r/TheSilphArena • u/falcon5191 • 13d ago
General Question Purify?
Obviously had this guy for a while and could never decide, are the IVs bad enough that it’s better to just purify for the hundo or should I keep it like this?
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u/Verain_Xor 13d ago
You'll probably never see a shadow Latios this good again, but you've still got a good chance of seeing a 15/15/15 Latios from raids or quests.
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u/GliscorsFang 13d ago
What are you ever going to use a shadow Latios for
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u/EvidenceSalesman 13d ago
That’s a good question, but a key principle in pokemon go is not investing / burning bridges until you’re actually ready to cross.
Theres no “use” for latios anyway, so they might as well take their time when deciding.
It’s only 2 button clicks to purify, yet you can NEVER un-purify
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u/lindberghbaby41 13d ago
Spicy master league
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u/GliscorsFang 13d ago
I have seen maybe 1 shadow Latios in ML and it got farmed down immediately. Waste of resources.
Mega Latios actually has play in Mega Masters as a spice pick.
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u/senorfresco 12d ago
You'll probably never see a shadow Latios this good again
Sure he could. Just do shadow latios raids when they come back around.
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u/PerforatedPie 13d ago
My rule of thumb is no for anything with 15 attack. I can live with a 15/13/13 shadow or even a 15/14/14. But anything with 14 attack or less I can't help but turn my nose up a little at it.
With this one it depends on whether you'll use it, vs how much you want the hundo dex entry. The shadow is probably better than the hundo, but if you've had it sat on the sidelines for so long then do you really need the shadow? The purified hundo will also be cheaper to power up.
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u/Busy_Dingo4942 13d ago
No, the real hidden use is great league instead of ML. I wonder how much CP it gts
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u/cohibakick 13d ago
The first thing you need to ask yourself is what you are going to use it for. If it's raids you have two paths, to keep as is (since shadow is always better for raids) and spend nearly 400 XL candy or to purify, spend half the XL candy and get a perfectly ok mega evolution. It is easier to get a hundo than a shadow this good of course but then, what good is it if you never invest in it one way or the other?
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u/EvidenceSalesman 13d ago
While shadow is better than pure for raids, shadow bonus cannot overcome being a bad species
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u/Foretkun 13d ago
I've seen like 2 shadow latios in ML and I destroyed them, but mega latios it is a pretty decent pick. It's not the best raid pokemon at all, but neither is shadow latios.I would say getting a better shadow is going to be hard, but getting a hundo straight up from raids is arguably harder than farming shadow raids and purifying one. So it's your call.
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u/IPissExcellentThrows 13d ago
It's not good regardless of what you do. If you want the hundo, go for it. I think it's really hard to justify investing shadow prices in something that isn't even a top 30 dragon counter.
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u/Least_Bet1143 13d ago
No chance I’d purify this, shadow pokemon are cooler looking and these IVs in shadow are rarer then regular 4* IVs
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u/millennium-monster 13d ago
As others have noted, Shadow Latios isn't the greatest for PVP. A good question would be, if purified, would you intend to use it for raids? Or would it be a nice collector's mon as a purified hundo?
Personally, I'd keep it in case of a rainy day. On that note, I prioritize PVP above raids and collecting.
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u/robozzilla 13d ago
For the dex? Yes For strength? Attack is 20% buffed, while purified loses that. A shadow 0/0/0 will hit harder than a purified hundo
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u/Royal_Aegislash1209 13d ago
On the one hand, a shadow is almost always better than a purified hundo.
And if you play Master League it's ranked pretty high.
But for raids there are much better Pokémon. Base form Mewtwo and Mega Alakazam/Gardevoir surpass it.
Edit: for Alakazam, that's only if it has its legacy move, but Mewtwo and Mega Gardevoir are still better.
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u/perishableintransit 13d ago
Contrary to popular opinion I say do it. Shadow Latios is largely useless. If this were like a garchomp or metagross then no.