Might have already been pointed out as I , admittedly , only skimmed the comments briefly , but I think the fact that we got Alolan Forms is a big nod toward Gen 4 , as Gen 4 was when we got gender variations for certain Pokmon , and the Gastrodon line . <| sep |> i remember seeing a video of a guy sitting in a tree sawing off a thick branch . he of course was sitting on the side that would only moments later inevitably fall to the ground . D <| sep |> Something that has been useful to me , is generosity in diplomacy . Now , I should state I play on an unofficial pvp , so these tactics might not work on official servers . But if I ever interact with someone else trading , helping , etc I make sure they get an obvious better part of the deal than I do . If the going rate for kibble is 50 cp , I pay 100 cp . If someone needs something , and I have it and don ' t need it myself I give it away freely . Now , I don ' t really trust these people I help , and would not be surprised if one of them raided me , trusting strangers is a recipe for some bad time . But , if someone is nice to me , it ' s harder to be mean to them , and while A LOT of people don ' t share that philosophy , those that do are deterred from harming me . The other tip is , plan to be raided . Plan to be wiped . And don ' t fight it unless you are truly ready to . I keep all my stuff in my home unlocked , so if someone breaks in they have less reason to destroy everything . My dinos all stay on passive , if someone wants to be a dick and kill them , that ' s their prerogative , but I don ' t want to give them a reason to . I keep valuable stashes hidden underwater near my base , but still always keep a healthy treasure in my base so raiders don ' t leave empty handed and pissed . But these tactics are very unorthodox , and while they work for me , they might be frustrating for other people . You need to accept loss and pain , but I find that I don ' t get raided often , and when I do , not as harshly . edit meant to reply to OP , oops