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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It’s late, but a good writer gets to it when the inspiration strikes! And so, as the clock strikes midnight here in JRE land, let’s dive into an analysis on the latest batch of new Shadow Pokémon. They all have at least some merit… which ones are best? www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This week we have our first Limited meta that features Mega Pokémon. Color Cup returns and it’s bringing Megas with it. Which ones are your best bets for GBL success? Come with me and let’s check them out! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo... pokemongohub.net/post/meta/me...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

GBL Season 28 is shaped not just by yet another move rebalance, but by the widespread availability of Mega Pokémon for the first time ever. With 5 weeks of Mega GL and 6 weeks of Mega UL, let’s look at some of the best Megas to prepare for. Good luck! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Last time we looked at all the new fast move changes coming in GBL Season 28. As the season arrives today, let’s now examine all the charge move rebalancing and what gets better (or worse) in PvP. Good luck, Pokéfriends! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Late in the day — but early for next season! — we have Part 1 of the analysis you’ve been waiting for on the GBL Season 28 move rebalance! Today we examine (mostly) all fast move stuff, with all the buffs and new recipients. Check it out, Pokéfriends! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This one is WELL underway, and Part 2 (hopefully a third won’t be necessary 🤞) is on track for before the season. ✍️ And yes, going to try to get some pointers out there for PvP Megas ahead of Week 1 too. Hang tight, and as always, send (diet) Dr Pepper! 😵‍💫

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Cramorant arrives in GO as the headliner for this year’s Water Festival. How does it stack up against the very good Flying Water types we already have in PvP? Spoiler alert: pretty well! Come with me as we 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦 in on some PvP analysis! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Community Day returns on Sunday, and this is one of those that arrives quietly but could have a BIG impact on PvP! Come see why Icy Wind Thievul is one of the better shakeups we’ve had in a while, and good hunting, Pokéfriends! ❄️ www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo... pokemongohub.net/post/pvp/icy...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

And we’re back! After a much longer than planned break, your friendly neighborhood PvP writer returns with a new edition of “Nifty Or Thrifty”. Come with me as we check out Evolution Cup’s return after its own lengthy absence, and good luck, Pokéfriends! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It has to be nearly maxed out, but Morgrem is worth it for Evolution Cup. Not only can it beat ALL Dragons & Ghosts in the meta, but lots of other big names like Crocalor, Fletchinder, Charjabug, A-Graveler, Ursaring, Piloswine, Marshtomp, Dewott… even Shadow Primeape! #PvPfacts

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Doublade is new to this year’s Evolution Cup, and boy does it make an entrance, able to beat every Steel, Ice, Bug, Grass, & Rock type, all non-Fire Fighters and Flyers, every Dragon but Zweilous & Gabite, every Fairy but Morgrem, every non-Ground Water type, and more! #PvPfacts

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Lairon is a breakout star in Evolution Cup, with Metal Sound adding new wins like Tinkatuff, Shelgon, Sealeo, A-Grav, Nidorina, Haunter, & S-Zweilous. It can now beat all Fairy, Flying, Bug, & Ice types in the format, plus Dragonair, Shelgon, Sliggoo, Dusclops & more! #PvPFacts

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Fury Cutter gives Metang all the following wins now in Evolution Cup: Charjabug, Sealeo, Wartortle, Dragonair, Nidorina, Ursaring, Vigoroth, Shadow Magneton, & Fletchinder! Shadow can add Dewott, Marshtomp, Sheldon & S-Zweilous, but drops Fletch, Wartort, Ursa & S-Ape. #PvPfacts

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Nifty Or… well, let’s be honest, there’s not much that’s truly “Thrifty” in the return of Ultra League Fantasy Cup, is there? Come with me as we highlight what value 𝘤𝘢𝘯 be had and some moveset recommendations to give you the competitive edge! ⚔️ www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

