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@LegendsUnitedGO | Founder of Bucks-Mont Pokémon Go | Creator of @PokeNavBot | Pokémon Enthusiast | Gardener | Dad | 🏞️🎮📷

Pennsylvania, USA
Joined November 2017
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
I think this pretty much sums up #PokemonGO right now.
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3 years
We did it guys #PokemonGO #satire
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1 month
Well, Fuck.
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4 years
Today is a good day. My wife and I get to take home our newborn son, Samuel, from the hospital. I reached R10 through sleep deprived sets at the hospital AND hit an all time best on the #GoBattleLeague leaderboard. #battlers Now its time for rest and family time. ✌️🥊👶
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
Dear Niantic, Please keep 4 special trades per day forever. Sincerely, Everyone #PokemonGO
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
Long grind this season but I’ve finally hit rank 10! My team took me all the way from 2200 to 3011 over the past few weeks and I haven’t seen the same three in all my ladder matches. Just wish I could see the leaderboard right now 😁 #battlers #gobattleleague
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
3 years
My local #PokemonGO community just raised $3000+ to help a community member who’s kid developed a rare medical condition. Even if the local Pokémon GO scene is gone, I know we had an impact beyond just playing a game together.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
9 months
Not your typical legend post: I actually hit legend this weekend. This season has been one of my better ones in terms of early and sustained leaderboard presence, but it feels bad for some reason and I had low motivation to post. - OGL feels highly RPS. - OML, once my
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
3 months
Game is so broken, I’m catching strays for well known bugs. Yikes. Sorry that happened to you.
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また1人リダボ上位帯の不正者を発見しました...😥 でんじほうを受けたら負けの場面でしたが、こちらが交代受けを決めて勝ち確定になった瞬間に切断されてフリーズ負けになりました😡 5連勝が掛かった試合(レートの上がり幅によっては🌏1位が見えた)でこれですから、本当にやってられないです😭
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
Before the Hartford #PlayPokemon regional, my son gave me his Torchic plush for good luck. We used it together in Alpha Sapphire. He was excited to see it on stage with his dad. Honestly a small thing but it made me emotional at the venue knowing he’d see it. 🐔 🔥 😊 😭
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
2 years
Thank you, @HouseStark_93 — you are the #1 shundo producer in all of #PokemonGO
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1 year
I made it to the elite 4 in a #PokemonGO #PlayPokemon Challenge
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
7 months
🤏🏼: in retrospect, a misplay to post my ELO on X before leaderboard reveal. Still happy to have beaten my previous personal record. Next goal is clear.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
#PokemonGO Let's correct mega evolution mistakes: 1.) Increase energy requirement and make it a permanent unlock with a long (once per day) cool down. 2.) Introduce free ways of earning energy, like walking with your buddy.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
Hit legend on stream today with two big 5-0 sets in a row. Then a big 0-5 to follow 😂. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to watch and chat, really appreciate it. #GoBattleLeague
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
5 years
Thought I’d share this since it makes me🙂. Creating @PokeNavBot is one of the things I’m most proud of accomplishing. #PokemonGO #Discord Pretty cool to get recognition. 🤖🤖🤖
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
I just saw the video explaining the #GoBattleLeague exploit. As a software developer who does networking code for a living ... #yikes Since we can't do in-person tournaments I'm probably not going to do any ranked remote tournaments until its fixed. #battlers
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
3 months
Season high. ABA to Typhlosion lololol yet here I am. beep-beep-beep. #PokemonGO #GBL
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 months
I’m so good at screenshots
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1 year
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
5 years
We did it 🎉🎉🎉 #battlers My team that got me there in 240 battles (give or take a couple at the beginning): Registeel, Muk-Alola, Tropius (AS)
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 months
My #1 PvP quality of life change for GBL: Instantly show the Pokémon form on switch in, not just its type. Waiting a second to see if poli is shadow or a normal is licki or vig can be the difference between getting outpaced or counter swapping the wrong Pokémon and losing.
