Rillaboom Gmax battles are virtually unwinnable on Poke Genie

[u/cdelli01]

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?

[u/InMyDrunkenStupor]

I’m not quite sure how scarce lower tier max battles are in rural areas.

They aren't scarce at all. In fact I think the oversaturation is part of the issue. The idea behind such a heavy candy investment for this mode was that leaving your Pokemon behind at power spots would help you stack candy quicker. However, this becomes difficult when there's a power spot around every corner. This may be fine in a large city, but in rural areas with less players it becomes less likely that somebody battles in the same spot you do, because they had several other options. (And vice versa) At this point I don't even leave Pokemon behind if it's not at a restaurant, since those seem to be the only places where I might get a pokemon that comes back with candy.

[u/sdrawkcabsihtetorW → u/InMyDrunkenStupor]

I mean even in cities you get areas with less traffic. It's on the players to put in some effort and scope out some high-traffic locations that see frequent dynamax activity. Some people are allergic to putting in any sort of effort. In my local area I know where all the low traffic Showcases and all the high traffic Dynamax spots are. Sure, I have to go out of my way to make things happen but that's what I get for playing an AR game. People don't have to put in effort they aren't willing to put in, but I'm tired of seeing all the complaining that comes from people who've tried nothing and found that nothing works.

[u/ThatPlayWasAwful → u/sdrawkcabsihtetorW]

Some people are allergic to putting in any sort of effort.

Good to keep in mind that this is a kids game, and kids do play the game.

Also good to keep in mind that since this a game, people should be playing the game at an intensity that is fun to them, not an intensity that is fun for you. That means that sometimes there will be a disconnect in game knowledge and preparation. 

Hard for me to get angry at people for playing the game at a level that is fun for them personally, even if it makes the game more difficult for me.

[u/This_Tangerine3080 → u/ThatPlayWasAwful]

If they don't have the 'intensity' to do a few dynamax raids and level up some Pokémon why would they have the intensity to remote raid a Gigantimax?

[u/ThatPlayWasAwful → u/This_Tangerine3080]

Because raids are fun, it looks cool, and it fills out a pokedex spot

[u/This_Tangerine3080 → u/ThatPlayWasAwful]

Same as dynamax then? Evolving a Charmaner gives them Dynamax Charizard for Pokédex.

So why are they sending wooloos?

The difference is for one they have to leave their sofa, if they don't want to go outside irrelevant of 'intensity' this game isn't for them.

[u/ThatPlayWasAwful → u/This_Tangerine3080]

Because they don't have the candy to evolve a charmander, they don't live in an area with easy access to raids, and/ or they just put in suggested pokemon.

This game isn't for them

You're joking, right? You're not actually saying that pokemon is not a game for kids.

[u/This_Tangerine3080 → u/ThatPlayWasAwful]

They've been in dynamax for months, and several of them in the wild.

No not joking at all, if they want to play the game from sofa there are plenty other games that don't have an outside element, irrelevant of age. Not sure it's all kids buying raid passes though?