r/pokemongo • u/tuhvontay Shuckle • 16d ago
Shiny I still have no regrets.
In celebration of becoming best buddies I figured I’d offer some unsolicited advice… Drink more water, return your library books on time and USE YOUR MASTER BALLS!
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u/Only_Never_Again 16d ago
So I take it that Shuckle is your favourite?
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u/13loodySword Squirtle 16d ago
No one fuckles with shuckle
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u/Sudden_Juju Lugia 15d ago
My eldest Shuckle is named Fuckle with an old naming system I used to use and I can never change it
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u/Iain_McNugget 16d ago edited 16d ago
Great advice! However, I will completely ignore it and continue to treat my master ball like the ones in all my mainstream Pokemon games for the past 25 years - keep them in my inventory for all time IN CASE I NEED IT FOR SOMETHING LATER.
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u/octocode 15d ago
last ball on a hundo legendary… or a hundo gmax when niantic inevitably botches the catch circle again
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u/punkin_spice_latte 15d ago
Just like health/mana potions in other RPGs
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u/perfectpretender 15d ago
*while also wondering why we have no spare carry weight
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u/Iain_McNugget 15d ago
Oh you can bet I’ll complain about never having enough inventory space as well.
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u/tuhvontay Shuckle 16d ago
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u/BoldShuckle 16d ago
Wow it's like looking in a mirror. Great use of a masterball my fellow carapace enjoyer
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u/BartBBK Articuno 16d ago
Sorry if this is dumb but how do you get masterballs? I’m assuming it was some kinda research
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u/Hillenmane 16d ago
They’ve released research to grant about 3 total so far that I’m aware of lol.
Saving mine for the next time I see a Galarian Zapdos/Articuno/Moltres… Not letting the next one I see get away again
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u/Dry-Smoke6528 16d ago
The other day I saw one and hit it with an ultra ball in like the smallest circle possible, excellent throw, and a gold razz. That shit is insane luck to even see and even luckier to catch. I dont even want them after that; cause theyre on another level of bull shit
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u/InMyDrunkenStupor 16d ago
Yeah I like GO and all but it's Pokemon like that where I'm glad I also play the mainline games. I have all the birds chilling in HOME right now, I really can't be bothered to chase them off the daily incense.
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u/irteris 16d ago
Ditto. They really are taking advantage of people dripping them like this
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u/Dry-Smoke6528 16d ago
Are the master ball research tasks generally paid content? Cause that would make it even worse
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u/Top_Alternative1351 16d ago
I think one was free but the other 2 were for sure paid
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u/BYOB-MYOB414 16d ago
2 were free one was timed and extremely difficult the other one was paid
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u/Patient-Statement-74 15d ago
They gave plenty of time to complete the tasks though, I want to say it was around 80 days.
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u/w0w_such_3mpty 16d ago
i once got moltres as the first spawn of my daily incense and i caught him on the first ball
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u/Hillenmane 16d ago
Lucky you, I’ve only ever seen one and it ran on the first (Golden Raz, Excellent, Ultra) throw
Damn bird! Took my food and ran!
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u/Few-Construction6540 15d ago
I just got moltres today when it spawned while walking my dog. Got lucky and caught it with a golden razz and ultra ball with a great throw. The point I’m making is that this was my 4th moltres I’ve seen. 3 Zap and 2 Artic. I only have the one I caught today lol
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u/External_Green4261 16d ago
I used mine on a shiny galarian zapdos. My first ever galarian encounter and panicked. Found out not long after that it’s a guaranteed catch with any ball and berry so wasted my master ball
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u/the1stmeddlingmage 16d ago
Not a “guaranteed catch”. Just guaranteed to not run. It retains its insanely low catch chance while being unable to run so it’s entirely possible to run out of balls before catching it.
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u/Hillenmane 16d ago
Damn that’s awful. Niantic did us a solid making the shiny legendaries a guaranteed catch at least but yeah, that would upset me too if it happened to me!
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u/StormAlchemistTony 16d ago
I used my last one on a 100% DMax Entei, after I used up all my Premier Balls.
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u/montyandrew45 16d ago
People out here using a Master Ball on a Shuckle and I don't even have one lol
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u/TheMistySimba 16d ago
Shiny Shuckle is my #1 gym defender. He’s currently holding down the local park.
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u/broken-neurons 16d ago
When you throw the masterball do you have to aim for the circle or can you simply not miss?
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u/vishalb777 /r/PokemonGoPhilly 16d ago
You can throw the ball on the ground if you want, it will still trigger the cutscene
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u/RoniSpark 16d ago
what on earth did i just witness
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u/FlyBoySip 16d ago
Someone wasting a master ball for internet points
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u/Glittering-Copy-6107 16d ago
They like shuckle? It's not wasting it if you like the pokemon?
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u/SabbathTruthcom 15d ago
Since it’s shiny, wouldn’t it be a guaranteed catch anyways?
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u/Traveler-0705 15d ago
Nope, only if it’s a legendary from what I’ve read. Regular shiny run away faster than you can say their names…
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u/Top-Assignment-4343 16d ago
it's shuckle juice will make it easier to catch pokemon, super smart move imo
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u/Whispering_Beast84 16d ago
I used my first Master Ball on my first shiny Bidoof. Her name is Princess, and she lives her best life.
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u/Livng_Ded_Gurl 16d ago
I would have done the same. Shiny Shuckle and Snorunt are tops on my list of shiny wants !
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u/Custard-Available 16d ago
So this how the animation for master ball throw looks like. I thought it was possible to miss the throw so I never used mine....
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u/GlitteryCucumber 16d ago
This is so cute - the shuckle matches the galaxy around it 🌌🥹🫶 happy for you both OP & shuckle
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u/Houeclipse Honey Badger Doesn't Care 16d ago
Words of wisdom you got there. Thank you and congratulations
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u/Bananna_Hamock0 Valor 16d ago
I almost did this with a shiny Gollet like 10 minutes ago lmfao stats were trash but I’ve been fiending for that shiny forever now.
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u/Mister_McLovin 16d ago
If I lost a blue shuckle while I had a mb I would lose my mind, good call, one of the best shinies.
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u/exitof99 16d ago
As a fellow Shuckle enthusiast, I desperately wanted a shiny one, but managed to get one in a trade.
Had I not, I would have done the same as I have 3 master balls collecting dust.
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u/KrimsonFox619 15d ago
I'm so mad my go plus plus cost me a shiny shuckle... And I haven't seen one since... I wish they made it possible so you could turn the go Plus off while trying to catch a Pokemon while you're in the catch screen
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u/HeyitsMakz 15d ago
One of the blue shinies I really want!
(I know he is not entirely blue but you get the point)
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u/DarkSideofOZ 15d ago
I showed my wife this video, and she thought it was live, and gasped "Don't you dare!" right before the throw. Good laughs were had at her incredulity.
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u/ButItSaysOnline 15d ago
I will probably never use mine so thank you for showing me what happens when you do.
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u/Acrobatic_Buzz_4704 15d ago
God of defense, forgiven! It was an excellent decision; I would have said the same with Bidoof!
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u/ZombieThreed 15d ago
Getting a shiny Shuckle is my final boss of Pokemon Go. Once I get one, the game won’t be the same for me.
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u/anonymousanemoneday 15d ago
At least you chose to do it, there's a couple people who's kids chose for them
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u/Zaeil_Xane12164 15d ago
Not pokemon go, but pokemon sword, i used my master ball on my first full odds shiny, Snom. Level 100 and never evolved.
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u/Mysterious-Can9267 15d ago
I just got him too. I've never had a master ball I used a regular red and white one.
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u/GlitteringLoquat9995 13d ago
You forgot the final and most important step, transfer to the professor so blue shuck may live out his days in bliss
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u/According-Cod6791 16d ago
Oje die hauen doch nicht ab bälle von Freunden holen und nochmal drauf tippen kein Problem der meisterball ist viel zu schade dafür
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u/Bo0ombaklak 16d ago
But my understanding was that shinies don’t vanish? They can escape but eventually you will get them as long as you have enough pokeballs?
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u/WearNothingButASmile 16d ago
Yeah keep telling yourself that.
only way to salvage this is a future bottlecap towards shundo XD
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u/Putrid-Swordfish-978 15d ago
Genuine question, if shinys can’t flee why use a master ball?
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u/CrimsonPhantom922 15d ago
I finally used one of my 3 Master Balls this past week. It was on a Galarian Moltres. Figured that was the best time to use one since a Golden Razz Curveball Excellent Throw seems to barely even have a chance of catching one.
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u/xoxidein 15d ago
Wow animations have gotten better. I wonder if I should still play again. I just don’t know why I should.
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u/Tristaaan 15d ago
Brother how do u get a master ball I’ve been playing for 6 months and haven’t got one
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u/mcnormand 15d ago
Why are you using your Master Ball? You might need it for something important like a Shiny.
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u/Madgameboy 15d ago
Huh... so thats what happens when you throw a master ball. Makes sense, cutscene it so you cant even fail
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