New GO Rocket event means new Shadow (and purified?) Pokémon for PvP! And we got a couple bangers in here folks, including a certain Owl that I think may quietly be in the verge of a BIG return. Come check it all out, and good hunting, Pokéfriends! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It’s time for another Community Day, and this one’s a bit chilly! 🥶 Let’s check out Baxcalibur with its new exclusive move Glaive Rush and see if it gains new PvP relevance across the three Leagues. Happy hunting, Pokéfriends! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Alright, let’s do this! Today we start our deep dive analysis on the GBL Season 27 move rebalance. Come with me as we take a PvP journey by land, air, and sea with a look at the remixed Ground, Flying, and Water moves, and enjoy, Pokéfriends! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Community Day Classic is back with a true classic! The underrated Brutal Swing Hydreigon features this Saturday, and there’s ample reason for PvP 𝙖𝙣𝙙 PvE players to hit this event hard. Come see why, and good hunting, Pokéfriends! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

So, the current GO event brings with it a new release! How does Espathra look in PvP? Is there any niche it can carve out in the crowded Psychic-type field? Well, spoiler alert: not really, no. 😬 Come with me as we examine what holds it back. www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Community Day is here again, and we’ve got a pretty awesome new toy for PvP coming out of this one. Come see why you should pig out on this event and just how good Oinkologne is about to become in your PvP battles. 🐽 Good luck, Pokéfriends! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A new Shadow event in PoGO means new Shadow Pokémon for PvP! What does this Steeled Resolve batch bring to the table? I’ll go ahead and spoil that I think you DO want a couple of these, and one was a surprise to even me! 🧸 Come check out the analysis! 🔎 www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

On the other side of the weekend, the Steeled Resolve event arrives, as does Orthworm. 🪱 And it very quietly might be one of the best PvP additions we’ve seen in months. Come and see why this unassuming star in the making is worth hunting all week long! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Sustainability Week 2026 puts some old favorites and new faces in the spotlight! 😎 Come with me as we explore what’s most worthy of your time grinding during the event. www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

We’re early for once! Got the PvP analysis you’ve been looking for on Gigaton Hammer Tinkaton. Obviously you want this OP move, but exactly how much does Tinkaton improve with it? Is Hammer a straight upgrade, or is there some nuance here? Come and see! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I waited a little bit for the Mimikyu situation to sort itself out, expanding from a planned “Quick Bites” to a deep dive analysis. This long-awaited release has turned excitement into disappointment really fast. Come see why Mimikyu is completely busted! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Electric Cup returns! While the meta still revolves around a small core group of options with special moves and/or secondary typings, you know that we go extensive here, checking everything nifty AND thrifty! Check it all out, and good luck this week! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

In Electric Cup, Toxtricity is hard countered by Ground Hidden Power Luxray and the Poison-resistant Alolan Rocks & Steels (Magnezone, Togedemaru), and loses to bulky Bellibolt, and sometimes Rotom or Morpeko, but uh… that’s about it. Acid + PuP + Wild Charge is NASTY. #PvPfacts

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Luxray with Ground-type Hidden Power buries much of the Electric Cup meta, including the Alolan Rocks, Toxtricity, Lanturn, Bellibolt, Electrode, Magnezone & Togedemaru, Electivire, and many more. Shadow can reach for Pawmot & Eelektross, but gives up Minun & Mow Rotom. #PvPfacts

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Galvantula (Fury Cutter + Lunge + ideally Cross Poison) is THE big bad of Electric Cup, capable of beating basically everything not using Rock Throw, half Flying, or half Steel (Magnezone, Togedemaru), Poison (Toxtricity), Fairy (Dedenne), or Ghost (Rotom). Look out! 🕷️ #PvPfacts

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

We have a new release coming with the Bug Out event, so it’s time to ask… how good is Orbeetle in PvP? 🐞 Well… come see why sometimes a Pokémon can put its best foot forward… and perhaps still end up squashed. www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Community Day strikes again, with the Striker Pokémon, Cinderace! ⚽️🔥 Is it ready to blaze down the field, or better suited to ride the bench even with TWO new moves? Come with me as we check out its past, present, and potential future in the PvP meta. www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Spring Cup has already begun, so no time to waste! Tonight we have a late night edition of PvP Tips & Tricks to help you get a feel for the meta & some of the typings and moves that have distinct advantages in this Limited format. Good luck, Pokéfriends! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Is Medicham back? Love it or loathe it, I think it just might be after the buff to Psycho Cut, which can add Shadow Swampert, Shadow Scizor, Furret, and Shadow Annihilape (that last one sees each Cut dealing +2 damage compared to past seasons!). #PvPfacts

