in appearance, but what's done is done.

Seems that in this thread, Budew is getting the popular vote. I don't blame y'all, I chose Budew myself because I love how Shiny Roserade looks.

Posted by: Rallaa Sep 1 2016, 01:41 PM

I just chose Budew because I recently put together teams for my girlfriend and I,
and Roeselia is a reference of personal significance for her so I thought, "why not?"

It's just happened other people wanted Budew as well. ^^

Posted by: beachbanana Sep 1 2016, 01:51 PM

Whee its september. Almost spooky time. I chose budew, for one, I think deerling would be fun.

Posted by: Luxrayx Sep 1 2016, 02:13 PM

Budew sounds fun, I kind of want one since Roselia was the first shiny I ever found in the actual games. But I like the sound of triple Deerling even more, so I voted for that ^^

Posted by: Snowsky Sep 1 2016, 02:38 PM

Whoa, looks like everyone's gunning for Budew. What the heck, I think I'll throw my vote in there too, I need two more Meadow Shards. Let's help Budew win, guys!

Posted by: Jalakins Sep 1 2016, 02:46 PM

Well, I have 2 earth plates. What is earth and can mega evolve....Kangaskhan maybe?

Posted by: Gym Leader Clay Sep 1 2016, 03:00 PM

Everyone voting for Budew? :0 If I didn't already get a shiny Budew like four years ago I would probably cast my vote with you all. Not sure what I should vote for tbh. Most of my hunts are of Pokemon from previous SWSH events.

Posted by: FiSouthpaw Sep 1 2016, 03:06 PM

That feel when everyone are exited about shiny hunt voting and I can't even vote yet because "you must have registered before the vote opened, validate your account and become a member" : D If I'm correct the system recognizes that I have some kind of newbie status and I must now reach the member status somehow?

Posted by: Kazuko Himura Sep 1 2016, 03:06 PM

Probably not gonna be participating too too much in the event thing, since IDK if I can do multiple or not. Nor am I doing any special explorations (wanna complete the normal ones first!). I am, however, hoping to do the SWSH...as soon as I can get some of these 'mons evolved! (as I am working on completing my regular dex, starting with commons)

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 1 2016, 03:14 PM

OMG I FINALLY GOT A PORTAL WOW THAT TOOK AGES HAHA

I feel like Nintendo is releasing 'mons faster than we're going through them.


I'd be totally fine with that. Re: Mawile, I don't have her yet; is she winning-ish?


Kangaskhan's normal. Currently the only Ground type that can do anything fun like that is a legendary and it's Primal...

Posted by: Munchlax Sep 1 2016, 03:30 PM

I voted for Munchlax even though almost everyone probably shiny-hunted it at some point... I tossed in Diglett and Magnemite randomly as I didn't have shinies of them.

4 Floral Togepis just released! Good luck.

Posted by: Walking On Sunshine Sep 1 2016, 03:48 PM

I hadn't chosen Budew for the SWSH, but if that's the popular choice, then that's the popular choice.

Also, I think it'll take a while before we start repeating Pokemon for the SWSH. There's still quite a lot of choices left as it is, and then there's Gen VII.

http://r.gpx.plus/RalbG
Also, could you please feed him an Aspear Berry?

Posted by: Jalakins Sep 1 2016, 03:55 PM

From what I understand, there is a set of achievements you have to get to not be a "newbie" anymore. It's in the base set - newbie clicker, newbie breeder, newbie hatcher, etc. Not sure past that.

Also, why budew? xD

Edit: YAY THANK YOU MUNCHLAX!! Floral topegi <3 *gifts you with love and hugs* I'm not trying to be creepy, promise. xD

Posted by: Snowsky Sep 1 2016, 04:04 PM

You have to make 10 posts in the forums. If you make a post, the "Posts" counter next to your name, under your avatar, will increase, but the post can't be in a sub-forum that says "Will not increase cumulative post count".

Posted by: FiSouthpaw Sep 1 2016, 04:13 PM

@Jalakins & Snowsky: Thanks for your tips. I've always been that guy who aims to get all possible achievements anyway so those achievements at least will come in no time Forum posts might consume a little more time since I easily just end up lurking and read posts instead of posting something myself.

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 1 2016, 04:22 PM

That can't be right; I gained Member status way, way before I made 10 posts (I'm pretty sure posts 2 through 10 were in a community thread) and I joined in 2010. I think it's achievements as Jalakins said.

Sunshine it literally turned foggy the second I clicked on Salamence so I haven't fed it yet. I'd defog but I'm low on Pass Orbs and I'm about to go out...

Posted by: Rallaa Sep 1 2016, 04:36 PM

It's either 10 posts *or* you get all the newbie achievements.
I got member status from the achievements before I made 10 posts too.

Posted by: Luneon Sep 1 2016, 06:13 PM

That sounds pretty logical and makes a lot of sense. Would be cool if it's really the case.
I wonder, that means my favorite Eeveelution Umbreon is also "Evil"
Kinda weird since it evolves through happiness xD Becoming so happy he turns evil????

Also speaking of Eevee, I calculated some stuff and I currently have a 100% Perfect IV Eevee in Pokemon GO. Shame it's a low level though Still tempted to level it up cause I'm slowly finding the Eevee spawns... or maybe with that new feature people found in the code of Pokemon GO it will be easier...

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Nope, I'm voting Snorunt (cause I need a female), Phione (why not???) and Wooper (because Axolotls are cute)
If you have any favorite pokemon that haven't been chosen yet, just pick those, you never know :P

Posted by: x Sam Sep 1 2016, 06:26 PM

need fat squishy swsh pls haha. Much love for it. Voted larvesta snorunt solrock as i need them all, so we'll see.

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 1 2016, 07:25 PM

Oh, someone mentioned NaNoWriMo earlier in the thread. I don't think I will even have the time for that this year.

Though, I did start working on my novel again today, for the first time in months, so that was nice.

My votes for the SWSH were Murkow, Numel, and Skiddo.

Posted by: Snowsky Sep 1 2016, 08:46 PM

It's settled. My three are Budew (for obvious reasons), Snorunt (need more Icicle Shards), and Weedle (unorthodox, but I think Shiny Mega Beedrill looks awesome, I know bright lime-green shinies like Jolteon and Scizor aren't very popular, but I adore them).

Posted by: PalkiaDS Sep 1 2016, 09:46 PM

I'm really excited for this month's distributions!^^ What I'm really hoping to get is Yveltal. I'm also pretty excited for this month's shiny hunt too! Hopefully this second time of mine I'll actually be able to complete the hunt ^^;

Posted by: Aragarthiel Sep 1 2016, 10:32 PM

I don't know how many of you have heard about the hurricane hitting Florida right now (Hurricane Hermine) but it's supposed to pass less than 30 miles south of where I live, and the projections keep moving further north so it looks like we're going to get pummeled tomorrow. I'm waiting for my school to announce that they're closed for tomorrow so I don't have to go in, but I don't think that'll happen. I've actually never lived through a hurricane before, at least not the full brunt of one. I've been in locations where we got some thunderstorms from the very outskirts of a hurricane but nothing more than tree branches down.

Meanwhile, in between classwork I'm trying to be more active here. So excuse me if I get distracted and start writing PHP in my posts. XD

Posted by: Alicat Sep 2 2016, 12:23 AM

I'm skeptical if we'll ever run out of pokemon to SWSH tbh, it's like... 18 pokemon per year, discounting the form hunts, with a new generation every few years xD

Threw in my vote for Hawlucha (you're welcome), Phione, and Snorunt... gg everything I wanna shiny hunt/am currently shiny hunting has already been a SWSH xD So I figured I'd throw my vote for what seemed popular

@PalkiaDS: your avatar is adorable *o* huge fan of the marill stages AND chansey stages



Edit: So I just read pokemon Go news on fb... and apparently they're bringing out a "buddy system" that lets you have one of your pokemon follow you! So cool!

Posted by: Indigo chan Sep 2 2016, 01:30 AM

I'm glad you're keeping slightly positive about that. Stay safe. ~

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I don't know what to vote for in the SWSH so I met ya'll decide for me. I only have a grand total of one shiny so it's not like I'm too picky. And I haven't seen the new Pokemon trailers yet so I'm out of the loop whoop-de-doo. ~

Posted by: blue fyre Sep 2 2016, 03:28 AM

This may be a really dumb question, but is there some way to get the new togepi novelty without having to snag one that someone else has bred in the shelter? Please message me how since I don't really use the forums and unless I'm messaged won't really look at this again.

Posted by: Gigadweeb Sep 2 2016, 05:02 AM

So, been messing around with my PC, and good god, it is glorious. HD textures and high FPS is amazing.

Went out for a birthday dinner for one of my friends last night, and fuck was it great. Should probably do it more.

Posted by: blue fyre Sep 2 2016, 05:12 AM

I realize that I'm probably too tired to type and should be banned from my laptop in favor of going to find my bed. Insomnia is just such a wonderful thing. (sorry, my humor tends to be dry and quite sarcastic at times) On that note I should put away my 3ds I'm playing pokemon on and close my laptop so I can get some sleep. Sorry if my question was confusing to anyone at any point. Have a good whatever time of day it is for everyone.

Posted by: Gym Leader Clay Sep 2 2016, 09:17 AM

smh I opened Skype sometime yesterday to share sun&moon info with my girlfriend last night and I clean forgot about this thread until now. we literally ended up writing a pokemon au for dragon age. please @god teach me how to curb my distractions

Most of my favorites have been chosen tbqh. Either that or I got shinies of them outside swsh. but I did vote snorunt because glalie and frosslass are both v good. I also voted skiddo because it is my girlfriend's favorite pokemon and weedle because I've been watching the game grumps play fire red and beedrill is pretty cool.



I don't think there will be much trouble. I've lived in Florida my entire life so I'm kind of apathetic to hurricanes tbh. I had more excitement yesterday from the exploding rocket. I hope for your safety anyway especially since it be your first hurricane. u.u

Posted by: Mamanator Sep 2 2016, 09:59 AM

Hmm. Munchlax. Yeah... no. I've not shiny hunted that one yet. An interesting idea to do that though. Perhaps I'll change two of my choices to Munchlax and Slakoth and keep the Budew. That would make for an interesting trio. LOL



Speaking for Floral Togepis.. I just released 6 of them. Best of luck to ya!

Posted by: Gigadweeb Sep 2 2016, 10:21 AM

Hey uhh....


who was hunting the Korechu?

Guess what...

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 2 2016, 10:45 AM

Yeah, I heard about that. When I lived in GA, we got a lot of "tropical storms" but that was it. I'm surprised to hear of one going that far north. Stay safe!


I am
congrats?? lol

So it sounds like a lot of people are voting for Snorunt so I'll change one of mine.

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Ayyy got the last Insect shard!

Posted by: Kazuko Himura Sep 2 2016, 11:10 AM

Not me, but I have gotten prankster so many times...

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 2 2016, 11:34 AM

^That's why I started hunting it and now he doesn't show up as often >:[

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 2 2016, 11:44 AM

After my Korechu mass-release, I decided to start a hunt for Korechu as well, in case I randomly get a Shiny one of these days. The Prankster shows up for me at least once a week.

Posted by: Mamanator Sep 2 2016, 12:33 PM

I've seen the portal just the once and the prankster likes to swing by, rather unexpectedly, sometimes twice in the same week. But it has been a bit since I last saw him. I want to say a week or two, but it does seem like I just ran into him recently. But the portal? I only saw it the once. Treasure chests and the like seem to avoid me like the plague. Unless that's because I already have a stock pile of those items... I wonder... but I hate to use them when the Lab is so overly stocked with eggs, ya know?

Posted by: DraconicDM Sep 2 2016, 12:52 PM

The Order of Terminus Cave, why must you do this to me???
I'm on task 10 right now, and the task is to get a certain level 100 pokémon. I prefer pokémon from the Lab, to those from the Shelter, but this is a rare one, so I can't just find one there. The problem is that the task wants one, that I obtained after the start of the task, and not the exploration. And I hatched that exact same egg 2 minutes before starting the task. Why???
(sorry for not naming the pokémon, but maybe even this is too much spoiler?)

Posted by: Munchlax Sep 2 2016, 01:30 PM

You're welcome!




Go for it!

When Snowman Munchlax was released, I was pretty ecstatic. I thought, "This is it! Enough people are going to think of Munchlax and want to shiny hunt the novelty!" But time kept passing and passing and the voting option didn't show up, and it turned out to be pre-chosen pokemon that month. I figured, "Oh, well, maybe next time around..." but unfortunately not. And I eventually got a Sh. Snowman Munchlax along the way, as well. But I still toss in the pot every time it comes around.

Hermine is gonna be passing through here as well. We're already getting a ton of rain, making me nervous for my succulents but I haven't lost any thus far. I just had to hide the desert rose under the eave because it has seedpods and I don't want them bursting open because of too much water being taken in. The winds don't start getting crazy until evening and then I guess we'll see what tomorrow brings. She's supposed to be directly on us early Saturday morning so we're dealing with the usual concerns of lights going out, making the fridge colder, making sure electronics are charged up, etc.

Posted by: Kazuko Himura Sep 2 2016, 03:02 PM

I get the prankster a ton. I also got the portal once and I got Shady Salesman RIGHT AFTER I VERIFIED MY ACCOUNT!

Posted by: DraconicDM Sep 2 2016, 03:11 PM

I just got a Latias egg from the Egg Distribution! Not what I would have chosen, but I'm happy with this one too!

I also get the prankster a lot. After the first time, I always refused him. I got the Shady Salesman once. He wanted to sell me a Slowpoke Tail for 100k, when I only had somewhere around 10k. He was disappointed that I'm so poor
I also got the portal only once. The Hoopa egg hatched only a few hours ago.

Posted by: DemonicPlatypus2 Sep 2 2016, 03:47 PM

And just like the last 2 months, I forgot to fill up my party to make sure I got the egg I wanted, but oh well I didn't have the egg data for Latias yet I guess.

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 2 2016, 03:57 PM

Gah! I want to Shiny Hunt Numel for Mega Camerupt, but there's not that many people breeding them. There's also Vulpix, but what should I go for?

EDIT: Vulpix is actually Rare, and I went ahead and hunted Vulpix. I'll get Shiny Mega Camerupt later.

Posted by: Aragarthiel Sep 2 2016, 04:27 PM

So apparently this "hurricane" wasn't even strong enough to wake me up or knock tree branches down in our yard. We have regular thunderstorms worse than this. Fortunately, we've had our first day under 85° since May, so it's actually really nice out!

I haven't had the prankster or the portal yet... I'm wondering what's so wrong with me that I don't get either. I don't get chests or anything like that very often anyway so it kinda doesn't surprise me.

Posted by: Stevesuke Nakamura Sep 2 2016, 05:52 PM

I forgot to fill my party and now I have a Latias egg and I really didn't want one and now I am sad.

Ah well. I'm playing a Nuzlocke of a randomiser version of Soul Silver and there was a Mew in the Sprout Tower. Caught it and it was holding an Icicle Plate XD

Then the egg that's normally Togepi hatched into a shiny Cyndaquil and it knew Judgement so there's a tiny wee fier mouse going around Johto booting Team Rocket with Holy Judgement XD

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 2 2016, 06:10 PM

I almost never get chests; I was surprised to grab one earlier this week. The only one I get reasonably often lately is the Salesman...but I already have the SlowpokeTail achievement! Right before I started my Korechu hunt I got Prankster like four times in a week... ._.

^That's pretty awesome, haha.

I was going to work a little longer today, but then Adobe Reader crashed and I didn't want to turn on my other computer for 20, 30 minutes of work. Sooooo commencing 3-day staycation!

Speaking of which, I don't think this Salamence likes my air conditioner. It's frozen and needs sour berries.

http://gpx.plus/info/ZIjvG

Posted by: Varys Sep 2 2016, 09:51 PM

I'm 700 eggs into my Combee hunt and I started this even before Floral Togepi was released or even Dark Ekans. This is taking too long.

Also, Prankster now rarely appears after I started shiny hunting for Korechu. Portal only appeared to me once

also, a little heat for my salamence? It's frozen
http://r.gpx.plus/CAuvG

Posted by: Kazuko Himura Sep 2 2016, 10:44 PM

I'd heat up your Salamence if it wasn't foggy out!

While I wait for the dumb fog to lift, I'm working on supplements for one of my Tool-Assisted Roleplays. Rebooted a PV specifically, and making arrangements for my friend to cover a song for it.

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 2 2016, 11:13 PM

Blah, TOTALLY would have Odd Incensed but it was foggy

So I'm I guess about halfway through Pokemon Insurgence. Interesting story but man, is that game hard. I'm grateful for the ability to change difficulty midgame, but I also feel like it shouldn't be there...

Posted by: RicFule Sep 2 2016, 11:56 PM

Okay. This is kind of funny. On the first, after I got my Scavenger Hunt prize points, I had a grand total of 711 points and my ranking was 177. Today, while I was power-leveling my pokemon for the Zygarde exploration, I saw that my Prize points were now 717, since I got Rank 2 in the weekly hunt, and my ranking was 171. So, that's twice in the past week, that my Prize Points and my rank had the same numbers, but in "opposite" positions.

And also? I didn't fill my Party, intentionally, and got myself a Latias egg. Which I'm happy with, since I already had all the eggs/Eggdex info for the current crop and didn't need anything specific.

Posted by: Varys Sep 3 2016, 04:38 AM

I would have clicked mine too. But I guess we need the fog to be lifted.

So, I lost another Civ V game. I was playing Babylon on Immortal, aiming for the Scientific Victory but Korea always beat me to key wonders like the Porcelain Tower and Tower of Pisa. In the end, I tried going for a Cultural Victory but it was also failing since my Great Works were converted to Culture/Golden Age early-game.


Aand, how is the ranking from scavenger hunts determined? I got a first place before when I sent in a Shiny Infernape, but the next shiny I sent in only got me to 3rd Place.

Posted by: DraconicDM Sep 3 2016, 07:33 AM

Are you talking about the Poké Hunt, or the Scavenger Hunt? If it's the Scavenger Hunt, there are no ranks, only how many tasks you could complete

The rules for the Poké Hunt are explained in the help page. It counts rarity, IVs, whether it's fully evolved or not, and if it's shiny (and a few other things that are not explained). If you got 3rd place with a shiny, then probably everything else was very bad about it. Though I don't know how much being shiny counts.
This week a Heracross or Volcarona with good IVs was worth a 1st place. I don't know about others. (Last week I registered a day or so before the hunt ended, so I just sent in the first Poison pokémon I found, and got a 3rd place)

Posted by: Gym Leader Clay Sep 3 2016, 08:28 AM

*yawns and rises from the dead*

There's a lot of discussioning going on with stuff I'm garbage at. I have terrible luck with stuff like Missingno and Korechu 8( and I haven't participated in the Poke Hunt in a while because I have Too Little Free Time. Its one thing to mindlessly search for a shiny hunt Pokemon, but another to dig into the IVs and stuff, something I am inherently garbage at--

What is Pokemon Insurgence? :0 if you may pardon the Big Dumb Question? I actually stopped playing the main series games before x/y because no 3ds lmfao. Or is like a romhack?

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 3 2016, 11:34 AM

Normal, but I had to cheat on the first two gyms I started with Delta Bulbasaur too but I hit a lot of walls. idk why I'm having so much trouble with it, haha. I'm considering doing a randomizer run once I get through the current content, bet that'll be fun...

e: My daycare pair produced a Deibot egg last night. Donating now, so good luck to whoever wants one!

Posted by: Kazuko Himura Sep 3 2016, 12:49 PM

*Checks game folder* Shockingly don't have that one. Will have to read more about it.

And yay, finally out of the "newbie" stage! (because I'm too lazy to click anything other than eggs or exploration Pokemon x.x)

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 3 2016, 02:28 PM

Orion was A W F U L. East was easier to beat on Normal than either of the other difficulties for some reason. Good to know, thanks!

Posted by: Luneon Sep 3 2016, 03:10 PM

Yaaay
I'm excited for the buddy system too, I hope I can walk my perfect Eevee first. Second up I wanna walk my Dratinis.

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I agree, Glalie looks really badass, especially in Mega Form.
And Froslass is just a cutie! I already have Glalie so I definitely want a second Snorunt to try get a Frosslass.

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Same here. I haven't seen the portal yet so idk what the requirement is.
I'd like to get one someday though! Just for the sake of filling the dex.

Speaking of filling up the dex: I got today's egg!
Definitely didn't see that coming but hey nice for the dex
I didn't have the entry for it yet cause it's one that isn't one of my favs.

Posted by: Walking On Sunshine Sep 3 2016, 03:16 PM

I got me a Xerneas as well!

It took me about a day to finish up the feeding task for Genesect. If only that fog didn't roll in not long after I started it. But the story still makes me sad. As for my other exploration, I'm still deciding. That Charmander feeding task for Regigigas is just as frustrating as that Salamence one.

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 3 2016, 03:45 PM

Yeah, I got the Xerneas as well! Another Legendary added to my PokeDex, egg and non-Shiny Pokemon when it hatches. In addition to that, I completed The Order of Terminus Cave, so now I got a giant black snake Pokemon waiting to hatch. I'm on Dark Saturday, because even though I got a Genesect from the Safari Zone already, I don't have the Egg Data for it, nor have I completed the exploration yet.

Posted by: Gym Leader Clay Sep 3 2016, 04:09 PM

Mmm, reckon I will check pokemon insurgence out one of these days. interesting reading up on it nmhmm!!

I, too snagged a Xerneas. I remembered to keep a slot in my party free for once, even if it was like thirty minutes ahead of time. WHOOPs. I'm never picky about these events because I always forget to leave a party slot free so I'm just ooh, well, I'll just take wHATEVER, I guess. I'm positive that Xerneas is one of the pokes I am missing so good on me.

Posted by: FiSouthpaw Sep 3 2016, 04:19 PM

I seem to have gotten Latias egg yesterday while I was gone. That is like my first special egg ever so lucky me I guess : D And started shiny hunting Seviper too so wish me luck. Hatched actually few eggs already before byuing that shiny recorder and making my hunt official but naturally nothing yet. I guess next buy should be all the shelter passes I can get so I can grab more eggs.

Posted by: The Majestic Mr L Sep 3 2016, 06:50 PM

when did September happen

what happened to my summer
oh well

School starts up for me again soon. I think it's Tuesday.

Posted by: Thaliel Sep 3 2016, 11:18 PM

*gasps* Xerneas

Posted by: x Sam Sep 4 2016, 07:56 AM

Well my 7th anniversary was yesterday. Not sure if I'll be around for my 8th or not.. been many years now lol.

Used my shiny novelty voucher on a valencian oddish too

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 4 2016, 11:47 AM

Blargh, I hate how much high-maturity eggs I have in my party right now. It's slowing down my Vulpix hunt A LOT. And I have an exploration Pokemon occupying another space.

Well, at least I reached 2,000 Pass Orbs last night, so I'm two-thirds away from the achievement, and I finally managed to evolve my Graveler to get the Kanto Dex achivement. I've already complete the Johto Dex and I'm almost done with the Hoenn Dex, I think.

Posted by: Asbel Lhant Sep 4 2016, 02:00 PM

Got my Yveltal egg in my party, thanks Jen. I'm going to be going after another one for the Distribution, I didn't get Xerneas yesterday so hopefully I get Yveltal(or mine hatches shiny *hint hint*).

Had a bit of bad news today.

Other than that I've had a pretty good vacation so far. I saw a few family members that I haven't seen in 2 years. I'm going to be going into the city tomorrow with my grandmother. She has a few appointments with her doctors that she has to see. We'll be in town for 5 days, more than I thought we'd be in. I have a 4-5 hour drive ahead of me but it'll be fun!

Posted by: Charchou Sep 4 2016, 03:21 PM

Thank you for the Yveltal! Found out about this event from the 4PM popup yesterday that referenced this thread. I don't think this was an event back two years ago when I last played GPX!

Congrats on the shiny, Asbel! And my condolences for your family friend... really sorry to hear that.

Posted by: dragonfly1989 Sep 4 2016, 04:41 PM

Thanks for the Yveltal egg

Posted by: RicFule Sep 4 2016, 05:19 PM

Oh, there's no shiny yet. Asbel was hoping the egg currently in the Party would hatch shiny. Even if there isn't a chance for it to be SET shiny.

