An American trainer from Pokémon GO has achieved a remarkable milestone. He has managed to obtain a full, living Lucky Pokédex. We at MeinMMO had the opportunity to ask him a few questions and tell you how he accomplished this.
What milestone is it? Many trainers in Pokémon GO dream of getting a full Lucky Pokédex. This means they have a lucky entry in the game for every monster. However, the trainer ZhessZhess from the USA set himself an even higher goal. He wanted to have a full, living Lucky Pokédex.
As he shows in his reddit post, he finally achieved this goal on October 10, 2021 (via reddit.com). He has a full, living Lucky Pokédex consisting of 686 different Pokémon. This is a remarkable milestone, which is why we asked him for an interview.
This is a full, living Lucky Pokédex
Anyone who regularly plays Pokémon GO knows that by trading monsters, there is a possibility of getting a Lucky Pokémon. Therefore, many trainers aim to have every monster registered as a Lucky Pokémon at least once in their Pokédex.
But what is the difference to a living Lucky Pokédex? We didn’t even have to ask ZhessZhess this question, as he already expressed in his first message how happy he is about this milestone and what a full, living Lucky Pokédex means to him.
The “living” stands for the way he collects his monsters. He wants not only to have each Pokémon registered at least once, but also to keep it permanently in his Pokémon storage.
According to him, many of his friends trade a monster, like Bulbasaur, to then evolve it into Ivysaur and Venusaur. From his perspective, that means the monster is gone. ZhessZhess didn’t want that. For this reason, as seen in the following image, he keeps a lucky specimen for each evolution. This is what makes the liveliness of his Lucky Dex for him.
Currently, he holds 686 different Lucky Pokémon in his Pokémon storage. He is only missing a few costumed monsters. These include the Rock and Pop Pikachu from the Pokémon GO Fest 2021.
This is how he obtained his full, living Lucky Pokédex
We at MeinMMO naturally wanted to know how ZhessZhess achieved this milestone. For this reason, we contacted him via reddit and asked him to answer a few questions about his Pokédex.
How long has ZhessZhess been playing Pokémon GO?
According to his own statements, he is one of the early trainers. Pokémon GO was released on July 6, 2016, in the United States, and ZhessZhess has been playing since that day.
How long did it take him to reach his milestone?
Overall, ZhessZhess has already conducted over 13,000 trades. He received support from friends, from whom he obtained most of the rare monsters for his collection. He estimates the time spent at over 1,000 hours.
He also revealed to us that he had already reached a similar milestone on July 22, 2020. At that time, he also had a full, living Lucky Pokédex of 603 Pokémon. He has remained at that number and continued to trade diligently.
Why did he choose a living Lucky Pokédex?
As he explained in the interview, this has to do with his favorite Pokémon Charizard. For him, it was always clear that he not only wanted Charizard as a Lucky Pokémon, but the entire Charmander family. For this reason, he decided to never delete a Lucky Pokémon.
When he had collected about 200 unique Lucky Pokémon, he decided he wanted to trade for a full, living Lucky Pokédex. While his friends wanted to achieve a normal, complete Lucky Pokédex, he set himself a much harder goal, which he found very enjoyable. Overall, he now has 909 Lucky Pokémon in his collection.
Were all the Pokémon traded with Lucky Friends?
Most trainers will now probably wonder how ZhessZhess got so many Lucky Pokémon. As he revealed to us in the interview, he got about 100 of the 909 monsters through a lucky trade with a Lucky Friend. Most of these Pokémon are rare specimens or Shinies.
The remaining monsters were traded normally. He has pushed the daily limit of 100 trades with friends countless times.
Which monster was the hardest to obtain?
The hardest one for ZhessZhess to obtain was Mesprit. This monster is a regional Pokémon from the lake trio, which can only be obtained in Europe. A friend of his was in the UK during the lake trio event in May 2019 and brought him two specimens. At that time, there were no remote raid passes in the game yet.
Since he and his friend were not Lucky Friends at that time, and it would have potentially taken months to achieve this status, the trade had to work this way according to ZhessZhess. So he decided to trade his Charizard.
At the beginning of the game, he chose Charmander as his starter Pokémon and evolved it into the aforementioned Charizard. He had actually never wanted to trade this monster, but in such a situation, ZhessZhess made an exception. Due to the age of the monster, there was a higher chance for a Lucky Pokémon. The friends indeed got lucky and it worked out.
What goal does ZhessZhess have next?
Next, he wants to have all costumed Pokémon in their Lucky forms. He is already on a good track, as he has already collected about 90% of the monsters. Since especially the regional monsters are difficult to obtain, he saves his Lucky Friends and waits until they can bring him one of the missing monsters from vacation. This includes various forms of Furfrou.
This is the tip ZhessZhess has for other trainers
Of course, we also asked ZhessZhess what tip he has for other Pokémon GO trainers. He advises to start small first, as getting a full Lucky Pokédex takes a lot of work. For this reason, you should start with the first 150 Pokémon.
After that, he recommends moving on step by step. As it is a lot of work, most players decide to collect a “normal” complete Lucky Pokédex. However, he still finds it nicer to keep the individual Pokémon rather than evolve or delete them.
What do you think of ZhessZhess’s milestone? Do you have similar goals? Or have you even collected such a Lucky Pokédex yourself? Feel free to share your opinions and experiences here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers on this topic.
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