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

It’s time for a full analysis on the next GBL season’s move rebalance! As has become customary, it’s gonna take more than one article to get through. Today, we highlight all the moves we know ALL the details on (I think! 😅), and there’s a lot to discuss! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Articuno is a BIG Season 26 rebalance winner. Powder Snow adds Clefable, Clod, Cradily, Gatr, Florges, Furret, Gourgeist, Malamar, Stunfisk, Wiggly & both Apes in GL, and ShadowApe, Cradily, Cress, A-Tina, Kyurem, A-Mewtwo, Runerigus, Stunfisk & G-Weezing in UL! 🥶 #PvPfacts

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Love Cup strangely arrives several days AFTER Valentine’s Day, so naturally the analysis is a little late too. 😅 Come see what’s nifty and what’s thrifty in this revamped meta, and best of luck out there, Pokéfriends! 💗 www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Ranked #1 in Love Cup now with Psywave & Weather Ball, Solrock can beat all the format’s Fire types but Magmar, all non-Steel Bugs but Crustle, and others like Tinkaton, Wigglytuff, Milotic, Seaking, G-Slowbro, Miltank, both Electrodes and many more! #PvPfacts

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Got a good Flamigo now? Consider it in Love Cup, where it can beat meta Normals aside from Wigglytuff, non-Electric/Rock Grasses & Bugs, and many others like Seaking, Alomomola, Drudd, Turtonator, Skeledirge, Talonflame, Magcargo, Scrafty, G-Moltres, Krookodile & more! #PvPfacts

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Valentine’s Day is almost here, and of course that means… raiding? 💔 Well, if you want what might be a new Master League star, it does! Come see why Therian Enamorus might be worth sleeping on the couch 🤭, and perhaps not with the moves you would expect! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Blaziken is heating up Love Cup with Aura Sphere and buffed Ember, beating the format’s big Bug, Grass, Steel, Dark, Normal, and even Fairy types with few exceptions (Ariados, Krookodile), plus others like G-King, Medicham, Electrode, Drudd, Tyrantrum, Flamigo and more! #PvPfacts

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

An afterthought in past Love Cups, greatly buffed Crustle is a force now, able to crush most opposing Fire, Flying, Bug, Dark, and Psychic types in the meta, along with Wiggly, Licky, Miltank, Lurantis, Seaking, Milotic, Drudd, Tyrantrum, both Electrodes and many more! #PvPfacts

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

New meta inbound, and we get this one for 2 weeks in a row! Come get your first look at the all-new 2026 Championship Series Cup, an odd blacklist/whitelist meta with some Pokémon that get their special time to shine, some for the first time really EVER. www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

A new Pokémon release means a new Quick Bites analysis! FLAMIGO arrives as the best Flying/Fighting type yet in PvP! But is it good enough to roll out on your team in Great or Ultra League? 🦩 Come with and under the weather JRE and let’s check it out. www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Community Day comes on the first day of the month, and it’s a double feature with both versions of Ninetales in the spotlight! Yes, both new moves are ones you want, but how do they change their performances in PvP? Come with me for the in depth analysis! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

New Shadow event means new Shadow Pokémon for PvP. And you know what? There’s really not a stinker among this particular batch. They may not all see sudden new usage (well, one might!), but they all look interesting! Come with me as we analyze them all. www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Retro Cup is back, and we have a new edition of Tips & Tricks to get you off on the right foot in this old-school format. Come see why Dragons, Psychics, and even Bugs might be better than ever, and best of luck, Pokéfriends! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

New year, same old PvP analysis you keep coming back for, Pokéfriends. 😉 As our first event of 2026 arrives this weekend, come see why there has perhaps never been a better time to get yourself a good PvP Empoleon (or two or three or more!). Good hunting! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Our final event of the year brings back Blacephalon, long deemed just too frail for PvP. Might new signature move Mind Blown change that? Could this Ultra Beast have a new lease on viability now? 🤯 Let’s close out 2025 with a fresh look, Pokéfriends! www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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JRESeawolf @jreseawolf.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Merry Christmas! 🎄 If a JRE analysis article on Pokémon GO’s newest release was on your wishlist, you’re in luck, because Uncle JRE is here with a look at the new Coalossal (and Carkol) in PvP. 🔥 www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...

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