Posted by: Asbel Lhant Sep 4 2016, 05:26 PM

Well I didn't get a second Yveltal egg. I am going for the distribution tomorrow instead, hopefully I get that one now. I'm a bit bummed about missing Xerneas and Yveltal but oh well. I already have my raffle egg, so that's not too bad.

Charchou: I didn't get a shiny one, I was just saying I'm hoping to get one XD.

Posted by: Varys Sep 4 2016, 05:27 PM

Yay! I got my Yveltal egg. From the distribution this month, it's the only I lack in the Pokedex so I'm really happy about that.

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 4 2016, 07:02 PM

Congrats to everyone who got a Yveltal egg! My Xerneas egg and Zygarde egg are close to hatching, so I can hatch more Vulpix eggs. Though I'm a long way from completing my task for the exploration.

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 4 2016, 07:12 PM

I haven't gotten a distribution yet, but that's okay! I've been so busy lately that it doesn;t really surprise me.

Five classes, first semester commuting, and my boss is over-scheduling me at work. I wanted to be capped at 30 hours, tops. I had 32 this past week, and have 36 for the next one, including a Labor Day shift tomorrow. The paycheck will be nice, but... I am already burning out.

Posted by: eevee64 Sep 5 2016, 03:30 AM

Whoops, it's been six pages since I last checked in here...looks like I'm going to have a bit of light reading to do later tonight/tomorrow :P Been a bit busy with uni work lately. It's mid-semester time so there's always a bunch of tests and assignments happening at once ^^" Only two more weeks and we get a week off though

I did a fair bit of Pokemon Go over the weekend so now I'm at lv24 and have 112 dex entries I also set my mum up with an account so she can play for herself. Before she was just playing on mine or my sister's. She seems to be playing it more than us at the moment :P

I'm loving the new Streetpass games they released on 3DS! I think it's about time it got another update because the number of people I've Streetpassed this year has been way lower than the last two years (I'm pretty serious about my Streetpassing haha). So hopefully I'll start getting some more around campus again!

Posted by: Alena Sep 5 2016, 04:53 AM

I did plan to leave place in my party for Xerneas, but then I completely forgot about egg distribution and got it anyway only by coincidence. Today it hatches and I'm like "wait, was is that white before?". Well, I'm never opposed to random shiny legendaries.

It's September, which means the 3th anniversary for me! The site hasn't changed drastically since 2013, but there always comes something new to occupy me. On the other hand, it means also that I met only 3 Old Men over 3 years, and that doesn't really sound very promising.

Posted by: TheBloodWitch Sep 5 2016, 09:25 AM

Thanks for the yveltal egg! I've been really busy with moving so it was quite a surprise when I saw the egg in my party!

Posted by: North Star Sep 5 2016, 02:25 PM

I wanted to get Xerneas and even remembered to leave an open spot, but no luck. I did get Yveltal, though, so it's not that bad

Posted by: Dusko Sep 5 2016, 04:36 PM

I got my event egg today. I was pretty happy with it! I didn't have any of the event legendaries so this is pretty awesome. : ) Thank you guys!

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 5 2016, 04:39 PM

Well, hello there, event egg! That's pretty exciting!

So, in the world of Pokemon Go, I found a 700CP Eevee. And I was out of balls. I was so sad!

Posted by: Asbel Lhant Sep 5 2016, 05:27 PM

Well I didn't get today's distribution Pokemon either . I think this might be the first time I've ever not gotten a distribution Pokemon if I don't get one tomorrow. I doubt my Yveltal egg from winning the raffle will be shiny, guess I used up my luck on Korechu XD.

The drive on the highway was pretty good, it was my first time driving it so it was quite the experience. There were times that I went over 100km and didn't realize I was doing so. At one point I looked down and I was going 140 . We stopped once along the way to stretch our legs but it took a little more than 4 hours to get there. It was definitely a fun drive, I'll be glad to do it again on Friday . I will have a bit of money to spend shopping tomorrow, it should be fun.

Posted by: NewWorldNick Sep 5 2016, 06:12 PM

Oh wow didn't notice this had started already haha. Congrats to all those who have received an egg.

Posted by: Rua Sep 5 2016, 08:02 PM

Woo, got a Victini today! Good thing too, I completely forgot to leave a space open the last few days. Here's hoping for a shiny!

Posted by: eevee64 Sep 5 2016, 10:15 PM

Don't really have any big plans for September...just a normal month for me with uni and work. I'm happy it's now Spring, so the weather should be really nice, but Spring also means hayfever season. My allergies haven't been that great as of late, so I think the hayfever's going to get me bad this year :\


Hope that your new dog plans work out! We were making a list of names to call our new greyhound, because we thought we wouldn't like its existing name. But the one the adoption centre picked out for us is called Sable, which I thought was a cool name ^^ So we're gonna stick with that.


I'll definitely be posting pics of her when we get her I've only ever had the one dog before, and I literally grew up with her. Got her when I was 5, and she only passed away last year when she was 17! Even though I have my pet birds to keep me company, I still miss that doggie presence around the house :P


I'm excited about this! I'll probs have an Eevee or Arcanine as my buddy Or a Mareep whenever gen 2 comes out. or a Flygon when gen 3 comes out in the distant future haha


On the weekend I caught up with some family, and was showing my 7 year old cousin how to play Pokemon Go. She took my phone and went for a little walk...when she came back my 90 Pokeballs were down to 8, but she'd caught me a 680CP Eevee! That was by far the strongest Eevee I have so I was proud of her haha.

Posted by: Quincia Sep 6 2016, 12:29 AM

I keep forgetting to leave a space for the event
I'll definitely leave a space for tomorrow.

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Posted by: Asbel Lhant Sep 6 2016, 09:16 AM

I've been in the waiting room at the hospital since 10am waiting for my grandmother to get in to see the doctor. Her appointment was supposed to be an hour ago but they show no sign of showing up. There's only so much I can do while waiting, I'm starting to get hungry.

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Posted by: Bonnie Clyde Sep 6 2016, 12:33 PM

Wow I've been quiet this month. Still having anxiety from school so I have really felt very talkative. Also stayed home Thursday and Friday since I was sick and I missed today as well since I'm going to the doctor's, so I'm also a little stressed about how much stuff I may need to make up (but the 6 day weekend was really nice). I figured by now my anxiety would be gone...
Honestly, I can't wait for summer again - and I haven't even been back to school for a whole month. Still thinking about doing online school again but I'm leery about that since it didn't go well last time I tried that.

I didn't get Yveltal from the distribution, so I'm going for Lunar Larvitar today (hopefully that is what it is) since I never actually got the egg for it yet.
Also still need to finish the Mew exploration. I started it the last couple days of August but I still haven't even progressed from the first task. Hopefully I can get it finished in time. I've been pretty addicted to Tumblr lately so I haven't been on here too much.
After I finally finish this exploration, I'l probably move on to the Zygarde one. After that I'm not sure. I haven't done either of the Regi explorations, so I'll have to decide between one of those.

I summoned a Lugia egg with the Enigma Stone but someone else ended up nabbing it. Though I did track down who got it, and luckily it wasn't shiny.
Then the Shady Salesman finally transformed into the portal for me a few days ago.

Also for the SWSH, I voted for the same ones I voted for last SWSH: Frillish, Shroomish, and Oddish (the "ish" trinity )

I thought the same thing at first lol.

Posted by: Luneon Sep 6 2016, 01:10 PM

My exact thought when I saw it the first time xD
Does really look like it, yeah

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 6 2016, 01:16 PM

Posted by: arliona Sep 6 2016, 01:48 PM

After seeing the AWESOME trailer for Sun and Moon, I went to preorder both games. Amazon.fr is offering a downlaod code of one (1) Quick Ball per preordered game, provided after the order ships. Thanks, I guess?

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 6 2016, 02:28 PM

I have no idea what is going on with Sun and Moon, but that's okay. I just know I need to preorder the games pretty soon.

Apparently today has been a good day for my Dark Ekans pair, because I've gotten 3 novelty eggs in the last two hours.

I'm not sure what other exploration I want to do this month. I just finished Zygarde, but now I don't know which legend to go after.

Edit: Apparently today is just novel day for me. Hello random Slime Slugma egg??

Posted by: Tulaash Sep 6 2016, 07:26 PM

I didn't think I got an egg from the distribution today, but I just looked at my party again, and there's a little Lunar Larvitar egg sitting in my party!

Is anyone else playing Legion? So far, it's really fun. I decided to go through Val'sharah first. Might tackle Suramar or Stormheim next. So many new toys and pets!

Posted by: Breech Loader Sep 6 2016, 07:26 PM

Well, after more than 500 eggs I got my shiny Croagunk.

Now where's my Shiny Dracowymsy? I just keep breeding and he just isn't coming...

Posted by: Nostalgic River Shadow Sep 7 2016, 12:45 AM

well today was eventful...
I got woke up by my mom saying that my japan crate arrived.
I invite my friend over so we can open it together
We pick up my friend
not even 30 minutes late...
my dads yelling my name
i go out side
Our cat got hit by a car
We thought he was gonna die, But he lasted more then 5 minutes so we rushed him to the vet.
They put his eye back and fixed his jaw as much as they could and we had to take him to over night care emergency clinic.
why...

Posted by: Quincia Sep 7 2016, 01:36 AM

In other news, I remembered to have an empty space, but I didn't the distribution today Oh well. Better luck next time.

Posted by: Indigo chan Sep 7 2016, 01:46 AM

Posted by: Asbel Lhant Sep 7 2016, 05:41 AM

Well I got a distribution Pokemon, so I didn't miss out on one this time. While I didn't get what I wanted I'm glad I got something. It didn't hatch shiny I'm just glad I got one.

I have to bring my nan back to another appointment today. She has to go see the doctor about the test she did yesterday. We also have plans to go out somewhere today. I'm not overly sure where we will be going but hopefully she doesn't mind going to the mall. I have a bit of things I need to pick up before we leave on Friday. My aunt will be bringing us to Costco tonight so I can get some new pants for work.

My vacation is almost over, Tuesday afternoon around 4 is my flight. I won't be getting in until 9 pm that night, hopefully they don't have me scheduled to work the next day because I was jet lagged horribly coming in, going back will be the same way. I just hope work has changed since I left, if it hasn't I might have to look for work elsewhere.

Posted by: eevee64 Sep 7 2016, 09:24 AM

My mum is really getting into Pokemon Go now. My sister and I took her to the Pokemon hotspot in town and got dinner there. She had such a blast catching all the Pokemon :P Wouldn't surprise me if she caught up to me in levels and dex entries in a couple of weeks the way she's going haha.

Posted by: Cycloneblaze Sep 7 2016, 11:09 AM

I got the Lunar Larvitar I was aiming for. Such a great concept Novelty, I love it. Just hope it's shiny... the shiny isn't too overwhelming so I'm not gonna hunt it, but it would still be nice to get.

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 7 2016, 11:36 AM

I just got my fifth Flame Shard. From what I heard, though, it takes a long time to complete DotW. If I back out of it, does that mean my Flame Plate will be used up anyways? Well, either way, it seems I won't be able to do much during this month's SWSH if I don't complete it before the hunt officially begins.

Posted by: Mamanator Sep 7 2016, 11:37 AM

Kudos to those who were eligible and received one of this month's Event Egg. I'm pretty happy with my egg (which is still working on hatching because, yeah, well, what do expect when you haven't been on the site *smirk*) and whatever it hatches as I thank the winner who chose it. *happy dances*

It looks like there has been a lot of talk about Sun & Moon out here lately. I haven't read any of the spoilers, but am definitely interested in visiting the Pokemon website to find the latest trailer releases and information leaks. *snicker* I'm less than $14 away from having paid for all 4 of our games so I'm super excited for its release. While I wait, I suppose I'll keep playing Omega Ruby (I am now at 5 gym badges and working my Pokemon closer towards the finish line. However, with leveling up to level 40 currently, I have a ways to go before battling any super boss-like types.

