#Pokemon
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magic thunder
@golden lance bro how did they code it so shit
Haze heals you
I guess damage is an HP stat change now
obsidian juniper
golden lance
X
sharp kernel
I played this game too much, to the point that I think I burned myself out
My battle pass is already maxed out
sharp kernel
And if I see one more weather mon, I’m going to freaking scream
latent sleet
can’t believe they dropped a pokemon unite 2
golden lance
They dropped ptcg live 3
golden lance
golden lance
mighty storm
pseudo goblet
https://fixvx.com/zanecomarmond/status/2041990168966795762
More importantly, competition for best ‘Zane’ out there 
kind vortex
play more singles
still see venusaur/zard y
kind vortex
i haven't actually seen zard y/venusaur yet, i'm playing a bit slowly and am in low ladder
but i know zard y is by far the most common of the two zards even in singles
at least so far
sharp kernel
It’s small when you consider 80% of those 185 mons are unusable
There’s a reason why the ladder is just the same 30 mons
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SV Reg A itself had about 190 mons
fully evolved
plus murkrow scyther
and that shit had worse dex than rn
outer eagle
New mons do be new mons
New toy syndrome can mask how imperfect something actually is
Champions wise the only new toys we’re actually getting are the megas, which half of them aren’t legal yet and 80% of the legal new ones are ass 
hasty anchor
I mean, the whole thing about mons that have yet to completely evolve isn't true, there is!
...It's Pikachu
outer eagle
We don’t know a lot of things but they exist nonetheless smh
hasty anchor
...Wait, does the Light Ball factor in Max Move power?
I can't remember if it does or not
Not that it matters now in Champions, but it may be good to know if Dynamax is added later
outer eagle
NFE wise it’s not really a big loss since it’s just Clefairy, P2, Dusclops, Buzz and Magmar iirc 
hasty anchor
Duraludon?
outer eagle
Casuals usually don’t care about middle stages at least
hasty anchor
Always wondered if Duraludon makes good use of it, cause it sounds incredible, but nobody brings it up
outer eagle
Did VGC use Duraludon post-Archa?
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duralodon is awful
It won a regionals in SwSh but the one who won the regs was also unsure on how it won
awful is probably a stretch ig
but like its not great
hasty anchor
115 DEF is a bit lower than what I remember.
Which I guess is the catch; it's sp. def is nowhere near as high
fading stratus
its more like
120 SpA is just not good
arch is good because it can boost with electro shot
hasty anchor
120 Sp. ATK is not good
???
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120 SpA is just not good
and with defenses not great you cant just play a damage boosting item
yeah
120 isnt good
hasty anchor
That
Seems like a major stretch, cause that's still plenty hurt coming one's way.
fading stratus
its not a stretch at all
120 SpA without a damage boosting item doesnt do that much damage
outer eagle
If this was pre-Fairy where Dragon was still vroken 120 SpA would have been great since you could drop Dracos left and right
But it isn't
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its funny that physical dragons just dont run dragon type moves at times
because its not even that worth
hasty anchor
It only deals Supereffective damage against other dragon types
Meaning it's only slightly better than normal type attacks, statistically
But, normal type moves are very common and varied
outer eagle
It used to be amazing cuz it only had 1 resist and Meteor had such high base power that even through regular resistance it dealt decent damage
But Fairy changed that equation
outer eagle
Problem with Normal is that you have many things that resisted it
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we have insanely good normal type pokemon
hasty anchor
You are one switch out from going from "Haha! Outrage! Who can stop me now!"
To being in optimal "hit me" position once their Azumarill is ready to just press slam your dumb land shark.
