Aside from that, I heartily appreciate DeNA’s dedication to making alternative outfits for relatively unpopular characters. Also I thank people who have spent much money on Pokémon TCG pocket lol.

(sorry for faint colours of the mindscape. I’m really bad at taking a screenshot.)

BONUS: bro wants to be bullied by a strong woman.

CONTEXT: Sabrina is a sociopath. We already knew this.

After the discussion on my previous Carmine vs. Archie comparison, I got curious about what happens if we actually use them together, especially in longer battles.

So I tried comparing three teams built around Florian (Anniversary 2026), tracking cumulative firepower through the sixth sync move.

The teams were:

1. Florian + Carmine + Archie
2. Florian + Carmine + Sygna Suit Ball Guy
3. Florian + Archie + Brendan (Champion)

The interesting part is that the combined Carmine + Archie team was actually behind the other two through the fourth sync move.

But by the fifth sync move, it had caught up and overtaken both.

By the sixth sync move, the combined team had a cumulative firepower index about 15.1% higher than the Carmine + Ball Guy team and 23.9% higher than the Archie + Brendan team.

This time, I also included estimated action timing, sync countdown reduction, and Grassy Terrain duration and extension.

These are still provisional calculations, though. I used move level 3 without sync grids, and some damage modifiers aren't fully implemented yet. Healing and defensive benefits aren't included in the firepower index either.

The article has a graph showing how the three teams' cumulative firepower changes over time, along with their action sequences and terrain duration.

https://pokemas.scipocketex.com/en/carmine-archie-six-syncs-2026-10-17.html

I'm curious what everyone thinks. Is Carmine + Archie worth running together in longer battles, or would you still prefer a different third sync pair?

In this pic (and the one with just Ghetsis and Lysandre, it’s just more noticeable with all four), Lysandre is facing away from the other villains, and he’s the one that (despite being genocidal) has potential for redemption. It shows that he disapproves of the other villains’ actions, which might hint to him knowing what he wants isn’t good either. Am I overthinking a thumbnail art as a Lysandre fan or am I on to something here?

Edit: as someone who is uncultured, I didn’t know that all the villains but Ghetsis are good to some degree in this game, so take that as you will

I have caught all with some lucky

Valkyrie Bea

give it to Nemona

or Canari even

I’ve posted about a couple of towers’ floor 30’s over the past couple of months and slowly I’ve been able to take them down. As, just like Might Guy and his father before him, I put a self rule upon myself that I cannot start any Floor 31’s in any towers before all 30’s are beaten.

Now that Bug is finished, I’m down to just Water and Ground.

Water, depending on who I bring, usually has the problem of running out of Rain. And NC May not putting out enough damage (turns out I didn’t have either of her sync nodes on). I’ve been trying either Summer Cynthia/Akari for the tank, NC May as the main attacker, and a plethora of thirds (Arc Misty, NC Serena, Mix Leaf, Dahlia). So does anyone have suggestions on who I should keep as my third party member along with lucky skills and gear ideas?

Then for Ground, my main team of Rika, Variety N, and Arc Cynthia all share the Ice weakness and though I’ve tried the noxious hit method, I’m never able to do enough damage to beat them before the second sync. So does anyone know of a way to beat it without EX ground? Such as using Pal Rika?

I just don’t have anything to help me invest with these two types right now. I can either make a Sprint EX role for Akari or I can make a Field EX role for Pal Rika - what do you all think? If I had the resources I would just go ahead and switch the Ground team to focus on NC Brendan and Academy Kabu, but right now I just can’t focus on that - not when I already have strong enough units that SHOULD be able to beat Ground.

Thanks in advance for any sync order, team make up, etc when it comes to your suggestions!

The on-life-support 1% Furret:

Other than floor 40, which was more of a challenge than I was expecting, the toughest fights were 33 and 39 for different reasons. 33 was a challenge due to Arc Leon's electric weakness. 39 was a pain because I was forced to use Reshiram instead of Leon because he is the only special attacker I have who could counter the stage gimmicks. Guage acceleration counts as an allied field effect and Anniversary N has pep rally on his grid to counter enemy N's speed drops and therefore negate his hunter's instinct and slow opponent sync. The most fun I had in this expanded fire tower run was against Poppy. It was so satisfying seeing Leon deliver a 2 million points Fire Blast right after a super effective up boosted sync. I managed to defeat Poppy pre-sync so the sides were easy to deal with. I had to pity Chi Yu, but it was worth it because he is enough at 1/5 if your other pairs are invested. Silver’s grid varied according to the needs of every stage. For example, against opponents such as Clemont or Roxie, it's important to grab team solar immunity to prevent those status conditions. Against N on 39, I picked up the take next all node on his trainer move. He ran Vigilance on special stages. He can be aggressive and run WW3 on physical stages.

With SC Lyra getting a BP unit, I was reminded of how much I wanted other protags to have alts with villain team outfits, so I made some myself! Given that SC Lyra uses Phanpy and Marill, I tried giving the other protags "weaker" Pokémon too (that I think fit them ofc), as if they are trying to blend in as grunts without having actual grunt Pokémon. The edits to get the trainers into the Team Rocket outfits were made by me, and since I have zero editing experience, they might not look that good, but it's the thought that counts. Hope you like the concepts and pairings! I might do concepts for other regions too

Genuine question: How does copyright work with Pokémon Masters EX? Since DeNA has the rights to use Pokémon, wouldn’t Ash and other anime characters fall under the same umbrella? If not, couldn’t DeNA negotiate with Pokémon to bring Ash back for another anniversary unit?

I’d love to see him return with Ash-Greninja, Mega Sceptile, Dusk Form Lycanroc, Melmetal, or another of his iconic Pokémon. I don’t understand the licensing side, so I’m genuinely curious why that wouldn’t be possible.

I got Morty tbh I really want ascarola, Hilbert or Alister but I will take Morty what did you guys get?

Cleared Water Tower finally after a long time

I was stuck at F40 because my Arc Misty was 3/5 and apparently you DO NEED 5/5 Arc Misty for this

So I made her 5/5 today and rest was easy

Physical floors were a piece of cake with 10/5 Harmony

My SS Kris is 5/5 so she's the only common support for me

1/5 V Brendan also helped in physical stages

NC May being 5/5 isn't necessary but you need her at 4/5

Luckily I got decent gears for the water team so I used them, but I am sure it's possible to clear with guaranteed event gears too