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New defender rankings based on *real* gym battles (not simulations). Alpha testing (V0)
Note: Please read explanations before coming to any conclusions about this. Introduction You may remember me for my Quantitative gym defender rankings series where I used simulations to rank defenders while accounting for type based on survey data. I am now taking...
A Study on Spawn Mechanics – Biomes, Pots and More!
Ok, so over the last little while I've done a study on how Pokemon spawning actually works in Pokemon Go. My study took place in Southern Ontario in Canada, and comprises 449 spawn points over nearly four days, for 93-94 spawns at each point and 41829 total Pokemon...
All Hail the Water Festival
And on the 22nd day of March at 1PM, the Niantic Gods smiled upon us trainers and showered us with water Pokemon of many kinds. First the rumors spoke of just Magikarp, Squirtle and Totodile. But then appeared Tentacool, Psyduck, Slowpoke, Seel and perhaps even some...
50 Shades of Cheating
We at Pokebattler are Pokemon purists. We don’t cheat. No spoofing, no maps, nothing. When we heard that Niantic was putting a lot of resources into stopping all forms of cheating, we didn’t mind. We felt like maybe their resources would have been better spent...
Best prestigers against Dragonite, based on 3 million battle simulations
TL;DR Scroll down to the table in the middle of the post. If you've already read my previous threads on CP efficiency for Snorlax, Gyarados, Vaporeon, Exeggutor, or Lapras, skip the intros and go to the new section on Measuring efficiency. Noob's intro to how...
Prestiging – Advanced Simulations Infographic
Hello travelers! Instructions: Generally, slightly better prestigers are towards the center of the circle, Pay attention to the colors, they tell you what movesets you are looking for with each prestiger! (one of the exceptions, though, is Vileplume against Vaporeon,...
Prestiging – Advanced simulations
TL;DR: link to a spreadsheet with all the info about attackers, defenders, prestigers, battles won, battle durations, HP lost in a battle, counter ability and more, based on ~20 000 000 simulated battles not all Pokemon species had been used, as battles would have...
PoGo Ranking List of Prestigers and Counters – Version 3
Hello Travellers and Trainers, I finally have version 3 of my ranking lists ready for release! You can read my 2 previous ranking list attempts here and here. One quick note before we dive in... I will not be significantly updating the attacker and defender list for...
Ranking Graphics
This graphic shows the 26 fastest average clear times of all Pokemon in Pokemon Go. As you can see, there are some unusual contenders that made it on towards the end. The order was determined based on the fastest clear by the Pokemon with their primary moveset (to...
Preparing for a Day of Pokemon
We at Pokebattler take catching Pokemon seriously. We will dedicate a Saturday or Sunday afternoon to some hardcore catching whenever we have extra time. It's a fun way to get exercise and spend sometime outdoors. And we've learned a few tricks about how to make the...