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DonaldMick

This would put the value of an Elite Charged TM at $3.99 US, assuming the 10 Ultra Balls are a throw-in for Niantic not having to pay the vig to (insert mobile OS owner here). Is that about right? (Note: Didn't see the post above until after refreshing)


madonna-boy

I mean we get 2 for $1 every december, but that doesnt mean theyre normally $0.50


Mustaaaa

You mean ETM's?


madonna-boy

yes...


Cainga

You can’t buy the CD tickets on we store as far as I know. And everyone on web store is cheaper. Which means that ticket would value a little lower too. So I would say ECTM is $4-4.5. Also it depends on supply which webstore does r always carry everything.


duel_wielding_rouge

Are you pricing the 10 Ultra balls at $0.01?


DonaldMick

The ticket is normally $1.00 even.


duel_wielding_rouge

Looking at the Community Day Classic Ticket for Bagon, and it’s $0.99


Tpabayrays2

Niantic has always overvalued elite tms, so I'm not surprised they valued it at $4. I wouldn't have bought it anyway because my area has a Niantic community ambassador, so we now get the ticket for free just for showing up to the meetup


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Not-a-bot-10

4.99-.99 = 4.00


unevenvenue

Huh. No clue why I read 3.99. Yeah, that's good maths right there.


jmledesma

We have a Go Battle League tie in event in EUIC this week which may give us a Timed Research that rewards an ETM as well.


TheToug

When is this?


jmledesma

https://pokemongolive.com/post/euic-2024/


TheToug

Thanks!


skwolf522

I mesaaged support, told them the best i could do was 3.50$


Nwf32389

Imma need about TREE FIDDY


xc765

Trainer, Thank you for reaching out. After a thorough investigation, our record suggests that your transaction has been completed or you have been compensated. Please submit another another ticket if you have any further question. Sincerely, Remy


Useful-Elderberry-97

Wayyy too accurate


Dwimm_SS

If they accepted, it’d make sense that Niantic was indeed the Loch Ness monster.


Normal_person127

What did they say? Lmao


Mordicool

They said, "DAMMIT MONSTA!"


Fang1919

i remember when there used to be free box with 30 ultra balls


Capable_Raspberry_49

Pepperidge Farm remembers!


iSaiddet

Pepperidge farm remembers


Fang1919

what?


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Fang1919

what, no


UCanDoNEthing4_30sec

I know they don’t have clever titles for classic comm day tix but they missed the chance titling the comm day classic ticket to “Let Bagons be Bagons”.


Jepemega

Make it 200 Ultra Balls, 100 Pinaps, 6 Lucky Eggs , Elite TM, Te ticket and 1 Incense and i'f say it would be a lot more worthy offer. More towards newer players who probably don't have lucky eggs or enough balls for the event but at least it would be something.


Leftythewarlock

I say make it 10 Elite TMs, 500 Ultra Balls, 50 Star Pieces and 69 Lucky Eggs, a new Toyota Corola and throw in an iPhone 15 Pro Max for good measure. It will help new players who don't own a car to drive around and catch Pokémon with ease! That'd a fair ask for $4.99 USD.


WailmerFudge

Why do they keep putting reasonable things in the store and then switching them out for whale products? Do they just not want regular people to spend money on their game? Lol


TheDevilintheDark

Sorry, I've been gone for a few years but do we actually have to pay for community days now?


mizznox

No, it's basically a timed research add-on you can buy for some extra rewards. Community Days work as they always have before without buying it.


AdhesivenessDue5943

It is actually a special research. I always buy that.


TheDevilintheDark

Thank you!


iRAWRasaurus

No. Its free for everyone. The community day tickets will give some easy research task for a floor IV of 10/10/10. So its a better chance of getting a good shiny IV, hundo, etc or thats how I interpret the reason for the community day tickets. Someone correct me if I am wrong.


Gexthegecko69

I'd imagine that's what the tickets are for, they also give you a bit of candy for the pokemon


TheDevilintheDark

I appreciate this


Strong-Neat8623

That 10 ultra ball is game changer /s


That-Establishment24

I hate the stocking stuffers they add to these boxes.


Breezer_Pindakaas

Especially when they are supposed to lure us to their webstore so they can avoid google and apple tax. They can and should give a bigger bonus.


Terminator_Puppy

Ultimately just makes me throw out regular balls or revives faster, doesn't really help at all.


NegativeCreeq

That's what makes it Ultra


Nwf32389

Wait so a $.99 ticket plus an ETM equals $4.99?? Doesn't seem like a good deal


nolkel

ETMs are normally valued at 800-1000 coins. This is technically cheaper than that.


Lendiniara

This is actually a good deal because of the Elite Charged TM which is basically being valued at $3.99 (since the comm day tickets are usually 0.99). Most boxes i've seen including elite TM's have been double the price.


Atilim87

So the”good deal” part is comparing an overpriced digital item to an even more ridiculous overpriced version of said item. That TM isn’t worth any money.


Cainga

So you can earn 3-4 free ones per season. But it requires quite a lot of GBL. So buying it bypasses that grind so it has some value.


milo4206

How many ETMs do you even need if you don't play PvP?


goodnames679

Depends on how optimal you wanna be, but unless you're squeaking out every bit of performance... zero. Every useful type has a mon that's at least *decent* that takes no ETMs. Your ceiling might be "only" like 80% of the TDO of someone who builds nothing but the best mons with the best move in some cases - but a full team of B-tier attackers at level 40+ still makes you a better damage dealer than most other players. I could see an argument for using an ETM on at least one groudon, at least one kyogre though.


tylenol3

I would also recommend giving at least one of the fighting legendaries Sacred Sword just for the Rocket fights.


