In Pokémon GO, you can catch countless monsters, and MeinMMO editor Noah Struthoff would love to keep them all. Here he explains why he finds it so hard to part with them.
This is what it looks like for me: My Pokémon box currently has 4000 slots – that’s the limit and this step has already cost me a lot of money. Still, I don’t have enough space at the back and front. My big weakness in Pokémon GO: I keep every monster that could be somewhat useful. The reality is, though, that I will hardly ever use any of them.
That’s why my Pokémon box is practically overflowing, and I have to ask myself anew every time whether I can send something away.
Raupy with 98% IV – I still need this!
This is how I sort out Pokémon: I often hunt many Pokémon. I am over 300,000 catches and have been in the situation too many times where I just have no space in my box.
In general, I throw away all monsters that have a rating of less than 3 stars – exceptions are Shinys or particularly rare monsters that I can still trade.
With Pokémon that have 3 stars, things get complicated for me. I evaluate each monster with 3 stars individually. Strong or rare Pokémon I usually keep if they have an IV of 93 or 96. I keep any other Pokémon if it has 100% and in most cases also if it reaches 98% IV.
And thus, my Pokémon box accumulates a bunch of Raupy, Hornliu, or Rattfratz with an IV of 98. I will never use them in battle, but I can’t throw them away either.
On top of that, there are the numerous Shinys that I catch every time on Community Day. If I manage to last the full 6 hours, I usually get 40 Shinys or more – that’s 40 slots in my box that will never be free.
Why don’t I simply sort out more? That’s a good question. It’s probably the fear that these Pokémon might become relevant again someday. Sure, many things would have to happen for a Rattfratz with 98% IV to become relevant someday, but who knows!
There’s also the fact that I quickly become lazy when sorting out. I keep a monster with good IV and think to myself “If a better specimen comes later, you can just throw this one away!” The reality is, though, that I then just keep both specimens.
It’s similar with Shinys. For me, these Pokémon, even if they are thrown around during a Community Day, are just something special and I can’t part with them. So, I sometimes have 40 Shinys of one Pokémon and I know for sure that I will use at most 5 different specimens.
This is what I’m hoping for: Since I fight every day with a full Pokémon box, I hope for an increase soon, ideally for free.
You also have to see it this way: Every year, countless new Pokémon enter the game, new Shinys are implemented, and special forms are introduced. If I want to have them all, I need more space.
How do you see it? Do you also hesitate to part with any somewhat good Pokémon? Write it in the comments and explain there how you manage your Pokémon box.
Until then, I will diligently take advantage of the new events in Pokémon GO. What awaits you in March, we will show you here:
