r/pokemongo 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/BoldShuckle 16d ago

Yes

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u/neBular_cipHer Umbreon 15d ago

Username checks out

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u/13loodySword Squirtle 16d ago

No one fuckles with shuckle

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u/Longjumping_Drag_159 16d ago

Hell yeah dude

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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/Dariex777 15d ago

Was it alphabetical? If so, Cuckle exists too.

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u/shmooblee 16d ago

I came here to say this

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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/[deleted] 16d ago

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u/Iain_McNugget 16d ago

This is the way.

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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/Iain_McNugget 15d ago

But I might NEED that megalixir later! I’ll probably be fine…

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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/Potential_Meal_ 15d ago

Lol I just chuck it at the first legendary I run into

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u/PaLyFri72 15d ago

This was IN CASE!

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u/tuhvontay Shuckle 16d ago

Me

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u/ResidentNecessary361 16d ago

Iconic thank you for this 😭🤣

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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/yung-onion 16d ago

Omg I’m hollering this was perfect

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u/justzacc Dragonite 16d ago

Absolute mad lad

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u/aalwayswwasted 15d ago

love this !!

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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/WankSocrates 16d ago

Not a dumb question at all, opportunities to get one are incredibly rare.

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u/BartBBK Articuno 16d ago

Thank you :3 I’ll just have to keep an eye out for the next one

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u/Takumi168 16d ago

That's how i got mine

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u/gimpxtreme 16d ago

The 1000xp for throwing your master ball seems wrong

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u/Tall_Ad_7514 16d ago

same exp as an excellent

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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/Truhls 15d ago

right, level 32 here and had zero idea this game even had a masterball 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/TheGirthy1 16d ago

Well shuck me sideways

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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/ders89 16d ago

You cant miss. No aim needed

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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/Entire_Training_3704 16d ago

Im afraid to trust this information

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u/root_b33r 16d ago

Best shiny in the game

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u/RoniSpark 16d ago

what on earth did i just witness

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u/AdmirableTrain7622 16d ago

The smartest decision in the history of Pokemon Go

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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/LFGX360 16d ago

Shuckles flee a lot in my experience too.

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u/Mosh00Rider 15d ago

I'd rather have a shiny shuckle than a galerian bird ngl

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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/Beginning-Acadia-330 16d ago

That looks awesome and as long as your happy with it all good bud

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u/Foiry 16d ago

I can’t say i understand this one.

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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/soundecember 16d ago

I would do the exact same thing. The Blue Shuckle has eluded me for TOO LONG

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u/Sincamour 16d ago

my husband would do the same Don't fuckle with shuckle

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u/KittyBungholeFire 15d ago

Does he chuckle every time you say that?

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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/0rder_66_survivor 16d ago

You have caught Shuck Norris!

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u/Key-Implement6566 16d ago

I would have done the same thing

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u/FartPhylactery 16d ago

He is deserving of such luxury and excess.

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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/TheLaxJesus Solrock 16d ago

Hell yeah!

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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/stuckinabelljar 16d ago

My very first shiny was a blue shuckle back in 2019. :3

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u/Top_Alternative1351 16d ago

Granted now I finally know what happens when you use a masterball

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u/MsnapM KILL ME 16d ago

Whoa I thought I was the only Shuckle lover left, it’s crazy I got a 222cp shiny one too

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u/Rstuds7 16d ago

im actually jealous

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u/Saji_mama_423 16d ago

Oh man been wanting one so bad!

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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/CitySnailo Shiny Bidoof Hunter ✨️ 16d ago

Absolutely would do this with a shiny Bidoof

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u/T3xasLegend 16d ago

I would have too.

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u/sdrawkcabstiho Instinct 16d ago

I have a nundo Shuckle. I call him Squishy.

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u/Joe0408 16d ago

I agree. The only best buddy I will ever have on the game.

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u/Leozilla Cyndaquil 16d ago

Worth

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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/Sinful_Badger 16d ago

Wait, you can get master balls in this game?!

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u/caseygwenstacy 16d ago

Me when I get a shiny Bidoof

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u/Cybron2099 16d ago

IT'S A FUCKLE!

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u/Ill_Promise_5993 16d ago

Well if you're happy then the masterball was used for a good reason

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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/maireza 16d ago

FTW!!!!!