In relation to GPX, I am clicking away this morning and hope to advance further into my current exploration. Of course, in order to do that, I just had to run into this wild, frozen bat critter. Poor thing. It's so cold! So any sour patch of berries you run into (Aspear) would be most appreciated. Thank you!
http://r.gpx.plus/kWIOG

In other news things are pretty much par for the course. My youngest is failing math and I am finding myself backed into a corner because I can't get her to turn in her blasted homework. I am planning on speaking with her tonight and letting her know that if she doesn't turn in the majority of the assignments by the end of next week that she is going to be loosing her electronics. I just don't know what else to do. I was hoping that if she would just turn in her freaking homework that her F would become a D, but it has gotten even worse and I noticed last night that she's missing even more homework assignments now. I feel at the end of my rope and frustrated as all. It would seem that the threat of loosing out on her possible ROTC jaunts doesn't even inspire her. Because if she's failing a class she won't be able to go participate and so I really thought she'd try. Guess I was over reaching. *mope*

Sorry for venting there, but thanks for allowing me to. I've got to email her math teacher and ask if they know of any tutors there at the school. Teachers or students that want to make $ and can either meet with her after school or come to our house. I need to do something... just don't know what anymore. *sigh*

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 7 2016, 01:17 PM

Posted by: Cycloneblaze Sep 7 2016, 02:39 PM

You probably won't finish DotW before the hunt starts, I'd even say definitely. Your plate is only marked as used when you actually finish it, however, and not if you quit - and even then it's not consumed, you keep it and can't use it again. So it's only possible to complete DotW so many times.

Posted by: RicFule Sep 7 2016, 04:31 PM

Not me. I've been looking for leveled pokemon, but haven't been able to find them, so I've been doing them manually. And I'm about to go do that for my current one, as well.

So, the best IVed Eevee I've found so far, has been a 129 one. And I'm expecting that one to only reach Rank 2, But, I'll keep looking until reset, so maybe I can find one higher. IF I can find Eevee eggs, anyway.

Posted by: Alicat Sep 7 2016, 06:36 PM

SWEEEET! So I had started a side-hunt for S. Scatterbug last week during the pokehunt... and just hatched one in under 20 eggs o:

And I just realized I forgot to leave a spot open for LL yesterday... oops. Atleast I bred two yesterday anyhow lol

Posted by: Luneon Sep 7 2016, 07:29 PM

I think something might be bothering her on an emotional level.
Instead of talking about punishing her I think you may have to try talk with her about what's going on in her mind and what she's feeling.
Maybe someone's not being nice to her at school, or maybe she's feeling depressed and empty about something.
One thing I learned through social media: young people will NEVER start talking about their feelings UNLESS it's with someone who won't "judge them" for it. Even if you tell them 99999 times it's ok, in their mind it's NEVER ok to start first.
You as caring person parent thingy have to make that first move.
And it might be pretty severe so be sure to not sound like you're overly worried or like you're judging her because that can make it even worse.

I think she might just be scared of something, and that something might be at her school.
You never know in such cases and you should really have a NICE talk with her, not a judging "I am mad at you, you need to obey me" type of talk because those never work and just make people feel even more terrible.

Human feelings ain't my strongest point I am aware of that, but I also learn through trial and error ^^;
Hanging with people who DO feel a lot of things at once teaches me a lot of useful stuff I never thought about before.

Just assume the worst and if it turns out to be less terrible then that's nice.
But just be sure to reach out to her in a non parent-y way. She really does sound like she really needs someone to talk to her, someone who could understand her, someone she could drop her deepest darkest feelings with. And yes that's difficult.
REALLY difficult.
Like it can make people feel really horrible. I don't know how to explain it properly.

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I was browsing the web today and I noticed that some site had Litten Plushies for sale... and I missed out on the pre-order fml...
I really hope they'll get more in stock, or that a local store somehow managed to get their hands on 'em but I fear the worst :/

Posted by: Asbel Lhant Sep 7 2016, 08:57 PM

There's a new Pokemon Sun and Moon trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oO_P4GX_RA&feature=youtu.be

Today's shopping trip was great, bought a couple pairs of pants and a new hoodie. I found two great t-shirts at EB Games, as well as a Majora's Mask Puzzle. I probably won't put it together anytime soon, but it was a great find.

Posted by: Aether Sep 8 2016, 02:13 AM

'Sup people. I got Latias from the event this month, which is kinda sad, I was hoping for Yveltal, but ah well.

And can ya'll do my a favour and feed this big fatty some aspears

http://r.gpx.plus/gLbOG

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 8 2016, 06:21 AM

I already put a Jolteon into the hunt with 149 IVs, but I'm still looking for either of female of that or a Tynamo with good iVs. We'll see, though.

GPX has been acting as my therapy lately. With work, school, and everything else, just being able to sit and do something mindless like clicking is pretty great. I've also taken to clicking with one hand while holding a book and reading it with the other. Keeps my hands occupied, at least.

I partially lost my train of thought because one of my cats just came into my room and started pushing his face against mine in order to get attention. He's a big fat cat, so he usually gets all the attention.

Edit: I just sent out 10 or so Sky Gifts, so enjoy!

Posted by: RicFule Sep 8 2016, 08:15 AM

Why do you need a better one? 149 should be WELL inside Rank 1.

And yeah. For the most part, I'm always reading when I click if I have a ton of clicks to go through. When there's not that many clicks, it might be a different story.

EDIT - Spelling.

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 8 2016, 08:54 AM

So I've made up my mind. I don't think I'm ready for DotW yet, especially since I'm not that good at battling on GPXPlus to begin with. I'm gonna have to learn more about battling (which I got a good head start by using Gems on the high-IV Legendaries and Mythicals I'm currently training). For now, I'll just keep Shiny Hunting and complete more plates.

I can't wait for the SWSH! Assuming there are no types of Pokemon that I already have a Shard for, I might hunt for Budew assuming it makes it into the SWSH selection this month.

I'm also gonna breed some Novelties to get the Egg Data for them as well. Hopefully I'll get at least one Novelty's egg data before I have to switch out for a SWSH Pokemon.

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 8 2016, 12:12 PM

I've been stuck on this task for WAY too long. Every Growlithe egg I've hatched has been male for the last several days.

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 8 2016, 01:00 PM

Now, a conundrum. Stick with the male 147 Jolteon, or switch it out for a 144 male Elektross. Any suggestions?

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 8 2016, 01:12 PM

I say stick with the Jolteon as he took more steps to hatch.

CAN IT JUST STAY SUNNY FOREVER SO THAT I CAN LIKE HATCH AN ACTUAL FEMALE GROWLITHE PLEASE

Posted by: RicFule Sep 8 2016, 01:15 PM

Jolteon. It's better all-around. Higher egg-steps, higher IV total. Same Rarity. Already going to be a Rank 1.

Speaking of Jolteon, I just found my entry: a 152 IV Male.

@ Kat: I have a high level female I haven't released yet, since I recently finished that exploration. You want me to release it? I'm about to go to work, so I'll wait until I get home if you're going to be around around 9:30 PM Eastern or so. {Work until 9 PM Eastern, and then time to get home.}

EDIT -

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 8 2016, 02:22 PM

I might be around. I've got my party filled up, so if I get another five males in a row, I may take you up on that!

e: another all-male batch. I think I have time to try one more. Didn't the ratio used to be 50/50 or was it always 75/25?

Posted by: Luneon Sep 8 2016, 03:28 PM

Not much, my coach texted me an hour after we had an appointment to tell me she had to come later.
Probably an emergency or so.
It's fall, after all.

Let's see... when she finally showed up, I took her grocery shopping with me cause my dad wanted some extra items he couldn't be arsed to get himself >_>
I can't carry all that so I got her to help me out.
Idk what happened to her though because she kept kinda portraying her own feels and thoughts on me and I really didn't know what to do with it.
Guess the emergency must've been rough... if there was one.

I caught a few Pokemon on the way there and I was going to go after this Venomoth but by the time I finally found the right direction it despawned :/

Other than that I didn't do anything cool or interesting.

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 8 2016, 04:19 PM

Oh hey, I never knew Novel Power was a thing. This might drain my Pass Orbs a bit, but it will be worth the egg data. In fact, I just got the egg data for Eternal Floette and Lunar Larvitar!

Unfortunately, I used up both uses of Novel Power, so I'll have to wait until tomorrow to get another guarantee of a Novelty.

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 8 2016, 04:21 PM

Gonna go play werewolf in a bit. Haven't played in a while...this will be fun!

Posted by: Mamanator Sep 8 2016, 04:38 PM

Has anyone ever told you that you are a very insightful person, Luneon? My girl definitely has emotional issues and we have been aware of them for about a half year or so now. Maybe a tad longer. She's been in counseling (and supposed to take medication, but I seem inept at getting her to take them....) and I try to always be available to talk freely with her about anything. On more than one ocassion she's come to me and asked "what is more important to you? My grades or my overall well being?" Uh... um... *scary thoughts whiz through my mind*

So yeah. She's definitely someone I need (pardon the pun) kid gloves with. I didn't go off on her last night. Instead, when we chatted (briefly) about her math homework, I stressed the importance of finishing the back work and how she won't be able to participate in extra curricular ROTC events if she is failing math. She said she knew that and that she was working on the assignments. Hopefully that was truth. She's always been one that I could never read whatsoever so I have to take it at face value.

But thank you for your kind words yesterday, Luneon. That was very sweet of you.

Posted by: Tulaash Sep 8 2016, 05:38 PM

Does anyone else here still play Animal Crossing: New Leaf? I'm looking for some fruits (as long as they're not cherries, apples, lychees, persimmons, and mangoes c:). In return, I could give you any of the previously mentioned fruit and some random fortunes (they get you Nintendo-themed items )

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 8 2016, 06:51 PM

I have all of the fruits on Animal Crossing: New Leaf, though I haven't picked it up in months. I certainly hope Antonio didn't move away!

But yeah, I'll be able to give you some fruit tomorrow. I don't really require anything in return, since it doesn't mean that much to me anymore. Just go around my village and grab as much fruit as you like.

Posted by: Bonnie Clyde Sep 8 2016, 07:12 PM

School was... ok today. I didn't get too much homework to make up. It would've been a fine day if my anxiety wouldn't have me stressing out. When I was in Digital Communications I had checked how many assignments I was behind on and it showed about 4, which doesn't seem like a lot but of course my anxiety has to make it feel like a big deal.
I talked with my mom again and told her that I was still having anxiety and one of the things she said was that if someone tries to be perfect with everything it usually causes stress, which I think may be part of the problem since I'm always trying to get As or high Bs and I have a huge fear of failing (which to me that would be a C). Though, I usually don't have a problem with getting those grades, but I still really stress out about it. But I don't think that's like the whole thing... Idk really. My mom told me that she's gonna try to find a professional for me to talk to so maybe they can help me figure out what exactly is wrong and stuff. And I hope that helps because I'm really tired of having anxiety. Lately it just makes me unmotivated, unable to really enjoy stuff I like, and I've also haven't had much of an appetite.

In other news I finally finished my drawing of Team Dark from Sonic! I scanned it and now I'm working on coloring it on my phone. I'm gonna try going lineless with this one, which might be kinda difficult since I've never really done that much.

I got the Lunar Larvitar from the distribution, so I have the egg data for that one now. Now I need to work on getting it's evo's data.

I really need to get myself to work on this Mew exploration before it ends on me. I'm only on task 5 but I really don't have any motivation to click right now.
I guess if it does end before I finish it won't be too bad since I've already done this exploration before.

I kinda wanna try out Animal Crossing but I still need to finish up a ton of other games. I still need to work more on my living dex in AS. I'm hoping to finish it by the time Sun and Moon come out. I think I'm a little over 600 atm?

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 8 2016, 07:27 PM

Wolfing was fun, but we needed more players...four is a little weird.

Mamanator, I was going to ask about this the other day but forgot, does your daughter have any "throw-away" classes this term? I learned the hard way sophomore year of high school that I needed three hard classes and one really easy one. Otherwise I implode and pull all-nighters etc etc. That could be part of the problem.

Posted by: Tulaash Sep 8 2016, 07:56 PM

I'm afraid I can't do it tomorrow, but how would Saturday afternoon work? I have marching band, and tomorrow is our first game c: I'm quite excited as I've never done this before!

Posted by: Bonnie Clyde Sep 8 2016, 08:28 PM

We have this small jewelry box mini dresser kinda thing and when the bottom drawer is pulled out it plays music (and it winds up in the back). Also it's sitting on top of a desk so whenever someone opens and closes one of those drawers on there it makes the jewelry box's bottom drawer slide out a bit and start playing music. Which just happened a second ago and the thing wasn't wound up much so it was going slow and it sounded pretty creepy.

