Spartan

I believe I'm still on 2.2 Explore Mt. Moon

Really good article, but I am most impressed with this level of detail surrounding the diminishing returns while also really breaking out the benefit per attribute increase. This should be used by a lot of people who like to know the numbers behind our updating system and the hybrid system. Really well done!

This Gastly is straight ass holy shit. Scyther please

Editing since rookie deals can't have options

I realized I never bought after yesterday. I assume my remaining two actions were used on work, was that updated in my balance? If possible, can I buy 5 pokeballs ($500), and 4 great balls ($720) before the encounter please? From there, actions are: - Use 3 pokeballs on Growlithe, then 1 great ball if still uncaught on Growlithe - Use all ultra balls and then all great balls on Zapdos until caught - Gastly uses Pursuit until Koffing dies

2.1 Explore Saffron City

1.2 Work pls

D - Hard Markinson @samx

Roster post that I'll keep updated! 1. @Spartan (GM) F - Vasile Lamb F - Taylor Mourning F - Matty Fire D - Hard Markinson D - Alessandro Nano G - Cole Pearce 2. @samx F - Nico Pearce F - Baby Bob F - Zach Kisslinger II D - Wattson Power D - Juice Box G - Brandt Fuhr 3. @ThePerfectNut F - Anze Miklavz F - Henri le Massif F - Sergey Preobrazhensky D - Tui Sova D - Hari Singh Nalwa G - Dusty Wilson 4. @Ahma F - Saku Kotkakoivu F - Vinny Detroit F - Ronan Lavelle D - Max Torq D - Hammar Voss G - Xavier Booberry 5. @KaleebtheMighty F - Daniel Janser F - Alex Johnston F - Perry Laperriere D - Brian Payne D - Hulk Hogan 2 G - Bubbles Utonium 6. @a_Ferk F - Ryan Vidot F - Bogdan Trunov F - Jonathan Ori D - Biggie Cheese D - Erlantz Jokinen G - Papa Emeritus

Hello again! Congratulations to @Daniel Janser for accepting a GM position with Istanbul in the VHLE! We're very appreciative of his efforts in the VHLM, and wish him the best in the VHLE. We expected that the VHL hirings would trickle down to the VHLM, so we kept a couple candidates from the initial round of interviewing for Miami and Philadelphia on a short-list in case we ended up in this position. We have selected a member with extensive league and VHLM experience, as he served as an M AGM for quite a long time during the S70's. Please join me in welcoming the new GM of the Hounds:

West(ern) Europe, Best Europe

They've already been pretty much in my favor regardless

Give me some Scyther on Scyther action please, Wing Attack it to death

Smh, even I wouldn't want to concurrently GM two VHL teams at the same time, let alone in the same conference.

Interim?

Wtf this Scyther better be the pokemon version of Jesus Use the great balls to success Then go bonk the other lvl 13 Scyther until it dies (with Pursuit)

Super delayed, I am so sorry @CowboyinAmerica. I hope that this does some justice to your fantastic history in the league, and conveys some appreciation for all that you've done @Victor for portal