outer eagle
Blood Moon is one thing cuz you know, Mind's Eye and all
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and guts facade
outer eagle
Regular Ursa is still good tho cuz Guts Facade ye
At some point if you pump your power high enough you stop caring for resistances
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thats like 1.5x from stab 1.5x from guts then 2x power due to status
facade becomes uhh 315 BP move
outer eagle
Me when i "only" take 100 damage instead of 200
outer eagle
Well obviously you need to remove STAB 
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oh yeah
err
its stronger than double edge
oh no
its 120 idk why i thought 110
outer eagle
140*1.5/2 = 105
Not taking STAB into account a resisted hit is slightly stronger than unresisted Return
fading stratus
yeah sounds about right
pretty broken
only disadvantage of ursaluna is its pretty one dimensional
unlike bloodmoon which has seen like 5 different sets
outer eagle
As it turns out big numbers unga bunga works if you force it hard enough
pseudo goblet
https://x.com/JoeMerrick/status/2041974103205097619?s=20
I could recruit the whole sun team right
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I could recruit the whole sun team right <:clearly:1247706297491656795>
here updated team ig
I added sleep powder
or this
pseudo goblet
or this
Is Weather Ball’s purpose like, in case somebody changed out sun but now the weather ball typing can super effective the enemy
pseudo goblet
Or simply Weather Ball>Overheat
I cant remember Overheat’s accuracy but felt that would be the reason lol
fading stratus
also yeah weatherball in rain ohkos incin iirc
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yeah you can put weatherball if you want
pseudo goblet
Watch me spam Heat wave mindlessly
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I can imagine
pseudo goblet
‘Pls I just wanna hit something’ lol
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just try the team
we can change what you like dislike
this could be your nats team
but this time with one month of practice
pseudo goblet
I can imagine people tired of seeing VenuZard and trained to take care of them lol
fading stratus
yeah maybe
pseudo goblet
Btw, Golurk?
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idt golurk is that good honestly
pseudo goblet
But once we got more mons?
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once we get more mons surely just metagross
pseudo goblet
What if Gen 5 only reg 
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flat fractal
am I crazy or are the dmg numbers kind of fucked in this game
I swear shit that shouldn't be OHKOing is killing through multiscale
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like what
flat fractal
moonblast OHKOed my dragonite with multiscale
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was it fairy aura moonblast
flat fractal
no
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oh which mon
flat fractal
sylveon
there were no stat boosts
it ws just a raw moonblast vs a full hp dragonite with multiscale
pseudo goblet
Odd, my starter team Gyarados Ice fang only did 1/5 of Mega Dnite health
flat fractal
also does anyone have any mega ttar setups
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https://pokepast.es/d98c34a0b89f4c3d
yozz was on this
pseudo goblet
Odd, my starter team Gyarados Ice fang only did 1/5 of Mega Dnite health
Then I think Azumarill Play Rough KO it
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you can get other mons in home gts in like probably a couple of hours
pseudo goblet
Then I think Azumarill Play Rough KO it
Which to me seems kinda weird, can it ko dnite at that range? Even for huge power
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what was dnite's hp
flat fractal
you can get other mons in home gts in like probably a couple of hours
trying to f2p it
168, 100%
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yeah home is free
flat fractal
it';s the free one they give you
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you just need like go to transfer in a couple of mons to start trading
pseudo goblet
what was dnite's hp
Around 4/5
flat fractal
pokemon home is free?
flat fractal
I dont have to pay anything to transfer from scvi to it and then champions?
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nope
flat fractal
ohw ow wtf
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Around 4/5
yeah that azu can kill
32+ Atk Huge Power Azumarill Play Rough vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Multiscale Dragonite: 100-118 (60.2 - 71%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
it doing around 70 with multiscale is insane
it does like 50-60 to 252 hp
idk why dnite died tho
there's no damage roll where it dies
32+ SpA Fairy Feather Sylveon Moonblast vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Multiscale Dragonite: 79-94 (47.5 - 56.6%) -- 87.5% chance to 2HKO
its like only this damage
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probably will get fixed
pseudo goblet
2027 
Oh yeah btw Bolt, almost all caught up on digimon, once its down I should be able to do some pokemon grinds
Which kind, idk yet lol
pseudo goblet
Can you change form??
midnight spear
I don’t think within champions
hexed valley
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Cool stuff
spice rivet
Also, I forgot to check but have any of the old Megas got new abilities at all? I'm guessing that Gallade still is stuck with Steadfast 
pseudo goblet
Sceptile getting a signature ability please
For base
Actually, is Shed Tail in champion
kind vortex
Also, I forgot to check but have any of the old Megas got new abilities at all? ...
m gallade still has inner focus last i checked
(it doesn't have sharpness)
young river
Just fought a choice scarf'd Gliscor... that started with Toxic
pseudo goblet
okay, even I know thats weird choice
pseudo goblet
Just fought a choice scarf'd Gliscor... that started with Toxic
Bot maybe??
pseudo goblet
Dont I count as newbie? 