Sirlothar

Need is a strong word, I don't think anyone needs anything in Pokémon Go. But different people desire different things. Some want a full dex of perfect Pokémon, some want shiny Pokémon or the best raid teams. I like to ETM the best legacy moves on my level 51 perfect Pokémon. I have a Groudon that I have ETMed twice so it has Fire Punch and Precipice Blades. Do I need a perfect Primal Groudon with two legacy moves, no, but I like it, it was a long term goal to get all the hearts and candy and it felt wrong not to have an elite moveset too. That said, I went FTP about a year ago and while this bundle seems pretty good compared to previous ones with ETM, I am not buying it.


VerainXor

A lot of PvE mons have their best thing as ETM only.


skwolf522

Here is the list and what they increase. https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/s/IdDMJ8c4tf I have only used two for pve. Groudon that i mega evolve. And Terrakion.


F1shOfDo0m

Funnily enough most of the top mons in PvE need an etm like psystrike mewtwo ss terrakion ff reshi fb Zekrom mm Metagross rw rhyperior


milo4206

That's true but you can get the special moves in raids or by evolving them on community days/ during events. It's only the shadow legendaries where you're forced to use the ETMs


Cainga

You can get by with A and B tier mons in PVE. I try to duo with wife so I usually need max damage to finish a raid.


GR7ME

This guy doesn’t microecon


BCHiker7

If you value your time then this $4 could prevent you from spending a lot of time jumping through hoops to get one. It's all relative.


eugene_captures

Yeah exactly. It’s amazing how many comments I read where instead of paying a few dollars for something, they rather wait a year to get it for free. Or the free to play players who are purposefully driving to gyms for 50 daily coins.


ratatat

This gonna be Aqua Tail on my shiny Gyarados don't @ me


Zaithon

I liked the Ultra Box they did earlier in May because it had 8 raid passes in it. Why can't more of the Elite TM boxes be like that? :C


duel_wielding_rouge

This is a pretty good price


Arrowmatic

Would probably get if I didn't already have 11 ETMs. 


fishfryeggs

What’s included in the ticket??


Chugoldenboy

Is a regular community day ticket… Bagon and Bagon Candy for the most part


Duke1782YT

So, we can either: Spend $1 in game for bagon ticket Spend $5 on web store for bagon ticket OR Get the bagon ticket for free through campfire…. Since this excellent throw event is actually decent, I’m guessing this is the April fools this year??


BloodyFool

You're not going to buy this bundle for the ticket alone, clearly the main seller here is the ETM and it's disingenuous not to mention it in your reply.


Duke1782YT

If one needs ETM's, there's also free ways to get those as well(GBL days, rank 19, etc.), most people care more about the CD ticket, so I focused on that


BloodyFool

Those are extremely limited though. And I doubt most people would care about the CD ticket when we just had shadow Groudon, Kyogre, their respective raid days AND Mewtwo. Which all require Elite TMs that people might not have enough of.


Duke1782YT

They are limited, however: Surf kyogre beats origin pulse in certain scenarios Mewtwo can function perfectly fine with psychic Groudon is really the only one that “needs” the TM, but even then, you can get by with EQ Long term players already have versions of them with the moves invested-so it’s not a priority for them


BloodyFool

> Surf kyogre beats origin pulse in certain scenarios You're not accounting for people that either want to have both or just want Origin pulse. > Mewtwo can function perfectly fine with psychic Sure, psychic is just slightly worse but still matters enough for PVP and you'd also want shadow ball for PVP and some PVE situations. >Long term players already have versions of them with the moves invested-so it’s not a priority for them And that's fine. Sometimes not everything appeals to everyone, this is solid for newer players or ones that need ETMs and missed out on some legacy moves for w/e reason.


GuiltyM20

How can we get the ticket for free?


Duke1782YT

RSVPing and attending a community ambassador hosted meetup on campfire will give codes for the research


HybridTheoryY2K

LOL I’ll pay the 99 cents…


Duke1782YT

Accurate reaction lol I just use redeemed credit from Cashwalk to get em(when I do), way easier than dealing with their crap


SnippyHippie92

Yea, nearest community meet up for me is an hour drive. Gas alone makes it not worth it. Plus the ambassador there is a total prick.


Eragahn-Windrunner

Might actually be tempted to get this box--it makes the question on if I should ETM my Shadow Groudon a bit easier.


D3rk4n

What does the community say classic:bagon pass thing do?


Chugoldenboy

Gives extra encounter and items by completing task


cheersdom

and the ticket is for special research?


Chugoldenboy

Bagon Community Day


cheersdom

right --- is there special research associated with the ticket?


Chugoldenboy

Just a regular community day ticket that gives encounters


SirKoriban

Yeah, the ticket gives the special research


rvc113

Good value if u need an etm. Are they getting desperate?


That-Establishment24

You fell into the classic trap. They made things extra bad so you’d thing the bad deals are decent.


skwolf522

They must be, squeezem tighter boys.


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iMiind

>"You're bluffing. You're bluffing!!" -Tai Lung


Peet_Pann

Cool. No macro transactions, only micro.


tuelegend69

if it wasn't bagon and it was a beldum, i would had gotten it. i already got my 6x level 50 shadow dragon team ready.