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5 months
🎯
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
7 months
Alright @FrankieT_52 , now I’ll focus on Orlando.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
8 months
🤏🏼
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
5 years
When #battlers see the latest the latest #PokemonGO data mine
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
And we’re out at 6th overall in KOTH! I’m proud of my entire @TheStadiumElite team for how far we were able to go. While I ended the last few weeks in a slump, theres always lessons to be learned. See you in Zygarden and good luck to @CoolCatsGames in winning it all!
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 month
Probably my favorite 3D print so far. Barely ran out of Silver filament so hoping to get him a replacement leg in the future. This is actually a wireless charger but the legs are a bit fragile so it will just be decoration for me. #Pokemon
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
21 days
@TheZzweilous I didn’t vote, since I do attend these. But thoughts: Here are the facts: 50% of players will lose round 1 - making their tournament run 2x as difficult. 25% of players will be eliminated after a playing for at most 40 minutes (2 rounds) — but they might have to wait 3 hours
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
@ItsAXN I was going to post about this. The agro on this is insane and non stop. I guess we are playtesting this one for the first time
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
6 months
Now I remember where I’ve seen this avatar update before
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
I see tweets occasionally about new GBL behaviors and all I can think is that maybe the game is just buggy in a non-deterministic way 😅😂. #battlers #PokemonGO #GOBattleLeague
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4 months
The plushes from NAIC I thought were going into my collection.
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5 months
The only catch up team graphic you need.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
I wasn’t sure this was a real person until I faced them myself
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
7 months
Obligatory legend post. Now to focus on Orlando.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
Why are so many competitive Pokémon GO #battlers previously Olympic athletes?
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
6 months
When you realize your avatar won’t change much when they push the avatar update.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
#battlers #GOBattleLeague Team Rocket be like:
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
In October 2019, I hosted my local twilight tournament to kick off S2 of @SilphGG . We had numerous new faces join. One of those trainers surprised me, using a Ferrothorn to deal me one of my first defeats in a local tournament. That trainer was @GoddessNHoff . For the rest of
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
5 months
Heading to the airport; see you all in NOLA soon for a great #PlayPokemon event
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
#PlayPokemon Hartford Shundo LFG! Three people in the front row all get shundos.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
6 months
@BlobbPoGo @HouseStark_93 I was going to put moonblast lanturn on my team but it didn’t pair well with discharge dewgong.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
11 months
Man I don’t think I’ve ever disliked a GBL format as much as catch cup. I gave it a chance but regret ever queuing into it and never will again. I just want to play my favorite part of this game without having all my progress taken away.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
2 years
Shoutout to @TheFragginWagon for having me on stream today for my first whale weeks. Climbed 150 to hit Legend on stream! My sets were almost as the scuffed as this screenshot. Leaderboard debut tomorrow 👀. #PokemonGO
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
5 years
👀👀👀 Hey I made the front page #battlers #GoBattleLeague
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
Second place in my first #PlayPokemon challenge! Shout out to @WafflesTCG for hosting and also @P4T0M4N for showing what this team can do. Got a Cup on Tuesday; send busted teams plz. DMs open. 12 CP closer to spectating in Hawaii 🤣!
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
I dedicate this to all the Pelipper. Without my hatred for you this would not have been possible. And also to @th3six4ninja and @gobattlelog who I discovered last week. Your example and tool helped me focus my play and improve. #PokemonGO #GOBattleLeague
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
2 years
Its good to see local discords so active again with people asking why their Go Plus won’t connect. #PokemonGO
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
#rant #battlers Gonna be brutally honest because I want to see improvement: #PokemonGO R10 #GoBattleLeague grind has serious problems. I say this as someone who has hit R10 every season and done it earlier than most. (suggestions at end)
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
5 years
Binged my #GOBattleLeague matches this morning and am very close. Tomorrow is the day. Just one good set away. Recorded some content for sharing this weekend. Highlight of today was being surprised by @thenut93 who had a great lead for my team and crushed it. #battlers
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 months
I had a mediocre day today (12-13 for -53) then I remembered I might have to play toxic shadow giraf users and stepped on the gas.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
2 years
Great end of day 1 for #PlayPokemon Baltimore Regionals! After two years away from in person competitive tournaments it feels good to be back Went 3-2; losing to two of the top performers in my group. Got on stream and got to make an entertaining play Can’t wait for day 2!
