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Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Bug Mass Outbreak Event guide- Start time, rewards, and more
As May draws to a close, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trainers are in for a busy and buggy weekend. From May 30 at 5 PM PT to June 1 at 4:59 PM PT, a special Bug-type Mass Outbreak Event is set to take over the regions of Paldea, Kitakami, and the Blueberry Academy's Terarium. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Centered around silk-spinnings, this event not only presents a top chance at Shiny hunting but also a celebration of some of the franchise's less-celebrated Pokémon types. Creepy Collectibles: What to Expect Mass Outbreaks are old hat for Scarlet and Violet players, providing rare Pokémon in abundance all over the map. This weekend's event, however, focuses on a "silken" theme bringing Tarountula to Paldea, Spinarak to Kitakami, and Venonat to the Terarium. These web-slinging, silk-based Pokémon will spawn at double the rate, rendering them perfect catches for players trying to finish filling up their Pokédex or nabbing highly sought-after Shiny forms. With increased Shiny rates during the event, trainers have a much higher opportunity of encountering those elusive color-swapped variants. New Limited Time SHINY Events in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Double the Challenge If silk is not your style, don't fret—this weekend is not strictly for Bug enthusiasts. Parallel to the Mass Outbreak is a returning Seven-Star Tera Raid starring Garchomp the Unrivaled. This powerful Ground Tera-type adds an additional level of challenge and reward, providing competitive trainers with a worthy opponent. Whether you're playing for the rush or the high-IV beast, this double event weekend has something for every type of trainer. Tips and Tricks For those not familiar with Mass Outbreak mechanics, here's the brief summary: the more Pokémon you knock out or catch per mass outbreak, the better your chances of seeing a Shiny. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Add that in with Sparkling Sandwich boosts and natural event bonuses, and the odds can rise to around 1 in 512—a significant departure from the typical base rate. Targeting Venonat, Spinarak, or Tarountula with this strategy in their respective area might have astounding yield both in terms of quantity and quality. LIMITED TIME! SHINY Bug MASS OUTBREAK Event for Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Mystery Gift: Porygon2 on the Horizon Even after the weekend ends, players still have a reason to sign in soon. As a prize following the South Korea Pokémon Trainers Cup Finals on June 7–8, Game Freak will hand out a Mystery Gift code for Porygon2. While this isn't tied to the Bug Outbreak, it shows how Game Freak keeps adding new content and giving out rewards. Whatever your motive ,the Shiny hunt, the competitive battle, or simply to witness hordes of silk-spinning Pokémon in play – this Bug-type Mass Outbreak Event of this weekend is one you don't want to miss. So grab your Poké Balls, stock your sandwiches, and be set to spin your own web of success in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
How to get Shiny Mega Altaria in Pokemon GO - Shiny odds, best tips, and more
Shiny Mega Altaria (Image via The Pokemon Company) Shiny Mega Altaria in Pokemon GO is a highly sought-after creature. Mega Altaria is a popular Dragon and Fairy-type creature in Pokemon GO and trainers love it for its design and rare shiny form besides its obvious use in combat. If you're looking to get Shiny Mega Altaria in Pokemon GO, here's a detailed guide covering shiny odds, raid strategies, and tips to maximize your chances. How to obtain Shiny Mega Altaria in Pokemon GO You cannot catch Mega Altaria directly in raids. Instead, you battle Mega Altaria in Mega Raids, and upon winning, you get a chance to catch its base form, Altaria, which can be shiny. To evolve Altaria into Mega Altaria, you need: - 200 Mega Energy for the first evolution - 40 Mega Energy for subsequent evolutions Mega Energy is primarily earned by defeating Mega Altaria in raids. You can also obtain it by walking Altaria or Swablu as your buddy after registering Mega Altaria in your Mega Pokédex. What are the odds of getting Shiny Mega Altaria in Pokemon GO? My Morning With Mega Altaria (Shiny Mega Altaria Evolution) - Pokemon Go Mega Raids The shiny rate for Altaria encountered after Mega Raids is approximately 1 in 64. This is much higher than the standard wild shiny odds, which are around 1 in 450. This boosted rate applies only to raid encounters, making Mega Raids the best method for hunting Shiny Altaria. Best tips to get Shiny Mega Altaria in Pokemon GO easily Raid frequently The more Mega Altaria raids you complete, the better your chances of encountering a shiny. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Tukarkan Bitcoin dan Ethereum - Tanpa Dompet Diperlukan! IC Markets MULAI SEKARANG Undo Prioritize raiding during special events or Raid Hours when Mega Altaria is featured. Use strong counters Mega Altaria is weak to Steel, Poison, Ice, and Fairy-type moves. Top counters include: Pokemon Best Moves Dusk Mane Necrozma Metal Claw, Sunsteel Strike Shadow Metagross Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash Mega Gardevoir Charm, Dazzling Gleam White Kyurem Steel Wing, Blizzard Raid with friends Mega Altaria is a tough opponent, so teaming up with 3–5 high-level trainers ensures smoother raids and more shiny opportunities. Maximize raid passes Make use of: - Free daily raid pass - Premium raid passes for extra attempts - Remote raid passes to join raids worldwide Joining local or online raid groups can help you participate in more raids. After the catch: Mega evolving your Shiny Altaria Once you catch a Shiny Altaria, you can Mega Evolve it using Mega Energy. Shiny Mega Altaria keeps its unique golden color, making it a standout addition to your collection. Also read: Pokemon GO Mega Altaria raid guide - Best counters, strengths, weaknesses, 100% IVs, CP values, and more With consistent raiding and smart strategies, Shiny Mega Altaria can be yours. Happy hunting, trainers! Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Irish Times
18-05-2025
- General
- Irish Times
Is four too young to let my daughter go for a walk on her own?