mighty storm
kind vortex
damn m floette hits like a truck, did over half with light of ruin resisted into my skeledirge
granted i have it physically bulky instead of special but still
i wish you could save replays, that last battle was fun
i was testing out m lop, went lop lead with a ninetales and dirge in the back, they brought araquanid lead with rotom wash and floette
game turned into a pivot war having to play around sticky web and eventually whittling down rotom to where i could get skeledirge back in on floette as their last mon
probably my most fun game in low ladder so far
pseudo goblet
Anything about pokemon stuck in limbo
lyric pollen
Politoed but no poliwrath is so wack
outer eagle
Poliwack
pseudo goblet
You're clearly an expert
Thanks tho
Wait Bun you havent seen my Electro Web gameplay huh
I still remember how pissed Bruial was seeing me like that
More or less
icy heath
pseudo goblet
I would show you if I could lol
Close enough lol
So basically, Bruial and Bolt had me train for last years vgc, and I keep clicking spread moves for no good reason
golden lance
Ngl i do think champion's dex is a bit small in a sense that you cant do much with it
Like yea 180 fully evolved mons but you cant play trick room you cant play psyspam and HO barely works
75% of the megas being unusable or paywalled also sucks
maiden flax
@fading stratus so
How do you feel about meganium now that we get to see a little of what it does
And the fact it is legitimately 150 BP fire weather ball always disregarding the rain entirely
Expected that
maiden flax
Oh shoot trop kick got buffed
warm sky
Ye I heard
fading stratus
Meganium is okay but like
I haven't seen it do anything amazing
It matches up poorly into.most stuff too
I'd love to be wrong tho
But it hasn't impressed me
fading stratus
<@703113512901410858> so
How do you feel about meganium now that we get to see a...
Replying to this
pseudo goblet
I haven't seen it do anything amazing
Sure it has, being better than Sceptile 
latent sleet
Sure it has, being better than Sceptile <:copium:901139245056528444>
thats a very low bar mate
maiden flax
You'd just play EFF
EFF?
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Floette
maiden flax
Ah
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Floette genuinely looks scary
I've seen it nuke stuff like base incin and mega frosslass with neutral moonblast
And people are playing shit like calm mind moonblast dazzling gleam
With sinistcha
And it just doesn't die
pseudo goblet
thats a very low bar mate
we literally did grass starter ranking a while ago, also, look at my name lol
golden lance
Speaking of floette
Do we wanna talk about the "is champs p2w" discourse going around?
warm sky
As long as it's civil and there's no bootlicking
sharp kernel
Do we wanna talk about the "is champs p2w" discourse going around?
Multiple people on Twitter reached masters without paying a dime
golden lance
Yea, floette kinda sets a dangerous precedent for restricted formats tho
sharp kernel
My biggest issue with the game like I said, is the roster. Why couldn’t Kilowattrel be in? Weezing? You put Incineroar but no Rillaboom?
golden lance
Hey we can run the elemental monkeys 🙂
golden lance
Yea, floette kinda sets a dangerous precedent for restricted formats tho
This also kinda applies to the whole box size thing
sharp kernel
Like the Meta is objectively not fun rn. There’s no way I should have gotten burned out from the game in 16 hours of playing it
golden lance
Like yea its not a problem now in the first reg but once you need to revamp your whole team to account for paradoxes and stuff it gets bad real fast
You will probably need to delete mons for space eventually and stuff wont feel good
golden lance
Like the Meta is objectively not fun rn. There’s no way I should have gotten bur...
I like weather more than most folks but it being the only thing worth using besides floette is lame
sharp kernel
I enjoy weather, but when you play 50 straight matches in a short period of time and see basically the same 4-5 teams, you get extremely bored
outer eagle
Wao so not much different from CSR Chi-Yu
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outer eagle
Looking forward to Xerneas Chi-Yu
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xern flutter chi yu
X
they really put champions on maintainance on day 2
which is so hilarious
latent sleet
what are they feeding these bots
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sharp kernel
Someone said that they purposely put this specific roster of pokemon so Charizard would be heavily featured in the first meta lol
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even with mence metagross zard would still be pretty great
top 8 of a 532 or sth player tournament
spice rivet
Side note: I recently did a huge purge of Pokemon Home and got rid of most Pokemon that I didn't have my OT. I was that desperate for space lmao. I released ~200 mons. The remaining stuff without my OT is mostly event mons and stuff I got from friends
Thank goodness for this filter
sharp kernel
top 8 of a 532 or sth player tournament
4th team is cool. Primarina is really obnoxious when positioned well
golden lance
@fading stratus Got a shiny sneasler 
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gj kidge
golden lance
easiest caly of my life
golden lance
oof
spice rivet
vro my shit isnt even getting traded
What do you need rn I can probs sauce it over to ya
fading stratus
gouging crown and rock
golden lance
Yozz do you have a weasel and a bridge?
spice rivet
Ah, those ones lol
spice rivet
Yozz do you have a weasel and a bridge?
