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I think that I just discovered a new meta for Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Tatsugiri and Dondozo retain their special interaction with each other. When a Dondozo is switched in with a Tatsugiri on the team, it gains a boost to all five stats. The OHKO move Fissure, which Dondozo can learn, has been changed to a 250 base power physical move for the Legends format. However, it’s still absolutely lethal.

My setup is to train a Dondozo in Attack and Speed, have it hold Soft Sand, teach it the moves Fissure and Order Up, and put a curly Tatsugiri in the team. With this setup, you’ll be able to target preoccupied competitors and fire off at least one super-lethal Fissure with 240 effective base power. Dondozo is more than tanky enough to survive any blows while it charges up, and Order Up can be used to regain the attack boost. I tell you, don’t doze on Dondozo!

Wait a minute, wait a minute . . . something ain’t right!

𝙰𝚗 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎-𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛, 𝚜𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗 𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚎
𝙱𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚙, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚎
𝙽𝚎𝚠𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚊𝚒𝚕 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚋𝚎𝚛𝚐, 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚕𝚎𝚏𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚍

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎-𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚜 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛
𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚗𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛
𝙿𝚘𝚙𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚛 𝚌𝚞𝚕𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎
𝙲𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎

𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚊𝚏𝚊𝚛, 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝
𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚖𝚜 𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝
𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚞𝚜 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚐𝚕𝚘𝚠
𝚃𝚘 𝚗𝚊𝚒𝚟𝚎, 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚠

I’m starting to understand how unbalanced shiny hunting truly is in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. It always has been, considering its shiny retention system and a multitude of spots for AFK hunting, both scripted and rubber band-based. However, the Mega Dimension DLC has an unprecedented new mechanic; something that can put even the 7% shiny rate of USUM’s Ultra Wormholes to shame. With the right distortions and the right donuts, you can cut out the hunting process and get yourself a guaranteed shiny.

If you enter a distortion using a donut with a Lv. 3 Shining Power, it will force one random Pokémon that matches the donut’s type to be shiny. This will be signified by a “Catch shiny Pokémon“ objective appearing on your research tasks. Because I went into this distortion using a Psychic Shining Power donut, and there are no other Psychic-type Pokémon in the distortion, this would force the presence of a shiny Alolan Raichu.

Of course, if the Pokémon you’re after can’t be singled out through its typing, you can still play the chance game. If the guaranteed shiny you get isn’t the species you’re looking for, you can quit out and press X-B-↑ on the title screen to safely save-scum out and try your luck again. Considering how easy this method is, I wonder what bounties the professional shiny hunters are pursuing . . .

I tried shiny hunting Glimmet in a hyperspace wild zone. I wasn't disappointed.

I just witnessed the absolute cinema that is the finale of Rhythm Doctor. All that I can say without spoiling anything is . . . they absolutely did not have to cook that hard. They quite literally used every resource as a canvas for the story, even doing some things that I didn't even know were possible with the technology at their disposal. They also polished up some rough gameplay mechanics that functioned inelegantly or were locked behind the Call Custom Method event. Think about it this way: if the act 5 update was equivalent to Rain World’s More Slugcats Expansion, the full release is equivalent to The Watcher.

. . . I don't think I'm going to be sleeping tonight.

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I’ve written several of these system logs with the intent of posting them, but I always ended up chickening out and pulling them. I feel like, with Mef gone, someone else needs to be acting weird and cryptic . . .

Icelandic Water Dragon: *10:21pm, getting ready to go to sleep*

Icelandic Waters: “Dude. Diglett and Magnemite both evolve by clustering up into triplets. And thanks to the Mystery Dungeon games, that connection has been officially endorsed. However, Magneton can evolve a second time, into Magnezone. Have you ever thought about what a Magnezone-style Dugtrio evolution would look like?”

Icelandic Water Dragon: “. . . Evolutionary horror aside, I doubt that this would happen, considering that it would likely involve updating both the Alolan Diglett and Wiglett lines. Now shut up and let me sleep.”

YOU WERE SAYING . . ?

Back in 2019, when I had no idea what gaming systems of the time actually functioned, I designed a mockup of a custom-made controller. It had one stick, three face buttons, a pair of D-pad buttons, and a weird arrow-spinner thing, which I posited could be used for aiming. At the time, I considered this setup to be a little overkill . . . and I consider my 2019 self to be a sweet summer child.

Hey, did you know that November is Tongue Awareness Month?

Finn: “Please don't do this. I know that it's spooky season, but that isn't carte blanche to give anyone a heart attack, regardless of how you do it.”

Icelandic Waters: “C’mon, hear me out . . .”

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There's no contingency too extreme for Apple. They're not gonna let someone break into your house armed with a universal TV remote if they can help it…