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4 years
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
#GOBattleLeague season 3 truly is the 2020 of GBL seasons. Glad the climb is over.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
5 years
Top 50 in the world! I'll savor this fleeting moment. I love PvP, and hope I continue to improve. Thank you to everyone, especially my main training partner @TrustTheKev for hours of battles and chatting over the past months.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
It’s hard to imagine this was nearly three years ago and I still haven’t gotten any better at GBL LOL. Happy Birthday Sammy.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
Today is a good day. My wife and I get to take home our newborn son, Samuel, from the hospital. I reached R10 through sleep deprived sets at the hospital AND hit an all time best on the #GoBattleLeague leaderboard. #battlers Now its time for rest and family time. ✌️🥊👶
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
Made it to the winners semis before dropping into the losers bracket and facing a team I wasn’t prepared to beat (ches regi core). GGs to @MagicMayson and @uberjudgement for besting me. I’m happy with my performance with my main goal being improvement over Baltimore and better
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 month
Went 4-2 today for another Baltimore Top 32 and +125. Pangoro was a great call but I couldn’t break Toxapex Diggersby core. My team was somewhat unique as I ran Air Slash Mandibuzz and Sludge Bomb Clod, last minute switches that helped me win at least one match. My main
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
Transparency. Pokémon Masters shows the pull rates every time you run a Sync Pair scout. Before we put an egg into an incubator, please show us a table with hatch rates. #PokemonGO #DragonWeek2020 Everyone wants to make an informed decision. @PokemonGoApp @PokeProfNet
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
My best buddy Dialga just gave me 3 revives as a gift. If he was a true friend he would have deleted 3 revives from my inventory.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
2 years
I hope Double Iron Bash gets buffed in the future. Its signature move should at least let it beat Zacian consistently as it has a type advantage, outpaces to moves and doesn’t debuff itself in the process. 🤦‍♂️ Its also the most accessible mon in Master League. #PokemonGO
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
The other day I was scrolling through my list and thought: “Wow that’s a cool nickname for a buddy, a true Pokémon fan.” Couldn’t be happier to see @ItsAXN win it all. His skill and consistency speaks for itself.
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I won worlds!!!
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
2 years
Legend achieved; time to tank with Solgaleo? Will resume streams this week to show off the team and gift more ELO before ML goes away. #PokemonGO #GoBattleLeague
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 month
@Reis2Occasion No, thank you! Lets GO!
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
11 months
Managed to sweep our local challenge today but had to settle for 3rd in the cup after smart adjustments by @HouseStark_93 and especially @AdamTuohy5 . Thanks to @LNDsRargef for the team inspiration, bus was cooking! The challenge started and ended with this guy.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
In Hartford for the #PlayPokemon regionals with @HouseStark_93 ! #PokemonGO
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
2 years
I think I need to get a Dialga plush at this point.
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8 months
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
WARNING: tiny rant Incoming... ( #PokeTheBear @PokeProfNet ) I know I'm not alone among #battlers who feels this way. 99.9% of the Pokemon Go player base disables AR any chance they can and likely 20% of them will try this one time and never again.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
🫡 to @Magmarman26 — standing alone in top cut without medicham
@dracoviz
dracoviz • Pokémon GO • Play! and GBL
1 year
Day 2 of the 🇨🇦 Toronto Regional Championships is set and the meta is looking quite different to previous weeks! @JJan11PGO SsThorn Jacoloco2 @Magmarman26 @610HEROpad @eddyjcc1987 @thatboyjay1234 @Reis2Occasion
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
My family with the clutch father’s day gift name plate. Happy Father’s day to all celebrating!