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 8 2016, 08:39 PM

Alright, @Tulaash. Just let me know when you're ready. I'm pretty much on the computer every day, so you'll be able to catch me on there. If I don't respond right away, I might be doing TF2 stuffs, but I will be checking GPXPlus after each match assuming I am playing Team Fortress 2.

Posted by: Asbel Lhant Sep 8 2016, 08:46 PM

Well my luck with getting a good IVd Eevee to evolve into a Jolteon is a bust. I have hatched so many Eevee eggs but the best I could get was a 126IVd Jolteon. I really doubt it'll get first place but I won't get the time to hatch any more eggs.

I have an early day tomorrow, my grandmother has an appointment at the hospital to get an injection in her eye(OUCH). We have to do a little bit more shopping tomorrow to pick up things we forgot. After her appointment is over, we have a 4-5 hour drive to go back to her house. It'll be a fairly rainy day so I'll be taking my time.

My vacation has been awesome this year, I'm just sad its almost over.

Overall my vacation has been great, going back home, not so much. At least I'll be sleeping in my own bed, have my own car and spend time with my family. That's a bonus at least.

Posted by: Snowsky Sep 8 2016, 10:46 PM

I got lazy this week b/c no multipliers and the best I could come up with for the Pokehunt was a 112 IV Tynamo. Oh, well. Can't wait for the SWSH so I can start hatching eggs like a madwoman again. Go Budew, yay.

Still getting used to college. This campus is ridiculously huge but I'm finding my way around it, slowly. I'm super paranoid about people stealing my stuff every time I go out, so my dorm is always locked. Also, I learned that a metal thermos smells horrible if you don't clean it out regularly, even if you put nothing but water in it. When I opened mine today, I thought something had crawled into it and died or something. Never making that mistake again.

Prankster again. Good.

Posted by: Asbel Lhant Sep 9 2016, 05:36 AM

Well despite me not believing that my Jolteon would get Rank 1, it did . I don't know if there were a lot of people using Eevee for the Poke Hunt but I'm surprised it got first. I was expecting at least Rank 2. Oh well, I'm not going to complain about getting first and getting 12 Prize Points.

The weather this morning is absolutely terrible. I knew that it was going to rain today but this is a bit much. It'll be raining all while I'm driving on the TCH, I just hope we don't run into a moose or something. I'm definitely going to be taking my time, especially if it is going to be raining as badly as it says it is. The Island is getting anywhere between 50 and 70mm of rain today, ick.

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 9 2016, 11:20 AM

OMG YAY you are going to love it. Even though high school was a really bad time for me, I love going to college games to watch the band. And when my bf was drum tech at his former high school I went to a couple of their games too and had a blast <3




I FINALLY GOT MY FREAKIN FEMALE YOU GUYS AUGH

also I have a lot of work to do today and I feel like I pulled a muscle in my shoulder so I'm in a loooooot of pain

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 9 2016, 11:44 AM

Congrats on getting your female, Kat!

I have so many Novelty eggs in my party right now. One of them is close to hatching though, so that's good. I'm considering selling my Old Bell and Unearthly Urn since I already got the egg data of the Pokemon you get from those, and they take really long to hatch. Should I?

Posted by: Mamanator Sep 9 2016, 11:57 AM

Thanks for inquiring, KatTheBard. It's difficult to have too many "throw away" courses/classes in high school (at least over here) because they still need the majority of their core classes each year. But she does have two "fun" classes - at least I hope she think's they're fun! Her first is 2nd hour in Choir. I think she is enjoying that class... she doesn't talk about it much with me. Her favorite is the last hour class, ROTC. She is doing really well in that group and is learning some discipline as well (not that I've been a push over). I had (mistakenly?) thought that her desire to be a part of the ROTC and participate in their class field trips would have been enough for her to ensure that her homework was turned in and she reached out for help to get her grade up when needed. That hasn't happened yet. *sigh*

I was just texting with my husband and we're going to see if we can arrange a meet with her math teacher and the ROTC Master Sargent. Hopefully between the four of us adults we can work something out with tutoring and all.

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 9 2016, 12:48 PM

Yep, that's helpful! Best of luck ^^

Posted by: RicFule Sep 9 2016, 12:53 PM

So, I guess you don't need mine anymore. But I DO still have the later ones if'n you decide you want them.

And also? In SIX minutes, I got both a Prankster and the Old Man. O _ o!

EDIT - And also²? My Jolteon DID give me my final Zap Shard, so that's another Plate completed. Only 7 more to go. Of which six of them have 3 or more Shards already. The only one with LESS than three Shards is Sky and I only have one Shard.

EDIT² - Spelling.

Posted by: Mamanator Sep 9 2016, 01:00 PM

Kudos on those two special visitors, RicFule! I'm still hoping to back into a portal myself one day. LOL But at least the Prankster likes me. It's been a couple of days or so now (maybe more like a week), but those chests and Manaphy and the portal... gah! They hate me. Also sounds like you are working your way through the DotW plates. Congrats! I've got 4 plates that I can forge so I'll probably try again after the SWSH ends this month. Not sure which one to try for next. Flame, meadow, Spooky, or Zap. I might try the Spooky one though; all things considered since Halloween is closing in on us. LOL

Oh, and kudos on your female, KatTheBard. It sounds like you've been hunting for one for a while so glad that hunt finally ended for you.

As for GPX and me... I just stumbled into a Dark Saturday and, while hatching a high maturity egg without the advantage of a multiplier, I opted to work on one of my many outstanding shiny hunts. Squawk! goes the blackbird. Hopefully I can finish up another shiny hunt before the SWSH begins next week.

Posted by: Synx Itax Sep 9 2016, 01:57 PM

Oh my goodness, guys. Oh my goodness. I've been the worst mod ever. Just... so awful. I've been away from GPX+ for longer than I ever have before, although I sort of do have a good excuse for it: I've been moving to a new house. It's only ten minutes away, but the whole process has been so slow. We could have done things faster, but my folks and I decided to move stuff from one house to the other a little bit per day without rushing anything. I mean, it's not like we HAVE to move quickly as we're not selling the old house yet, but I really just want all of this to be done already. Today, I'm going to finally bring over the last of my stuff. The old house is mostly empty, but there's one room in particular that's still filled with stuff, and... yeah. Ugh. I hate the moving process. Plus, we've had a lot of things get in the way like friends visiting, some trips, work piled on me, problems with the upstairs AC, etc.

I'm just worn out, man. I need to go to a yoga class soon. Might as well use my membership.

I didn't really look through most of the August Community Thread, but I'm pretty sure people talked about Pokémon GO. I've been so into that game. It's just as popular here as it ever was, a thing I am thankful for since I can hit up lots of parks with tons of Poké Stops. I'm currently at 104 Pokémon seen and caught and am more than halfway to level 25.

I hope that everyone who has started school/college has a good year! Don't stress out too hard, take time for yourself, be sure to study, etc. Been there, done that. I'll definitely reiterate the studying part to the folks now in college: you probably are overwhelmed by the amount of free time you apparently have now. Use it! :P

Anyway, hopefully I'll actually check on the site from now on. I've just been so overwhelmed. @_@

Posted by: Mamanator Sep 9 2016, 02:24 PM

Wow, Synx Itax! It sounds like life has definitely had you hopping! Totally understand about the absence during all of that. It can't be easy! The last time I moved I was... like... 23 years younger. *shudders* Dang! Moving is so not my thing (either)! I know I'll have at least one move left in me and I just really hope that it is a number of years from now still. We had a neighbor across the street move just one house over from where they used to be. I thought that was crazy, but they said that their first house was just too small and that they really liked the area.

In regards to Pokemon Go!, I just checked my Pokedex. I've caught 70 and seen 71. I'm level 18. My strongest six Pokemon are:

CP 1086 Arcanine
CP 927 Sparky (Jolteon)
CP 914 Electabuzz
CP 849 Goldbat
CP 789 Magmar
CP 752 Fearow

It's really difficult for me to gym battle (I think the majority around me have invested real world cash to level up to 2000 plus), but if I catch the gym by my house just right I can take that gym. Although I have lost it more times than I captured it (if that's possible - LOL).

As for Sun/Moon, I so need to check out those spoilers and trailers as I am out of the loop on that. Definitely excited for its release - next month sometime, right? -

Posted by: Synx Itax Sep 9 2016, 02:27 PM

There's a gym immediately across the street from my house. I often look out my bedroom window and see someone pulling up into the parking lot (it's the neighborhood pool/playground/BBQ building) to try and take over the gym. If a non-Valor person does it, I can just go outside and take it right back. Hah.

Sun/Moon comes out on November 18th, I believe.

Posted by: Mamanator Sep 9 2016, 02:41 PM

Nothing like obliterating your competition from the comforts of your own bed. Nice!!

*EDIT*
I've got some news back from my daughter's math teacher and thought I'd share it (for those listening to me worry). There is geometry tutoring Mon - Thurs after school in one of the classrooms and the teacher opined that it really does just come down to my daughter not turning in her work. So the teacher is going to try and remember to ask her about the homework every day its due to collect it from her (maybe she isn't turning it in because she is waiting for the teacher to ask for it??) and, if push comes to shove, she mentioned that she could assign mandatory tutoring for her. This way, if nothing else, she'll be "forced" into a location where she can sit down, work on her math homework, and have it completed and ready to be turned in. She also agreed to meet with us (before school) so I just have to figure out what day's I'm not taking my girl to her counselor(s) and see if her daddy can join us for an early morning pow wow.

Posted by: Merinia Sep 9 2016, 04:55 PM

I haven't played Pokemon GO but I thought it was having issues with updates that make it worse than at launch or something? Idk, I'm not sure I would want to play it. I'd only play when on a walk and wouldn't get far in game.

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 9 2016, 05:08 PM

Alright guys, I'm selling the Old Bell and the Unearthly Urn! Hopefully you guys will catch it in the Backroom.

I'm still hatching Novelties. After using up my novel power last night twice, I got lucky with Rustor and got an egg fairly quickly. I'm hoping the same will happen with Past Misdreavus tonight.

Posted by: x Sam Sep 9 2016, 05:45 PM

Laptop should be coming Monday or Tuesday. Maybe it'll spark some interests.

Been looking at upgrading to the iPhone 7, but it won't arrive until October so I might just wait as I don't know the exact address of where I'll be staying.

Dunno if I'll be around here much longer either. Really starting to lose interest now..

Posted by: Nostalgic River Shadow Sep 9 2016, 06:28 PM

ended up having to put our cat down yesterday after he got hit by a car on tuesday... he was doing better then they found something and he would have been paralyzed in his face and we didnt want him to suffer so we just put him down. I dont know when we are gonna get his ashes.

As for pokemon talk... im still not that excited for sun and moon. as for pokemon go i rarely play it anymore it got kinda boring and since they arent working on actually bringing out the trade and battle features theres no reason for me to even think about playing it more. i dunno, maybe thats just me.

Posted by: Tulaash Sep 9 2016, 06:39 PM

So I wound up not being able to go to the game tonight since my arm's in too much pain from the vaccine they gave me (even though I wanted it later, they wound up giving it to me ). I also managed to break some of my fingernail off, so that also hurts. It seems like if somethings going to hurt on me, it will.

Anyways, CrazyUmbreonLady , I can head on over to your town any time from now until 8:30ish PST. As I said, in return, I can give you some fortune items.

-EDIT- I finally got my coelacanth! Time to donate it to the museum!

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 9 2016, 06:51 PM

Alright. Just PM your FC and I'll give you mine, Tulaash.

We just had a town-wide blackout for the Internet, which is never fun. Started playing Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team on the emulator, though.

Posted by: Tulaash Sep 9 2016, 07:12 PM

I still have no idea how I got my copy of Red Rescue Team. I think my mom found it in our old guest bedroom, and someone had left it there. It went to me c:

As for the FC, it's in my description on the little trainer card. Shouldn't be too hard to miss

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 9 2016, 07:40 PM

Apologies for the crud ton of flowers in my town. That kind of thing happens when you got the Beautiful Town Ordinance since you could do ordinances.

I've played PMD: Red Rescue Team when I was nine and the GBA games were on sale. I only beat it once when I still owned the cartridge, then I was stupid enough to delete the save data. I beat it again last year on an iPhone emulator, and this time the ending made me cry.