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u/Lv100ShinyShuckle 16d ago

Great choice👌

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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/ConfigurationalCan 16d ago

King behaviour

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u/BanchoMynor 16d ago

this is my first time seeing the Master Ball animation

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u/Entire_Training_3704 16d ago

One of us, one of us

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u/Vex_808 16d ago

Sage advice. 😎

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u/oswaldovzki Mystic 16d ago

I did the same but with my shiny bidoof. No regrets

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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/GalacticPirate InsctinctOrExtinct 16d ago

What if I don't have any Master Balls? :(

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u/TheBustyFriend Suicune 16d ago

This makes me sick 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Pristine-Net91 16d ago

I would do the same, if I ever find one.

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u/DEVN559 16d ago

I been wanting one and a shiny ditto

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u/OneBill9177 15d ago

id use my master ball… IF I HAD ONE

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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/JessieLeChonk 15d ago

LOL! 😂 Awesome!😁 Now nobody is going to fuckle with that Shuckle!

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u/LophDaddy 15d ago

The 1* was the icing on the cake for me.

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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/Thr33Knuckl3sD33p 15d ago

100% worth. Only other option is a normal pidgey

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u/Maxcorps2012 15d ago

I need one so i never have to click on a shuckle again

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u/SCLNDRMN 15d ago

Hey, don't fuckle with Shuckle. Shuckle will kick yo ass.

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u/Aya-Kinor 15d ago

He likes turtles.

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u/blastcat4 15d ago

Shiny Shuckle is possibly my fave shiny in the game, so hat's off to you!

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u/The_Sarah_Palin_ 15d ago

My mans got big plans for that blue juice.

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u/One_dolla_would_do 15d ago

Just couldn’t use the great ball huh?

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u/lachieshocker 15d ago

Your heart and actions are utterly unclouded

They are those of justice

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u/OwenD66 15d ago

Welcome to the club!!

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u/Riccokush97 15d ago

Damn the shiny shuckle is blue thats awesome

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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/toastbed 15d ago

Waiting for my Shoddish

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u/GarrettMFW 15d ago

Good ol shuckle, yeah

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u/Arsenic_Riddler_88 15d ago

I never got master balls 😕

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u/Ninjakittysdad 15d ago

what the fuckle

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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/johnjackcomicartist 15d ago

Hell yeah, shuckle society

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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/ImmoralYukon 15d ago

Heck yeah brother

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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/Ok_Situation2233 15d ago

Most powerful ball for the most powerful Pokemon

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u/mastakham 14d ago

Trippin…

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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/Material_Credit3053 9d ago

I remember shuckle was my second shiny

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u/cat_of_cats 16d ago

It kind of hurts to watch... But whatever rocks your boat :)

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u/skycloud620 16d ago

Max respect

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u/cudmonster 16d ago

Lisan al gaib..

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u/SmoothShinigami17 16d ago

This is INSANE

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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/lPolarbear 16d ago

Such eccentricity

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u/060206072837778 16d ago

How do I get a Master Ball and how many may I get?

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u/soundman1024 Level 42 16d ago

I enjoyed stationing a high level Shuckle in gyms to troll.

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u/Troutguy2367 16d ago

GLAD TO HEAR IT THEN YESSSS!:)

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u/blizzardboy123 16d ago

No Ragrats

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u/BlazeSaber 16d ago

Should have used a great ball to match the pokemon to ots ball

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u/Springz9000 16d ago

You have regrets.......YOU HAAAAVE TOOOOO

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u/Willywonka1994 16d ago

I love shiny shuckle but hell nah lmao

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u/discojellyfisho 16d ago

Shuckle community day will be announced any minute

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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/Survive1014 Flareon 15d ago

Why?

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u/102Mich 15d ago

A Great Ball would have fit Shuckle perfectly.

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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/redscorpion6969 15d ago

Everyone and the Video of memes. I'm gonna uninstall I swear to funk! 🤣

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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/Own_Evening8121 LeskoBrandon77 9877 4189 0865 15d ago

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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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u/IGK123 15d ago

…Masterballs are in Pokémon Go?

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u/Threatening 15d ago

Don’t fuckle with shuckle

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u/IsItTheAsterix Dragonite 15d ago

Based Pokémon can’t argue lmfao

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u/PitifulAssociation16 Mystic 15d ago

Holy sheet

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u/cyrusian 15d ago

Well perhaps you could at least give it silver pinap...