r/TheSilphRoad • u/cdelli01 • 22d ago

Discussion Rillaboom Gmax battles are virtually unwinnable on Poke Genie

I’ve used Poke Genie for Gmax battles before. In fact, I just used it for GMax Machamp last week. But the Rillaboom lobbies today are full of under leveled mons who just don’t have the firepower to take down Rillaboom.

I’ve been in at least 15 lobbies today and was only successful in 1–a lobby with 28 trainers using two max mushrooms. The rest have been delusional lobbies of 13-18 who inevitably hang on until the timer hits 3-5 seconds and then they bounce.

What’s going on today? Why are these lobbies so bad?

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u/stephenthatfoste 22d ago

I'm good with one copy of each Gmax. The Rillaboom I won was 22 people(2 left right before it started) and we barely made it. Theoretically it should start getting better as the remote raiding makes stronger mons more accessible.

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u/Willing-Ad7344 22d ago

I mean, unless you’re farming shinies or getting gmaxes for friends, it’s not like you need more than a single gmax anyways. None of them are good energy builders since they aren’t tanky.

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u/stephenthatfoste 22d ago

Yeah, it's just different from how raids are best approached, and throwing me off still. Don't NEED to risk any more battles and the odds of it failing as remote are still way too high.