A fortnight ago, my daughter asked if she and her toy dinosaur (Shiny) could go for a walk 'on their own', promising they'd stay on the path in front of our terrace, not cross any roads, or go around the corner beyond this stretch of houses. My daughter is four. I said yes. Given the strident nature of parenting opinion, this admission may be met with everything from 'that's nothing' eyerolls to draft emails to Tusla . I realise there's some risk involved in letting her out of my sight on a public roadway (however briefly – I mostly linger on my front step where I can see her half the time). On the one hand, she's immensely sensible, especially about traffic. On the other, it's riskier than keeping her in the garden or accompanying her. All of which has made me wonder about risk as a principle in parenting and how I'll manage the risk-reward calculation with her as she gets older. My daughter adores nature – she's taken to regaling us with Cousteau -style reports on species of animal she's invented. Currently, she's committed to expanding the family of owls far beyond its existing taxonomy to include 'sea-owls', 'mountain-owls', and, more puzzlingly, 'owlpeckers'. Shiny the dino is an inch-tall red rubber amputee, and, we learned, a 'nectar raptor'. Shiny needs flower-nectar to survive. Until recently both were content to hunt in the garden, but now she wants to go further. READ MORE So I sit in the doorway trying not to run down to her every 45 seconds, to allow her this tiny slice of independence that she finds so thrilling. Stressful though it is, the reward is obvious. I hear delightful snippets of her telling Shiny about the latest flower and what an important dietary source it is. I also see passersby anxiously looking around and relieved when they eventually spot me lurking. Letting her court risk in these semi-independent mini-walks or allowing her to ride her streamer-adorned, stabiliser-enabled bike in the cycle-lane on the trip home from creche – which we also do – reminds me of projects in Iceland aimed at preventing adolescents getting involved in recreational substance abuse. The Icelandic Model was holistic, involving robust parental commitment and considerable infrastructure. It successfully reduced the ages at which kids tried various substances and transformed the antisocial adolescent behavioural culture. One of the scheme's theorists, Harvey Milkman, had done doctoral work on responses to stress and dispositions to react either by numbing (associated with heroin-use) or confronting (associated with amphetamines). Subsequent work examined how people can become addicted to certain changes in brain chemistry associated with risky behaviour, which prompted Milkman to pursue initiatives of replacing bad highs with good highs – or, as I'm conceiving it now, courting good risks to smother bad ones. This is hard to do in our society. For example, my daughter loves climbing, so last time I was bouldering I asked how old she had to be for me to bring her. Eight, apparently. When I asked the guy why this was so different from England (the London wall took kids from four) he frowned and said 'insurance'. In my childhood (mostly in the 1990s), we operated under the premise that the main risk to our safety was a 'man with a van'. I remember this stereotype being so potent that the arrival of a Toyota Hiace to the side of the park elicited suspicion and often a change of location. Of course, the real threat to children was, as ever, closer to home. The following decade, the Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland (SAVI) Report told us that, contrary to the stereotype, over 80 per cent of children were abused by people they knew. Turns out the real 'stranger danger' was mischaracterisation of the threat. The conjunction of that fear of the unknown with the rise of cheaper tech meant parents felt safe swapping a lot of unstructured outdoor play for time indoors, often involving screens. However, the screens of the 1990s were very different from today's screens, which connect children to dangers we barely understand, many of which are not even designed to have malign capacities. One of my big take-homes from Jonathan Haidt's writings on 'the anxious generation' is that, alongside the notorious increase in screen-time is a nosedive in the riskier, unstructured outdoor play that defined previous generations' childhoods. [ What's the right age for my daughter to get a smartphone? I asked her older siblings Opens in new window ] Of course, risk is a comparative notion. We live in a relatively safe suburban estate and my daughter is very cautious (her little brother thus far shows no signs of being afforded the same allowances). So far, the risk-reward trade-off seems obvious. I perceive the risk with the walks to be small, but it's obviously non-zero. She could do something vastly out of character, safety-wise, or the wrong person could show up at the