Yup!
spice rivet
Ill work on getting a 2nd Gouging Fire for ya, almost done the DLC on my 2nd Scarlet file
fading stratus
thanke
golden lance
Yozz do you have a weasel and a bridge?
Sorry not sneal, pelipper
spice rivet
Yozz do you have a weasel and a bridge?
Ill be able to trade them to you in a few hours if thats ok
I also have those too
golden lance
sure
sharp kernel
Yozz do you have a weasel and a bridge?
did you already use up all your quick tickets? I can't stop rolling fucking archaludon
golden lance
well
i dont really want to use mons i cant transfer out
@fading stratus it moved
took 5 mins too
rn i think i need like
peli, arch, gambit maybe
is basc legal in champs?
fading stratus
yep
golden lance
ohshit
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Just glastrier gouging crown rock and terapagos
golden lance
No
sharp kernel
What’s the last move Meowscarada usually runs?
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Knock protect sucker flower trick
sharp kernel
Ah sucker punch right
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Sash meow usually runs overgrow
sharp kernel
Yeah I was thinking sash overgrow
If I wanted to run protean I would do triple axel for the memes
golden lance
Sick
spice rivet
Kk theyre in Home now
golden lance
aight i'm on the friend trade menu
maiden flax
Sash meow usually runs overgrow
It's basically a mythical mon in a meta game of normal Pokemon lmao
fading stratus
definitely not trick room
meow has the advantage of the game just not having good grass types except sinistcha
in doubles
spice rivet
Enjoy!
golden lance
thanks
spice rivet
I also slapped some evs on em real quick to save you a bit of VP/tickets
golden lance
thx
forgot to ask
do you have a kingambit?
I legit thought i had one
Also @fading stratus how we feeling about this one?
fading stratus
You want a shuca berry on incin
Your whole team dies to ground move otherwise
There's also just no ground immunity
spice rivet
I can make one, but my lunch just ended
spice rivet
Will try to ping ya a bit later tho
golden lance
Might also need to replay the whole tutorial to get my champions linked to the proper nintendo account
Rip to the 2 dailes i completed so far
fading stratus
Do we think this is genned
vagrant steppe
Oh can we transfer the mons we got from the Gacha out of champions?
They're not stuck there, right?
golden lance
No right?
fading stratus
Idts yeah
vagrant steppe
Dammit
golden lance
Do we think this is genned
They grabbed terapagos's fixed ivs
vagrant steppe
So my rotom can't go to home or even change forms?
golden lance
Shittiest pkhex job of my life
fading stratus
vagrant steppe
Wait if I bring a mon to champions to fix their EVs/nature will those be modified if I send them to home?
golden lance
I think they are independant
vagrant steppe
Lame!
golden lance
So they return to what they were when sent back
But then still still be modified if sent to champs again
vagrant steppe
That's weird
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golden lance
Oh shit golisopod buff
fading stratus
This is genned right
Like who tf in their right mind gens iron boulder
Oh yeah choccy
Check if you can put genned stuff into champions
If you can we don't even have to hunt for legit looking stuffs
Just 6 Diego Mewtwo team baby
golden lance
I kinda want to attends regionals idk about you
golden lance
This is genned right
Like who tf in their right mind gens iron boulder
Ok so decided to not eye ball it and actually look up a stat calculator
Seems to match everything
fading stratus
I'm not keeping it tho
Probably will trade for sth
This looks legit? It's technically 31 atk IVs but that's possible
golden lance
X
vagrant steppe
Wait, how is Sun the best thing to do in champions but we're no in weather wars?
sharp kernel
Alright, I'm back on a big win streak, I think I finally found a team I can vibe with
vagrant steppe
Is rain not also very good?
sharp kernel
we are in weather wars
vagrant steppe
Meganium feels like it carries rain hard, no?