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 9 2016, 07:46 PM

Oh cool, rank 1! Glad I listened to RicFule about that Jolteon!

Pokemon Go was kind of exciting for the two times I opened it at work today. A Vulpix and a Tauros appeared!

So, funny story. I usually work 6-2 at the gas station I work at. So, being the dutiful employee I am, I showed up at 5:50am this morning. Clocked in at 6. My boss then told me that I get the schedule wrong and didn't have to be there until 9. I could have slept in.

Also, could you please give this gal an Aspear Berry? http://r.gpx.plus/ucIOG

Posted by: Tulaash Sep 9 2016, 07:50 PM

It's okay! I'm actually quite jealous, since a few of my flowers wilted. I opted for the late night ordinance (forget what it's called) since that's usually when I play. Again, thanks for the fruit! I'm sure my town's orchard will look even better now!

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 9 2016, 07:57 PM

omg I'm so fried. Going to have to find a way to condense about 10 hours' worth of work into 8 on Monday... Haven't worked with this publisher in what feels like eons. I can't remember anything!

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 9 2016, 08:06 PM

What exactly do you do, Kat? Mentioning working with a publisher has piqued my interest!

Posted by: Merinia Sep 9 2016, 08:29 PM

I tried making a strawberry and dragon fruit smoothie and it didn't turn out too bad. Surprising since out of season strawberries are slightly tart and I didn't add any sugar or dairy.

Posted by: RicFule Sep 9 2016, 08:53 PM

Well, it wasn't just me. I know someone else said the same. And actually beat me to the response, since they posted while I was still typing.

I need to get Go working well. My bag is full and I can't do anything to get the contents down, since I can't stay in long enough. I can barely even see WHAT I have before it kicks me out.

Well, I've had my music playing for a while tonight. I have an ... eclectic playlist and it's already started itself over. Playlist includes wrock, mashups, parodies, covers, and even a few "normal" songs.

Speaking of wrock, I finished reading Cursed Child today. Took me a day to do it. Now I just need to decide which of my three new books to read next.

EDIT - And I just found a Tiny Egg. That's three of the Header events today.

Posted by: Luneon Sep 9 2016, 08:55 PM

Uh it's just that the web brought me into contact with a lot of people with the exact same issues and I've been given a dive into their point of view.
It took me a LONG while to analyze it since hey we all know I am the person with the emotional range of a teaspoon xD
I just got lucky with those experiences I guess...
It just sounds exactly like what those people told me from their point of view

I'd say keep a close eye on her (but not too close that it gets uncomfortable) and let her know she's more important to you than anything else because when people start thinking their grades are more important, it can go down really fast and really unnoticably.

Might be useful to start a talk with someone who has experienced the same things your daughter feels.

Take it from the auti, dealing with feels people is REALLY difficult. Like you just never know what to do.
Anything can be taken the wrong way so you have to pick your words and phrases very carefully, and especially if you're in a position of authority that must be even worse.

I wish you loads of luck and strength with this situation because it's hard from a web friend's perspective but it's even harder from a parent's perspective.

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Today..... I had a super busy day. Two appointments at once, double cleanup, didn't really get around to anything.
I'm only 2 Pokemon away from Lv16 in Pokemon GO.
And I'm trying my best to finish an exploration.

Posted by: Nymphadora Sep 9 2016, 09:01 PM

I've been summoned by Harry Potter reference.

...just tryna do these explorations

Posted by: RicFule Sep 9 2016, 09:07 PM

That leads to a couple of questions. Or more.

1. How does the post you quoted tie into Harry Potter?
2. What is the range of "Accio"?
3. Can you use Accio on a person or is it just for objects?

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 9 2016, 09:07 PM

I'm a freelance copyeditor.


bless

should we not call you Nymphadora

Posted by: Luneon Sep 9 2016, 09:14 PM

NYMMI <3 OMG *tacklehugs* Long time no see
How's it going nowadays?

(btw I had no clue that was a Harry Potter reference, It was a phrase someone who didn't like me used against me to be "mean" but I thought it made quite a lot of sense so I now use it to describe myself.)

Guess you learn new things every day huh? :P

I just noticed I done 6 tasks in only 1.5 hours. Not bad. Not bad at all. Currently on a berry feeding task (the phanpies) so that is a perfect time to go get some sleep. Not much I can do about such tasks apart from waiting for others to do the hard work for me.
hehehe~

Posted by: Nymphadora Sep 9 2016, 09:37 PM

Actually, "Nymmi" became a thing about 6ish years ago :p


TRUE GIRL <3 Things are going great, must catch up!
& yeah, Hermione tells Ron he has the emotional range of a teaspoon :p


Trying to evolve this Bagon up to Salamence smh, meanwhile I should be studying or something..

Posted by: Snowsky Sep 9 2016, 10:33 PM

Oh, ouch! I'm so sorry, Nostalgic

Posted by: Asbel Lhant Sep 9 2016, 11:19 PM

I'm finally back to my grandparents house. She finished her doctors appointment 10 minutes after the doctor showed up. It was a lot faster than I thought it would be, the last time she had this appointment she was there an hour. We were on the road to go back home by 1:20pm.

Now there's the not so great news.

I'm glad to be back home but I can't imagine what those families are going through right now. I haven't been able to get to sleep because of it.

Posted by: Aether Sep 10 2016, 12:22 AM

Can you keep the aspear train going on this fatty please?

- explo Pokémon removed -

Also, today is a good day. Why is it a good day? Because it's my birthday!

Posted by: Quincia Sep 10 2016, 01:42 AM

Umm Chesto berry for this fella, please?
http://r.gpx.plus/GZEOG

Thanks.

Also I saw the news about Prof. Oak's cousin in pokemon Sun/Moon.
He looks exactly the same, except for hair and skin color X3

Posted by: PokeNOM NOM NOM Sep 10 2016, 03:25 AM

Happy birthday, Aether! c:

I love that it's Saturday, this is the best day of the week for me to relax.
No pressure of having to work the next day, the weather's still good...
How are you guys spending your weekend?

Posted by: Nymphadora Sep 10 2016, 05:16 AM

- removed explo Pokémon -
Aspear berries please

Studying all weekend. Joy.

Posted by: Luneon Sep 10 2016, 06:56 AM

Happy to hear you're doing well
We should catch up somewhere indeed. It's been long.

I gave your exploration mon a click btw.
Idk how many you have left, my phanpies need 20 more so I hope that if I do some clicks I can have it done before the end of today.

I didn't know it was Hermione who came up with that, but now I do! Thank you~

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Gonna finish this one thing I been on for ages now and I am going to do some laundry, aaaand uh try finish this exploration.

Posted by: Luxrayx Sep 10 2016, 12:21 PM

I'm leaving for a school trip to Berlin tomorrow. To be honest, I despise big cities, and generally don't feel the need to leave Norway, ever, but hopefully It'll be fine. Has anyone here been in Berlin? Is it nice, or is it just like any other city? If there's plenty of trees, I might be happy

Posted by: Luxeon Sep 10 2016, 12:47 PM

I'm taking advantage of my day off by relaxing before having to go in tomorrow. I had a busy day yesterday. I'll probably have another one tomorrow.
What about you?

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 10 2016, 01:40 PM

Oh, that's cool! I was curious since I'm studying to go into editing and publishing, hopefully!



Happy Birthday! Hopefully it's a good one for you!!



Well, I've spent most of this weekend working, but tonight I am going out for drinks and games with my mom to make up for the stress mess of a week we've both had!
Tomorrow is a short shift at work, homework, and probably a tiny date with my boyfriend for us to relax. Most likely Starbucks with art supplies in tow!

Posted by: Merinia Sep 10 2016, 01:43 PM

Does anyone know of a store that sells acetone? My local drugstore only carries mixed nail polishes, not !00% acetone.

Posted by: Satharen Sep 10 2016, 02:16 PM

To the above, can't help you I'm afraid

Started college Monday! I'm doing a music course in a busy city that's about 1.5 hours away by bus. Stressful but definitely worth, tutor is planning to book me paid gigs in the future.

Posted by: Merinia Sep 10 2016, 04:44 PM

Oh wow, that sounds exciting! Good luck!

Posted by: Rosalind Lutece Sep 10 2016, 06:16 PM

Hey guys, I haven't posted in a bit so I figured I would. Work had me exhausted for a while. Ugh.

Got home a few hours ago from work speaking off. Got to see my old Assistant Manager I haven't seen since July. She misses us since her store hasn't been going to well. None the less. It was a great start to my day.

My Manager gave me some paints. Once I figure out what to paint I might do that soonish. One of them is glitter white paint. I have an idea on what to paint with that one.


My store actually sells 100% Acetone. Try looking at a general store?

Posted by: Synx Itax Sep 10 2016, 09:49 PM

I've been to Berlin as well as many other European cities. I liked it very much; there were lots of neat statues (lots of dragon ones!) and arches and historic stuff as well as nice, modern districts. Of course, this was back in 2004, and I don't remember too much. However, I'm just a fan of big European cities in general, so perhaps my opinion isn't that helpful. x) I do recall quite a few trees.


Beauty supply stores sell 100% acetone, and there are a few brands of 100% acetone nail polish removers that can be found there (and probably at department stores like Wal-mart).

Posted by: Tulaash Sep 10 2016, 09:52 PM

Happy Birthday, Aether!

I finally finished Val'sharah and went on to Stormheim. Oh my goodness, the music is AMAZING! I really love the sound of the nyckelharpa. It's such a beautiful instrument!

Posted by: Merinia Sep 10 2016, 10:12 PM

Why didn't I think to check the grocery store?! I checked online and it looks like Publix carries it so I'll look when I go in a couple of days. Thanks for the advice guys.

Posted by: PokeNOM NOM NOM Sep 11 2016, 06:41 AM

Ugh, my one shot at sleeping in was ruined by pesky mosquitoes.
Plus it was too warm, and there was a rushing noise in the background that kept me awake.
I feel a bit unwell now, I really haven't had the sleep I needed, I've used a lot of energy at work in the last few weeks.
Taking a nap might work, but it feels like a waste of the precious free time I have.

Hopefully taking things slow might help me recover.

@ Tulaash: Huh. Wow! The nyckelharpa is a completely new instrument to me.
Thanks for mentioning it, I learned something new.

Posted by: Nymphadora Sep 11 2016, 06:54 AM

http://r.gpx.plus/BwUOG
35 aspear berries to go..

So today, I
- realised I'm shiny hunting pokemon that nobody is breeding
- tried to study for history, and found a chrome extension which replaces ads with study notes (this honestly excites me SO MUCH)
- found out what my affinity is (delayed, I know)

Posted by: eevee64 Sep 11 2016, 09:14 AM

I was considering upgrading to the iPhone 7, but after seeing the lack of headphone jack, I'm not sure I will just yet ^^"


Sorry to hear that Hope you're doing okay.


Happy birthday!!


My boyfriend had to move house this weekend, so I spent most of it helping him move. So exhausted now!
I also bought a new cage for Zazu, my lovebird, that's bigger than her old one. I spent ages decking it out with leaves, flowers, toys and food and now she thinks she's a queen in a big castle haha.


I went to Berlin once, almost two years ago now. I was only there for 3 nights and the weather was terrible! Pouring rain, thunder storms, hail, wind the entire time. So didn't get a chance to do too much, but the city looked nice from a bus tour I went on. Hopefully one day I'll get to go back to Europe, then I'd definitely go back to Berlin ^^


The Pokemon GO Plus is available for preorder here tomorrow...gonna have to get in quick because apparently there is pretty limite stock. In theory it sounds good, so I hope it actually works well. Anyone else going to buy it?

Posted by: Luneon Sep 11 2016, 02:01 PM

Now THAT is one super awesome finding You could click and study at once, how cool!
What's it called?

As for Pokemon you're hunting, I just checked the rankings for you.
20 users seem to be breeding Swinub.
Only 4 users are breeding Vanillites.
and only 5 users are breeding Cubchoo

Cubchoo and Swinub have "Ground" as common egg group so it might be a wise idea to collect heart sweets and put those two together to profit from both
Or you could do Vanillite due to vanillite being the most "rare"

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I used to be interested because I thought the design was cool but when I figured it wasn't as cool as it COULD be and currently several important functions kinda missing... ehhh I'm skipping
Maybe in the future who knows. But certainly not now. I have a powerbank and the battery of my phone lasts pretty long so....

Posted by: Tulaash Sep 11 2016, 02:33 PM

You're welcome! It was actually new to me too, and I had to look it up to see what it was. But I've always loved the sound of it!

So I'm going to our county fair tomorrow, and I was wondering: How do I tell if Pokemon merchandise is bootleg? I have some ideas, but I've never been too sure. It seems like some of it is too good of a deal, so I want to be careful. The only bootlegs I want in my collection are my two bootleg GBA games (Super Mario Advance 3 and Pokemon Ruby - they were both given to me with other real games, so I didn't spend a penny c:).

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 11 2016, 03:57 PM

omg that would have been so useful when I was in school! ;_;

Yesterday I went to a street festival, then a party. Board games tonight, most likely. My actual birthday is Tuesday, but I have a lot of work to do..but I did allow myself a massage that day, and I'll also preorder Pokemon Moon while I'm out. Fwhee~

Posted by: Synx Itax Sep 11 2016, 08:58 PM

I doubt it. From what I read, it only alerts you to Pokémon that you already caught, so that alone removes its usefulness for me. I think it also doesn't allow your app to run in the background, and the screen might still need to be on? I'm not entirely sure on the details, but unless I looked at some incorrect info, it doesn't sound appealing to me. If it grabs items from Poké Stops automatically, that would be pretty cool, but not enough for me to care.

Edit: Okay, so apparently you have to collect the items on your phone after the GO Plus tells you about the Stop. Ugh.


A few things can tip you off that an item is bootleg. As you said, the price might be too good to be true (which is especially the case with Pokémon cards, for example), it may be rather poorly made if it's something like a plush (bad seams, wrong details, etc), and the tag might say something really bizarre. There may be misspellings, things having weird names, etc.

Posted by: Snowsky Sep 11 2016, 09:50 PM

Addendum: If you're ordering online, bad spelling/grammar in the description that looks like it was written by a non-native English speaker is a huge red flag. Check the reviews, see if people say the product is poorly made or if there are no reviews at all. Also, for either online or in RL, look closely at the product you're buying (or the pictures of it). Bootleg toys usually have sloppy paint jobs, coloring errors (e.g. a Zorua toy being purple instead of black), and white circles with black dots for eyes.

I've been so unmotivated to click lately. My Luvdisc hunt is going nowhere. But good news: my friend came over and we had a great time watching The Incredibles. God, I love that movie so much.

Posted by: eevee64 Sep 11 2016, 10:04 PM

I preordered it this morning and since then have read a lot of mixed reviews about it...starting to doubt my purchase a little, but I'm going to stick with it. I'm getting a bit tired of having to walk around everywhere looking at my phone in my hand (while playing Go), so as long as I can put my phone in my pocket/bag and the Go Plus will tell me if a Pokemon or PokeStop is nearby, I won't be too disappointed. Not sure it's worth $50 though :\

Just realised that today is my 7th anniversary on here! Defnietly 7 years well spent Can't believe I was 16 when I started playing...seems like forever ago haha

Posted by: Nymphadora Sep 11 2016, 10:30 PM

Some of my absolute favourite movies & books <3


Aw Lune, you're so sweet looking all that stuff up <3 I just really wanted a shiny Cubchoo, so I figured I might as well go for an Ice Plate whilst I'm hunting an ice type anyways lol
& yeah the extension is pretty cool, it's called V Energy AdNote (made by the energy drink LOL) & it's heaps funny how it pops up when I'm clicking lolol

Posted by: Indigo chan Sep 12 2016, 03:39 AM

I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 12 2016, 11:57 AM

I've been wanting to make a Shiny Hunters group, but I'm a bit hesitant. It's meant to be a group just for Shiny Hunters on both GPXPlus and in the mainstream games, but I'm afraid it will not get approved with the GPXPlus Shinies part because of the now-dead Shiny Lovers group, and I'm not sure what rules are necessary to provide proof you have Shiny Hunted before on a cartridge game outside of screenshots. :/

Posted by: Luneon Sep 12 2016, 12:27 PM

You're welcome Glad I could help you a little
I used http://gpx.plus/stats/pokemon-counts for it, and just ctrl+f'd the species' names.
Might come in handy for the future

Thank you for revealing your magical ad replacer, I'll bookmark it, see if I can use it on mobile.
I never heard of that brand before but it all makes sense since a lot of students drink energy drinks when they're studying to try stay awake :P

Posted by: Leorobin Sep 12 2016, 04:50 PM

The statisstics page is going straight to my bookmarks. I was wondering if there were people still breeding Snow Munchlax and the floral togepi, only those two missing that I can't get from something else soon.

Never heard of that brand either. I find myself with something like a hangover after drinking some energy drinks, so I tend to be cautious about them. It isn't really the caffeine, but something else as some do it and some don't. Unless I'm really falling down I usually eat an apple and it keeps me awake.

Posted by: x Sam Sep 12 2016, 06:21 PM

Hey Nymmi long time no see hope you're all good xx

So laptop came today. I went to the gym 11:45am, Royal Mail delivered it 11:55 when nobody was in. So it's gone to the depot and my dad is gonna pick it up in the morning for me. I just hope it's better than what I'm currently using lol.

Also hi guys, been busy sorting stuff out - moving on Saturday!

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 12 2016, 09:56 PM

For me it's the sugar (or quite possibly the amount of sugar). Like, I can't drink super sugary coffee drinks so I always just get black coffee. I would get super headache-y and ache all over like I was dehydrated (because most likely, I was).

Incidentally, is there a way to see the current vote totals for the SWSH?

Posted by: Rallaa Sep 13 2016, 12:12 AM

Do you like black coffee or just drink it for the caffeine?
If you'd prefer to have sweeter coffee, try doing cold brew.
It cuts down on the acidity and bitterness in coffee and lets you use less sweetener.

I've started doing it recently and I love it.

Posted by: eevee64 Sep 13 2016, 04:01 AM

Posted by: Indigo chan Sep 13 2016, 05:32 AM

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 13 2016, 06:39 AM

You know, I am really really looking forward to this SWSH. I haven't been around for one in ages, and I'm excited to do it again!

I've also narrowed my choices for the poke hunt down to two. One is probably better than the other, but we shall see.

How is everyone's week going so far?
I know I was so sick yesterday that I got sent home from work.

Posted by: arliona Sep 13 2016, 07:37 AM

http://r.gpx.plus/FFiiG

I'm really curious about the SWSH vote results this time. I hope there's a flying type, as I'll have to farm those to get the full plate.

Years ago, I thought to myself that I'd get a PS4 when The Last Guardian came out. It looks like that day has been delayed yet again . Uncharted still tempts me, so I might make the jump during the holiday season. Or not. (Dear Nintendo, every time I start thinking about getting a Playstation, that's because you've stopped announcing things. Give us the NX's name at least!)

Posted by: Asbel Lhant Sep 13 2016, 09:05 AM

I'm going to be going on a plane ride in the next 5 hours or so. My vacation has officially come to and end . I won't be going back to work until 1:30 on Thursday so it's not like I'll be back to work right away. I'm hoping to come back out here before the end of the year. If everything works out, I'll be coming out here to look for work. While it isn't set in stone yet, I'm hoping something good will come my way.

At least when I get back I'll be getting my hair cut. It is getting quite annoying to deal with. I've been waiting for an appointment for months but everyone was full. Thankfully my mom got me an appointment for tomorrow.

For the Poke Hunt this week I'm sticking with Larvitar and Aerodactyl(when I find them). I haven't found anything good just yet but it only the first day. Aerodactyl eggs are a bit hard to come by compared to Larvitar so I'll probably stick with that.

Can't wait to see what the results are for the SWSH this month. I don't think what I voted for is going to win but you never know. Last time I said that Ekans ended up being a SWSH Pokemon.

Posted by: beachbanana Sep 13 2016, 09:34 AM

My week's been pretty good so far, I haven't settled on a specific mon for the poke hunt. I think I'm going to a convention this weekend, my dad says he wants to go if we're doing good in school this week, so I think I'll be doing that. I gotta fix up an older cosplay since I'm not done with what I had been planning.

Posted by: x Sam Sep 13 2016, 09:41 AM

New laptop is wicked, can actually click again. Probably won't be as active as I once was, as I'll be busy seeing the boyfriend and uni and flatmates and hopefully a new part time job.

I hope the swishy stuff will be decent (and stuff I need)

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 13 2016, 10:23 AM

I'm really debating on starting on a Zarya cosplay from Overwatch, just because I have the build and face for her, but I have no idea how to make armor. I can make a closet cosplay and just dye my hair, but that doesn't seem as fun.

Well, both of my professors told me not to come to class today, so I am going to be sitting in the library working on stuff all day. Which means GPX will be checked whenever I give myself a break.

I am also loving this multiplier, especially since I'm going after Aerodactyl for this hunt.

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 13 2016, 11:28 AM

I actually really like just coffee and half-and-half. Although I do also like the caffeine.


Yikes, feel better soon! Yesterday I had this huge project to do so for the rest of the week I'll be slammed. I feel like a real adult now, though, working on my birthday and all!


That's good! Once I went away for spring break to visit my boyfriend who I was long distance with at the time. Flight home was to land at 12:00 and I had to work at 5:00. And my ride home was two hours late picking me up. And I was hungover. I somehow managed to get 100% better before work, though. Ah, to be young (apparently). TG for imitrex.

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Glad to see the Hunt types for this week as I only have one Stone Shard. Remember, female fossils are rarer than male ones!

Posted by: Leorobin Sep 13 2016, 11:32 AM

There are a couple of armor tutorials on youtube, it depends on what you want it to be. For hard I've used pvc tubes with some friends or plastic panels. Both melt slowly and let you bend and mold them before actually get too damaged or thin. For something softer or thinner cardboard or other hard paper boards work, they are easier to make into curves and you can put them together with regular tape. Also cutting it is way easier than with pvc. If you have the cash there is some aluminum sheets they use for roofing, not the zinc wavy panels. It is bendy and relatively easy to shape, not so much to cut unless you get the appropiate scissors. Last but not least, for quick stuff some Papier-mâché smoothe out with tape will do the trick. Hope you are feeling better, by the way.

I still haven't made up my mind on the pokehunt, will go with what I can get with the appropiate rarity.

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 13 2016, 12:06 PM

SWSH is almost here. I'm pretty excited, though I kinda wish I hadn't decided to start an Eevee hunt at the last second, but I guess that's why I chose a Normal-type to hunt. The hunt is gonna slow it down a lot, that's for sure.

Posted by: Walking On Sunshine Sep 13 2016, 12:22 PM

Don't forget that there will be more Sun and Moon news tomorrow! Hard to believe it's only two months away now.

And bring on the SWSH. I need something to do on here.

I also just read the news, so congrats Bonnie Clyde on becoming a contributor!

Posted by: beachbanana Sep 13 2016, 03:13 PM

!!! I was working on a Bastion cosplay with my dad we use EVA foam for almost everything when we make costumes like that. EVA foam is those mats that go on like workout room/garage floors that fit together like puzzles. Since I didn't have it done for this weekend im working on a Hanzo cosplay I'm about to go sew some things right now and I'm in martial arts so I have the pants and top which are just a gi uniform.

But yes as the other peeps said there are tutorials and stuff on youtube, DA, and pinterest.

Posted by: Bouldergeist Sep 13 2016, 03:21 PM

Hello everyone, I hope you're all doing well. I'm taking a break from chores and guitar practice to hang out here.

Posted by: Snowsky Sep 13 2016, 04:24 PM

http://r.gpx.plus/RysiG

Oh no! Hope you feel better soon!

This multiplier is really making things easier. And I am so ready for the SWSH. LET'S DO THIS. *cracks knuckles*

Also, I finally got that darn Alpha Sapphire. Only 18 more Mega Stones to go. Or maybe it was 19. I would have had them sooner if I hadn't gone on that stupid 9-month hiatus.

Posted by: Kazuko Himura Sep 13 2016, 07:33 PM

On a non-spoiler-y note, I managed to get another part of my T.A.R. proofread and uploaded, and also managed to rack up over 80k points on GPX (though I spent 50k of them recently).

