I stayed super local, like within a block’s radius of my apartment local. Did about eight battles and then called it a day.
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Team Rocket lured you out of the screen, must be something abnormal 
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It wasn’t a bad event for how short it was. Was able to get more shadow Pk and was finally able to find one of the hard fights that had Snorlax, Dragonite, Snorlax as the lineup. It actually beat me the first time cause I am so used to the “Winners” line being a mismatch of the starters.
Since the event started I have been able to get a 100IV Rat and Bulbasaur. Not really sure the Bulb is even worth it unless they give us some way to get the CD moves retroactively again.
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I didn’t get to do the 1hr special as I was in transit back from a boys weekend Golf trip. I got home with 5min left on the clock.
I did a few Grunt battles each day as there was roughly 30 Pokestops on 2k walk from the accommodation to the Pub where we had dinner each night. The Golf Course we played at had a Pokestop and I did one there too 10min before my tee time on the first day.
No good Shadows worthy of keeping yet from 18 battles.
Haven’t got Snorlax or Dratini as reward yet.
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Can’t say I’m pleased with what happened to Purify costs in the last App Update.
Not sure if others have noticed but originally all base level Shadows were 2K Dust to Purify. Now the Costs have a changed. A couple went down but the majority went up.
Zubat and Rats are the only ones I’ve found that dropped to 1K. Everything that is not an evolved form has jumped to 3K. Evolved forms are 5K to Purify.
With that update and the introduction of new Grunts the rate of Zubat and rat rewards has decreased. I’m getting mostly Bulbasaur and other 3K ones.
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Yeah, purify stardust cost for starters are increased
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I encountered a TR bug stop today. I don’t mind so much losing; but when Blanche’s ‘helpful’ advice afterwards was to use a team that was EXACTLY what I used (fire and rock), it pissed me off. The Scythers ripped through some of my best battlers like they were nothing… ridiculous!
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I faced it before, used Overheat Moltres and Smack Down Ttar
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Some of these Grunt battles have been strange in choices required to get it done.
As mentioned some where on here I had 3x Snorlax battle. My first thought was use my L40 100% Machamps as that’s what I use to do a Snorlax Raid or remove big ones in Gyms in the fastest possible time. Thought it would be quick and easy but no… my 3 Machamps got torn apart in 1 1/2 Snorlax’s. I went a second time with 3 Smack Down Ttar and tore the Snorlax’s to shreds.
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Maybe the following is common knowledge but I did not know.
If you’re limited to 1500 CP Pokemon in the battles against Team Rocket, delete the Great and Ultra league party’s. That should fix the issue. The other way around works if you like a challenge.
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Thanks for the tip. I suspect it will be for naught, though, as I’ve decided it’s one more feature of the game that just isn’t worth the bother.
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I would consider it as trading my healing item for stardust and possibly good IV Pokémon
For Snorlax I used the recommended 2(nr 3 was Slaking…) I even had some room for a mistake.
This was my team:
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Finnaly encounter the Snorlax Snorlax Dragonite line up, beat it the first try without knowing the line up upon entering the battle. Smack Down Tyranitar is the MVP and ice Mamoswine is the runner up.
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Unless people are on the same level it varies greatly.
Did a Grunt battle the other day Dratini, Dragonaire, Dragonite. Used my Geniric bash most L40 93% x2 Giratina (Shadow Claw, Shado Ball) and L40 100% Tyranitar (Bite / Crunch) and only just got it done (nearly failed).
A friend who’s only L37 used a team of Giratina with the same moves powered to around L35 and only used 1 1/2 Giratina. They got it done heaps easier than I did.
I’ve done that combo again and owned them using MewTwo with Psycho Cut / Ice Beam.
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Anyone know whats the highest Level the Reward Shadow Pokemon can be caught at after a battle?
Surely there’s a Max Level on these?
I’ve found that Purified go to L25 regardless of what level the Shadow was.
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As far as I know shadow Pokémon are level 1 - 5 (or 1-10 with weather boost)
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Someone on Local Discord confirms they are caught L1-5 with +5 for weather boosting.
So L10 is the highest a Shadaow can be caught after battle.
Someone on Silph Road has made the ultimate sacrifice of Dust and Powered one up over L25 and then Purified to test if it defaults back to L25 but it stayed at the same Level.
Anything under L25 will go to L25 not higher. It would be a complete waste of Dust to Power Up partially then Purify.
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Where’s Giovanni? He was found photobombing in GO Fest, but still hasn’t appeared in the game.
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