General non-gym combat-related research related to Pokemon Go
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...
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,...
Original games stats analysis: except for pseudo-legendaries, nothing is guaranteed
TL;DR: Dragonite and Tyranitar cannot be bad. Everything else can. Arcanine and Kingdra may improve a lot. Original spreadsheet here. WARNING: There is a lot of speculation and guesswork here. At least guesses are data-based / educated guesses. With the gym rework,...
Stamina is Broken in Pokemon Go
First, let's start by defining a few terms. Base Stamina is calculated from the main series games (based on Generation 6 stats) it is the same for each Pokemon irrespective of level and IVs. HP is what you see on a specific Pokemon's health bar; it is based on the...
Potential New Research: I just caught four shiny Magikarp using chaining.
After reading a few posts about "chaining" on The Silph Road, i.e., exclusively catching the same species of Pokemon over and over in order to increase the chances of encountering a shiny, I decided to test and see if this technique would work in Pokemon Go. I...
Realistic Blissey Counters
The biggest issue people have always had with Pokebattler is that the simulator is too good. It does not accurately portray a real result. It turns out that in the real world, people do miss dodges. They get death loop bugs. They can't see the special coming due to...
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[Analysis] How Good Is Vaporeon Compared To All 7 Generations Of Water Types?
EDIT: Vaporeon has been dethroned since the writing of this article by Waterfall Pokemon such as Kyogre and Gyarados. TL;DR 💯💯Vaporeon 👌 👌 is 💯 👌 really 👌 👌 gud 👌 💯 Recently, I realized that whenever I discuss Water types from future generations, I repeat a certain...
There’s no useless grass Pokémon
Stock up on balls and berries and catch 'em all! Here's why every grass Pokémon can be useful in gyms: Exeggcute Exeggutor is one of the best attackers against Vaporeon. Also good against Snorlax and Blissey. Bulbasaur Venusaur is a great attacker against Vaporeon....
What’s a Gen 7 Buff?
A Gen 7 Buff (like a Gen 6 Buff) is a stat buff change to Pokemon from Gens 1-5. It could also mean new moves that a Pokemon can now learn in Gen 7 (such as Mantine now being able to learn Roost and Flygon now being able to learn Dragon Dance), but that doesn’t...
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...