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
10 months
In summary, my last two days of Master League #PokemonGO #GOBattleLeague
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
Now we cookin’
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
2 years
@mcwm @WillPostTweets We don’t talk about Bruno
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
7 months
Cycle 2 of @BattleFrontPOGO has come to a close and I managed to remain undefeated in Serene Cup playing 5/7 weeks in Legendary Tier. Thank you to my opponents for great battles and my @LegendsUnitedGO teammates for giving me the feedback I needed to be successful.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 months
Front page leaderboard debut!
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
8 months
My move timing is better than my screenshot timing (slightly).
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
7 months
See you in Orlando 👋 🏰 ⚔️ 🐊
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
Weird a lot of people getting banned on the day of Osaka and London GO Fest. I wonder why. Meanwhile, I’m looking at this:
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
Baaaaahh 🐑 #PokemonSleep
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 months
🤏🏼
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 months
2 sets later. 👨‍🍳
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
8 months
Calling the GBL season here. See you after the meta change folks. 👋
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
5 months
I’m really happy with my performance in @BattFrontPOGO this cycle. Undefeated, 5th overall MVP and 2nd overall Serene at the highest tier. My factions debut 2 years ago was terrible. Rusty after not playing s6 for years, I was 3-0d in open tier when everyone else on my team
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
4 years
Dear GBL Santa, All I want for Labor Day this weekend is the R10 #GoBattleLeague pose. I’ve been a good boy this summer: - Played all my GBL sets - Only scream / curse 1-2 times per set - Concede to #battlers when I have no win condition Yours Truly, Pips
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
5 months
📝 NAIC Summary 📝 They don’t call it group “F” for nothing. 🤣 👎 The Bad 📺 It’s not easy to watch back your losses but it’s an important part of self improvement. @PolymersUp played our match well and my nerves caused me to miss my wincon game 2. I’m going to be working
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
6 months
3-2 (again 😂) and I’m out at Orlando. Shoutout to my opponents and especially @FrostFire14 and Garbagebaby for simply outplaying me. The Play! Format is something I’ve struggled to find success with at the regional level but will continue to practice and try to get better.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
5 years
Morning Routine: 1. Wake up at 4:30am 2. Decide to sleepily do GBL, forget to set Dialga as buddy 3. I think: I bet I’ll be paired with ValorAsh again. 4. Paired with @ash_valor (again) 5. We have the same lead (again) 5. His Togekiss boosts on AP (again) 6. Ggs always. 😂
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
OK, this time for real. I think I’ll end my #GOBattleLeague season here. Good luck to everyone in reaching your goals!
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
2 years
A lot of people get frustrated with poor #PokemonGo tournament performances or bad plays. I admit I myself cringe when rewatching misplays I’ve made — even in sets I won. Always endeavor to play better than the last game and learn from your mistakes. #PlayPokemon
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
7 months
I think I just broke my previous top leaderboard position. I hope today’s update include my latest gains 🙏
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
3 years
Wow, there’s something so fitting about riding shadow snorlax to legendary in ULPC this week and then hitting this right before a frustration event. 😍
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
Great 1st solo stream this season ✅ Nearly 200 point climb to Legend ✅ Great pull from 151 I tried to throw some games but carbink threw them back. 🚨 Scuffed screenshot alert. 🚨 Thank you for everyone stopping by. Same time tomorrow for pika libre sets. #PokemonGO
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
3 months
It really does feel easier to climb in leaderboard ELO.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
3 years
@PokeProfNet All I can say is well done to both of you for being a voice of reason in all the craziness this week. You speak for a lot of us that aren’t as vocal on social. Thank you.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
2 years
Wrapped my first cycle of factions after a two year hiatus from Silph. Thank you to @HouseStark_93 for introducing me to this format and to my team, @TheStadiumElite for being amazing teachers and partners. This has been a lot of fun and I look forward to many future cycles!
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
LOL. The goal of Ultra League isn’t to knock out all three Pokémon—it’s about having more of your Pokémon left when time runs out.
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Dan DeSousa | IVpips
1 year
What am I supposed to do now?
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