wrong time (though, I do think it's important to her ultimate social safety that she comes to know and trust her neighbours in an independent way). Admittedly, these calculations are complex. However, the reward – supporting her fascination with nature and the outdoors – is one we value very highly. And the calculation is not just about exciting risk versus boring safety, independence versus stifling, it's also about opportunity cost. I am increasingly terrified of what technology is doing to human attention and cognitive capacities and am clinging to any and all passions she shows for more tangible aspects of reality. The threat posed by exposure to the online world seems more glaring and troubling every few weeks. I feel desperate to show her an exciting world offline and to try to ignite some passions that will stand to her as she grapples with growing up in the modern world. We need to radically recalculate the idea that a kid is safer behind a closed door inside than out being in the world – and try to summon the courage to act accordingly. Dr Clare Moriarty is a postdoctoral researcher working at Trinity Research in Social Sciences in Trinity College Dublin
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Shiny Doshi recalls crying on the sets of Saraswatichandra everyday; says ‘For me this acting world was very new'
Television actress Shiny Doshi opened up about the emotional turmoil and nervous beginnings of her acting journey, particularly during her debut show Saraswatichandra , in a conversation on Siddharth Kannan's podcast. 'For me this acting world was very new,' she confessed, recalling the immense pressure and self-doubt she faced early on. Sharing how fate intervened to give her a breakthrough, Shiny said, 'I was giving auditions and after a few rounds, someone from the channel spotted me. They actually gave their card to my mom, who was sitting outside, and asked to meet me the next day.' That meeting turned out to be for none other than Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saraswatichandra, a show that would later launch her into the spotlight. Despite the glamour surrounding the opportunity, Shiny admitted it wasn't easy. 'I was so nervous. I did mock shoots with Jennifer Winget and Gautam Rode—they were phenomenal. Watching them live made me feel like I didn't belong. On my first day, I went into my room and just cried. I didn't understand anything. I was technically challenged,' she shared. She further revealed the emotional toll the early days took on her: 'I would cry every day on set. I had no one in the industry, no one to fall back on. I had to do it—I had no other option.' The journey, however, proved to be life-changing. 'When the show aired—it was Gujarat-based, and I'm Gujarati—it was a moment of validation. Even the relatives who had cut ties with us started noticing. They used to look down on acting. But now, they saw where my mother had helped me reach.' From that tearful start, Shiny Doshi has carved a successful TV career, featuring in shows like Jamai Raja, Pandya Store, and Khatron Ke Khiladi. Her story is a reminder that perseverance often begins in the most uncertain moments.
NDTV
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Pandya Store Actress Shiny Doshi On Her Strained Relationship With Father: "He Used To Call Me A Prostitute At 16"
New Delhi: Shiny Doshi, known for her work in popular shows like Pandya Store and Saraswatichandra, recently shared a deeply personal chapter of her life. In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, the actress opened up about her difficult relationship with her late father and shared the lasting impact it had on her. Shiny, who began her acting career in 2013 with Saraswatichandra, said her father left the family when she was very young. The responsibility of supporting her mother and brother fell on her shoulders early in life, and with it came not just financial challenges but also emotional trauma. Recalling a painful memory from her teenage years, she said, "My father used to call me a prostitute. My print shoots in Ahmedabad sometimes went on till 2 or 3 in the morning. My mother was always with me - I was just 16. But when we returned home, instead of asking if we were safe, he would throw accusations. He'd say, 'You're taking your daughter out at 3 a.m.? Are you pimping her out?'" "He had a terrible tongue," she added, holding back tears. When asked if she has forgiven him, Shiny responded, "These are knots in life that can't be untied. I've taken them as life lessons, but even now, I sometimes feel very weak. I never had a father figure to back me up, to say, 'I'm here for you.'" Her father died in 2019 during the Amarnath Yatra. Shiny shared that they hadn't spoken with him for two years before his death. "There's a guilt that lingers," she said. On the work front, Shiny was last seen in Pandya Store, a remake of the Tamil show Pandian Stores.