Zach Warren (CowboyinAmerica) - Class of S81 Joined: S33 Jobs Held: Board of Governors, Financier, Updater, VHLM GM, AGM, Moderator HoF Players (at time of writing): Hans Wingate, Gabriel McAllister Many members have joined the VHL in an effort to leave some sort of fingerprint on the league. Some chase championships and cups, some hope to lay a stake in the Hall of Famer, and others simply hope to contribute their time and efforts to the league that has provided so much enjoyment to many in its 15 year existence. CowboyinAmerica, colloquially known as CIA, has been able to achieve all three of the aforementioned points in his 50+ seasons in the VHL. His efforts in various league management positions along with his pursuit of player excellence has landed him in the Hall of Fame for now the third time, this time recognizing his status as a crucial figure in the esteemed history of the VHL - a Builder. CIA first discovered the world of sim leagues in 2006, joining a football league called the MSFL. At this point, he began his path to become a consistent, contributing member of any sim league community, rising to the title of Commissioner and starting to amass the vast sim league knowledge and experience he is always happy to share today. A year later in 2007, the VHL was founded with similarities and cross-over between the two leagues. At the time, CIA was admittedly not a huge fan of hockey and declined to join, preferring to watch from a distance as such new leagues tended to fail. After experiencing vast changes in his personal life in the form of graduating high school and then going to college, CIA returned to the sim league scene in around 2011/2012 and was surprised to see that the VHL was still going strong and in S30 at the time. The stability and consistency of the league drew him in, and he finally began what was to be a storied VHL career with a player eligible for the S33 draft class. As a new member in the VHL but with history and experience in other leagues, CIA chose not to pursue league positions citing his experience with feeling burnout and having to deal with toxicity. In order to maximize his experience and feel committed to the VHL, CIA chose to solely focus on his player. However, the league came calling quickly for a member with experience on how such sim leagues function, especially during an era when the VHL didn't sport significant membership. From S33-S34, CIA stepped up to GM the VHLM team formerly known as the Minnesota Storm/Oslo Screaming Seamen. From there he was added into the BoG to participate in league-decision making, and took on jobs like league Financier to review all things related to the salary cap. He is known for being one of the most dedicated Updaters in league history during the forum updating era - spending nearly 20 seasons up until the portal updating era handling thousands of forum updates, which is understandably recognized as the most difficult form of updating. As a member of the BoG, CIA helped shape some prominent rules and movements that are still known to the VHL today. Before the S60's, the league had a consistent albeit small user core, and it was tested in the league's history during some minor userbase contractions. In order to address the lack of players, the league decided to adopt "Project Player Two," a significant change to the league in 2016 which allowed for users to have two concurrent players to fill up rosters. However, CIA was steadfast in his belief that such a change would burn out the existing userbase and wouldn't adequately address the real issue at hand - a lack of new users. From his position on the BoG, he fought to repeal Project Player Two and dedicated his time to developing sustainability plans for the VHL, creating recruitment strategies and budgeting donation money to fund league growth plans. Despite not being recognized as a formal member of Recruitment, it's clear that CIA's vision was crucial to the sustenance of the VHL and even factored into its growth. It's quite impressive to see how much of a league can be impacted by someone who intentionally never stepped into a single commissioner position, and CowboyinAmerica really blew away all expectations in that regard. While he currently has stepped away from most league positions since the S60-S70's, his contributions in BoG and as an updater have been one of the pillars that the modern VHL is supported by. Despite not currently holding any positions, he still remains a wealth of knowledge that he always shares in some of the most insightful and well-written Media Spots, and also with teammates in any locker room that he happens to be involved with. We will continue to appreciate his time and dedication to the VHL, and look forward to seeing what legendary player he will develop next.

Fight the lvl 13 Scyther with Pursuit Use 2 great balls on lvl 17 scyther, then pokeballs until success Use 2 pokeballs on Bellsprout, fight with Pursuit if both aren't successful edit: changed order of actions

1.1 Explore Route 1

Why not

1. Were there really 6 trades that Vancouver made this offseason? I know the first big one were two firsts for Leduc and Cheese, then another trade for Powers. Another trade with Moscow for Wattson Power in exchange for a 2nd. Last major trade was a 3rd in exchange for Anze Miklavz's rights. Then I believe it was a cap dump moving Chicoine somewhere, and maybe another one sending Schmigel elsewhere. Sounds like 6 even if I didn't get all the details. 2. I'd probably say the first one was the most impactful. Without that one, I don't think the organization moves to try and make the rest happen. Leduc and Cheese are franchise pieces for the future that also opened up the ability for Vancouver to turn into serious contenders if they could get some interest from free agents. 3. I think Henry Eagles was a fantastic first overall pick, even if it was a little surprising that the team didn't go with the more familiar player in John Jameson. That being said, Eagles has some deep-rooted history with his background and the franchise so it made sense for him to come back and be another core piece of the team's future alongside Fuhr, Leduc and Cheese. 4. I think that the team could have just waited for Miklavz to hit free agency if they were so certain that he would sign with the team. I think that's what ultimately happened anyways, that Miklavz didn't sign a contract before free agency opened. But I get that the team wanted to show real commitment to other free agents with the early acquisition and I know it caught the attention of people around the league. I do feel strongly that Miklavz and Powers can win a cup here, they're both very talented veterans who haven't gained as much respect as they should have. It's a good team here so I feel good about our chances to win a cup. 5. Nico is one of the nominees for MVP among other awards, so I think everyone is curious to see why he left Helsinki and chose Vancouver to spend a year on. But his talent is proven and his ability to contribute is unquestioned. At this point, I don't think it's a question if he'll be successful on Vancouver, it's more of "How successful will he be?" In terms of surprise or not, I think people might have predicted him going to DC which was a more established contender with more familiar faces. But Vancouver was putting together all the pieces for a real cup run and Pearce just seemed like the last one that brought it all together. 6. Clever riddle, thanks for a light question to end it off!

Transaction ID: 4FF41031NW538681R Doubles Week (9/4) 5 Uncapped (9/4) $1 mil cash