Posted by: Luneon Sep 13 2016, 09:19 PM

Happy to hear I could help you as well
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Hmmmm I suppose decent.
My mouth still hurts from the dentist cleanup (y'know where they scrape between your teeth and have the awful thing make the awful noise that makes me curl up in a ball of absolute misery) but I'm doing a lot better than yesterday.
Even managed to go grocery shopping and catch some Pokemon.

Found out there's prepaid credit cards at my local supermarket so that's super cool.
Now I can finally buy all the things that are credit card exclusive...... I hope >_>
Haven't found anything yet but since I know it's here now... hey it's nice to keep in mind.

Looking forward to next week since I'll be going to an anime store. (Yay)

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Posted by: Indigo chan Sep 13 2016, 10:12 PM

SWSH begins in 45 minutes and I cannot wait to see what Pokemon we'll be hunting!
Hope my shiny doesn't take 600+ eggs to appear this time. ~

Posted by: RicFule Sep 13 2016, 10:20 PM

Or maybe it's BOTH! Mwa-ha-ha!

Seriously, there ARE supposed to be 19 more, but only 18 have been released to date. The stone for Mega Diancie is still unreleased.

@ Indigo: Not quite? Voting ends, but they'll likely give us a day before the SWSH actually starts. That's what the normal situation is, anyway.

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 13 2016, 11:10 PM

aaand that's why I asked if there was a way to see current votes. Although Budew line is pretty and I am looking forward to hunting it.

Posted by: Walking On Sunshine Sep 13 2016, 11:22 PM

It seems as if I don't have an extra Anorith, so I'll be going for that one first. As for the others, I'm not sure. Hawlucha I remember getting last year and I'm almost sure I got too more Budew after my first one.

Posted by: Vande Sep 13 2016, 11:22 PM

I go away for the weekend on Friday. So seeing the SWSH not starting yet makes me a sad Vande.
Although I DO get to hunt for one i chose this time! (Budew)

Posted by: Quincia Sep 13 2016, 11:50 PM

Ohhh, this is going to be my first site-wide shiny hunt. I'm going for Budew since that's the prettiest one I think.
I really wished onix to be at top 3, but it's like at number 100 ^^" Next time, hopefully.

Posted by: Jade Sep 14 2016, 12:34 AM

*laughs* AH POOR HAWLUCHA FINALLY WON. I remember that poor bird was always very close to 4th the last few voting sessions xD Not sure who I'll go for, have the Anorith line... hmmm...

Posted by: Aether Sep 14 2016, 01:19 AM

I'm going for Hawlucha first, it's such an awesome shiny! Then I'll go for Budew, because Roserade is pretty.

Also, keep the aspear-train going for this fatty.

http://r.gpx.plus/gLbOG

Posted by: Alicat Sep 14 2016, 02:05 AM

Heck yes, 3.2x multiplier AND on the day I work an open! I can finish my task xDD

Posted by: Bouldergeist Sep 14 2016, 02:50 AM

I hope to get in on the next SWSH. I need to clear my party for eggs and also buy a Shine Recorder.

Posted by: PokeNOM NOM NOM Sep 14 2016, 03:10 AM

Loving the multiplier today!
I also like the SWSH Pokémon - I don't have any of those shinies yet, yay!
I'm still undecided on which one to hunt first, but if I can, I'll be trying to get all three!

Can't wait for the SWSH to start - I always love these.

Posted by: Cycloneblaze Sep 14 2016, 04:16 AM

I've gotta wonder. Earlier in the month people were talking about voting for Budew in here. Right now, it has more entrants than the other two hunts combined. What made it so popular this month?
My Larvesta - Snorunt - Solrock trio got a respectable number of votes, maybe one of them will come up eventually. For now I'm going for a red Arnaldo.

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 14 2016, 06:10 AM

Well, looks like I'm going for Hawlucha this month. I already have a Budew, and Anorith... well... maybe.

Also, I just hatched a Shiny female Aerodactyl. Too bad the IVs are only like 95, or it would be a pretty sweet entry.

Posted by: beachbanana Sep 14 2016, 07:03 AM

Oooh yay. I think I'm going to go for Hawlucha first. If I get it quick enough I'll start on budew.

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 14 2016, 07:50 AM

I went for Budew, like I said I would. Though I really want to do Hawlucha because it's such a good-looking Shiny.

Also, I'm checking Serebii almost constantly. There was supposed to be a trailer for Sun and Moon today, right? Or did I get it wrong?

Posted by: Luneon Sep 14 2016, 08:19 AM

Hm don't they kinda look like crobats, color wise?

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Idk what to pick for the swsh cause I like none of them ^^;

Probably Anorith or Budew... idk I guess Budew. Roselia looks kind of sad with the dark roses but I guess it just can't be helped.

As for my votes:

Snorunt got itself to #34 with 26 votes.
Wooper on #95 with 15 votes.
And Phione on #127 with 11 votes.

Posted by: Merinia Sep 14 2016, 08:33 AM

I'm going with Budew because flowers. I can't even remember what I voted for. I kinda pick randomly anyway.

I want Sun and Moon to be out already. I wanna play a new Pokemon game~!

Posted by: Snowsky Sep 14 2016, 09:40 AM

http://r.gpx.plus/RysiG

Congratulations!

3.2x multiplier does a happy Snowsky make. Budew won, as expected. Hawlucha too, but I'm rather surprised by Anorith. Going for Budew first. Meadow Plate here I come!

My other two picks Weedle and Snorunt were near the top, but didn't quite make it this month. So was Corsola, I'll probably vote for it next time.

Posted by: arliona Sep 14 2016, 10:29 AM

http://r.gpx.plus/CftiG

I didn't expect those SWSH picks. I'll go with Hawlucha this time. I was so sure Fletchling would win.

I knew I shouldn't have shown mercy to the baby spiders I found bunched up next to my house. Now two months later, there are spiders spinning their webs on all of my windows! There's another, bigger spider that creeps out of its hiding spot at sunset but it leaves them alone during the day. I'm surrounded!

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 14 2016, 11:35 AM

Posted by: Synx Itax Sep 14 2016, 12:09 PM

I have no idea what to do for the SWSH as I already have shinies of all three. I guess I'll go with Budew.

Hmmm, I think I'll take care of that last DotW task this week (finally) so that I can... start it all over again. I just forged a Meadow Plate the other day.

Posted by: Luneon Sep 14 2016, 12:15 PM

I think you'll need both anyway to get the third one
I hope my friend who is gonna get sun will trade with me xD (and yes I'm heavily leaning towards moon atm)

Posted by: Leorobin Sep 14 2016, 01:20 PM

I'm going for Anorith first, if I end it I'll go for budew probably.

As for SUn and Moon, I don't see a handheld console in my near future so I'm not really keeping up to the news. It is amusing to check the spoilers here, kinda saves me the search :P

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 14 2016, 01:26 PM

Which is better: a 126 female Aerodactyl or a 129 Tyranitar? I'm going to keep looking, but I anticipate this coming up again, so I figured I'd ask now.

Posted by: CrazyUmbreonLady Sep 14 2016, 01:45 PM

I'd say the Aerodactyl, @KatTheBerd. Because it's a female and females are harder to find than male Aerodactyl, it might get you more points.

I myself submitted a Tyranitar with 117 IVs. I'm hoping for Rank 2, though Rank 1 will be a pleasant surprise.

Posted by: Kazuko Himura Sep 14 2016, 02:26 PM

Personally going for Hawlucha in the shiny hunt.

Posted by: RicFule Sep 14 2016, 05:12 PM

Aerodactyl would get the gender bonus, Tyranitar would get the egg-step bonus. Depending upon how much either gives, I would say Tyranitar, since it's a multiple stage evolution, compared to Aerodactyl's single stage. Since Megas are not thought to count.

That being said, I just hatched my entry: a 164 IV Larvitar. Which will be evolved, of course.

And yes. Hawlucha is my choice even if I don't need a Fighting Shard. Where are you finding the info on rankings. Snowsky?

EDIT - It seems, I left a name out. Oops.

Posted by: Mamanator Sep 14 2016, 05:31 PM

Hello Everybody!

I have been enjoying today's multiplier as I prep to find the male and female Pokemon for this month's SWSH. Found all save for a female bug so... ugh. Yay for Dittos (when push comes to shove)! Not sure which one I'll begin with, but I'm thinking of getting the tough one out of the way first... the bug. Then I'll be real interested in seeing a shiny Budew. Totally.

In the meanwhile, I've been clicking to find my breeding pairs and working through the most current exploration tasks. I'm up to that one where my poor, poor Pokemon has been frozen. Poor Salamence! So if you are in our neighborhood it would be super sour-not of you if you could toss Salamence an Aspear berry. We promise not to show our sour pusses if you can lend a berry to the cause.

*link removed and placed in current day's post*

As always - thanks my fellow explorers! There is nothing sour about you at all. Nope, nup, nyp.

Oh! And in regards to KatTheBard's inquiry about Aerodactyl v. Tyranitar... I have to agree with RicFule. I would say the Tyranitar because (a) it's IVs are slightly more then the Aerodactyl and (b) it can evolve (if you still have time to). And kudos, RicFule, on that nice Larvitar find! Mine is like, 30 points below yours. I don't think I'll be a threat this week for first place. *blush*

Posted by: Bonnie Clyde Sep 14 2016, 05:46 PM

Ah, thanks! I'm quite excited to be one. I've been hoping to become one on here for a while now.

None of my votes for the SWSH made it. I didn't expect them to though.
I'm gonna go for Budew first (definitely my favorite of the three). Then probably Hawlucha then Anorith.



Still having lots of anxiety from school. I wish this would stop already. There's a very good chance that I'm gonna be switching to online school and hopefully that'll help. If not then I don't know what to do.

Posted by: Tulaash Sep 14 2016, 06:09 PM

So I was just looking around on Dorkly and I found some beautiful cosplay puns. My personal favorite are:

Also, two days ago, we went to our fair. I wound up getting some nachos for dinner. They were really good, only I wound up regretting it because my mouth felt like it was on fire :c I also had a chocolate funnel cake, which was REALLY good (I get one every year). I also got pictures of some crafts I saw (including a really cute Oshawott drawing and some clay Pokemon) that I'll have to get off of my iPod. As for the horses, I met a horse named Epona, and she seemed friendly c:

Posted by: Cryptic Lyric Sep 14 2016, 06:22 PM

Thank you! And on top of that, I hatched a Shiny Eevee, too. That makes seven of the little guys. I just need a female eventually!

I already have shinies for most of the top ten, so I'm not too upset with these choices!

I decided to put my sh. Aerodactyl in anyway, at least as an entry unless I find something better. Not too concerned with first place, but it would be nice!

Today's multiplier is great, but I can hardly keep up with all the eggs!

Posted by: KatTheBard Sep 14 2016, 06:48 PM

Thanks for the input, guys, will keep in mind as I keep hunting. Decided to go ahead and update my daycare pair. Am vur tired. zzzzzz

LOL I JUST HATCHED A SHINY DACTYL BUT IT HAS 54 IVS

Posted by: Luneon Sep 14 2016, 07:38 PM

Those are amazing <3 Thank you for sharing them with us
My favorite is the Magikarp Aladdin

Just checked some of my Pokemon in GO and I somehow caught a 90+% IV Gastly! How cool

Posted by: Merinia Sep 14 2016, 07:39 PM

Welp, I guess 136 IV Larvitar is the best I'm getting for this week's hunt. I don't want to try to hatch another batch otherwise I might not have enough time to raise it in time. At least I'll get 2nd place. :/

Posted by: RicFule Sep 14 2016, 07:58 PM

136 IVs MIGHT be able to eke out a Rank 1. But why wouldn't you have time to hatch and level? There's still all day tomorrow before it ends. And if I'm not mistaken, it's also going to be a plus day. Might not be as good as today's bonus, but ...

And even if you DON'T have time to level it completely, if you find one with better IVs, a full level might not even be necessary.

Posted by: Merinia Sep 14 2016, 08:00 PM

Because I was thinking today was Thursday. I am bad with dates. c: Yeah, I guess I should keep trying for a better one.

Posted by: RicFule Sep 14 2016, 08:48 PM

No worries. I thought that last week. I refreshed the page on Thursday, and was like, "Um. Why hasn't the pop-up shown up telling me where I placed?" And then, I saw that the PokeHunt icon was still active, and was like, "Oh. It's still got another day. Today is only Thursday."