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A Further Look at the Attack Stat by Type
This was inspired by this post to work as a follow up on my first post about looking ahead at the attack stats by Pokemon type for each generation as we go. I will start with the current situation as we have it now and step through to cover each new generation as it...
Berries and Gym Motivation
Key values for motivation The new gym system brought with it the new concept of motivation which lowers the CP of a Pokémon if it stays too long in a gym. This article tries to summarize what is known about motivation and corrects some misconceptions. Table 1...
Guide to a Quick and Cheap Level 30 Legendary Raid Battler
We don't know yet when Legendary Pokémon will appear, but it might be soon and time is running out to prepare. A lot of us hope they will show up during/after Go-Fest. There are multiple lists circulating the best raid Pokémon available to fight the Legendaries. But...
Tier 3 and 4 Raid Guide – Newer, Better, More Effective
Tier 3 and Tier 4 Raid Counter Infographics I did my best to make my wife go blind these last few days making her mess with teeny tiny Pokemon Go icons in Photoshop. But if you know anything about Pokebattler, you know we can't rest until we've got THE most accurate...
Pokemon Go Tier 4 Raid Boss Guide
There has been a major update of this guide. Please see the new version here: Tier 3 and 4 Raid Guide – Newer, Better, More Effective Original article: Download Infographic After much researching, updating, and tweaking, we have an updated raid infographic and an...
Choose Your Attackers v9.0.1 – What attackers are (theoretically) the best against specific defenders / raid bosses
The spreadsheet you have long waited for is finally there 🙂 Instructions Target Input sheet: enter the defender, its moves, how much % of fast and charge moves you will dodge, and the raid boss tier (enter 0 if it's not a raid boss but a regular gym defender). There...
Raid Research Update
There has been a major update of this guide. Please see the new version here: Tier 3 and 4 Raid Guide – Newer, Better, More Effective Infographic download link Pokemon Go Raids are here and Pokebattler has been busy researching exactly how everything works. This is an...
Gym Remodeling Theorycraft #4 – Fix Super Effective Confirmed!
Niantic, in a determined effort to make sure that I don't sleep, overnight pushed out a new game master. There were a few hints in there regarding how raids will work but the big news is that they agreed with me and updated super effectiveness and added immunity!....
Gym Remodeling Theorycraft #3 – Raid Bosses
Skip to the Simulations Today was a big day in the Pokemon Go world. Tons of new information regarding upcoming changes to the gym combat scene! Niantic themselves said themselves in their announcement post: The biggest update to Pokémon GO is nearly here! Very soon,...
Gym Remodeling Theorycraft #2 – Fix Prestiging
This is the second article in the Gym Remodeling Theorycraft series, for the first article, check out Gym Remodeling Theorycraft #1 – Fix Super Effective Prestige Issues Once again, Pokebattler has been updated with new formulas in our attempt to balance the...