sharp kernel
Outside of Floette, what's working currently is proven strats, give the meta sometime to evolve
vagrant steppe
Really?
sharp kernel
it's only day 2
vagrant steppe
I feel like dnite would get countered by floette hard?
fading stratus
Floette can't ohko it with multiscale
Iirc
I've genuinely not seen a single person who has said meganium is broken
outer eagle
Grass is certainly no Flying in terms of spammable STAB, especially given the 30% confusion
sharp kernel
Currently on this, has been fun to actually start winning again
Also shifted Krookodile to be more supportive
outer eagle
Is that Soft Sand or Brightpowder?
sharp kernel
Bright powder. Thought about soft sand, but I just wanted to be annoying
hasty anchor
Ayyy Krookodile
twin shard
Instagram
outer eagle
Dnite really do be the avatar, it learns almost all elemental moves both physical and special
All 3 elemental Punchs, BoltBeamThrowerSurf, and their upgraded variants, with EdgeQuake on top
warm sky
<@131023596607897600> https://x.com/Bones_Dio/status/2042236537518117025
seen , guy showed it to me
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sharp kernel
Breaking Swipe Krookodile is putting in so much work for me right now
sharp kernel
It turns out when you run good pokemon, you don’t have to soul read people as often, who knew @fading stratus
hasty anchor
Breaking Swipe's nice
spice rivet
hasty anchor
I like these kinds of moves that will debilitate the target (This, Icy Wind, Snarl, etc.)
sharp kernel
Yeah it helps that in the case of breaking swipe and icy wind in this meta, you’re hitting a lot of things for super effective damage
So my low investment attack Krookodile is still doing around 25% to garchomp
hasty anchor
Show em who the real desert apex is!
spice rivet
vagrant steppe
I kinda hate the editing on this
spice rivet
Np, Now give em hell!
golden lance
X
sharp kernel
That’s unfortunate
Oh didn’t even expect that maintenances, I was thinking you lost off the AP boost
kind vortex
ye they announced it last night, should be around 4 hours
ends a bit before the first global competition is supposed to start
meanwhile in non-champions news
vagrant steppe
Rain sucks ass without Archaludon, I'm pivoting to Dragonite, a sweeper, and 2 supports
hasty anchor
I find rain funny with Archaludon
Mostly cause I think it hates rain normally, and tries hiding during rainy weather due to its metal skin corroding easily.
vagrant steppe
Guess I'll hold off on rain until the Gacha likes me
Wish I could send a duraludon and evolve it because I'm not buying the SV dlc
sharp kernel
Who’s your rain setter
vagrant steppe
Pelliper
sharp kernel
Have you tried politoed?
vagrant steppe
Nah, I could give it a try, but Pelliper has tailwind
fading stratus
Peli is definitely the better setter but if your mega is gengar you should be on poli
vagrant steppe
Was gonna run a core of Pelliper, Meganium, Archaludon, Palafin (don't have a male basculegion), Dnite, and a flex slot
pseudo goblet
Use Peli And Poli
vagrant steppe
I've got GTS offers to try and get Archaludon and Male Basculegion
Offering a scream tail and female basculegion
sharp kernel
I was over rain just as fast as I got into it tbh
vagrant steppe
I feel like Meganium can't not be good
So I really just wanna play around with her
sharp kernel
Unironically, while playing rain, I hated my time basculegion M, and felt like Araquanid just did more with the team I had
Also, because wide guard
sleek sky
pseudo goblet
Trying to drag my one irl friend(havent spoke for 3 months) into Champion, basically pokemon as a whole lmao
Dude’s reaction to me saying Im also weak at battling
fading stratus
pseudo goblet
https://fixupx.com/VGChampStats/status/2042423248344797638?s=20
Should I find members for the team picked 
Anything about they fixed the problems
fading stratus
sharp kernel
Made it to the top 300 of the warm up challenge, before realizing that there’s literally no point to actually play it, because all you get is the gardevoir after playing 3 matches lol
kind vortex
i'm not even particularly building for vgc right now, so i'll probably just do the 3 games and dip back to my singles grind (and build for vgc later)
bc doing the participation for that seems a better use of my time than hitting more special attacking mega gyarados sets in singles
won a game i should have lost if their sets were more competent
kind vortex
did the 3 battles, went 3-0, somehow
i just brought one of my singles teams and cleaned house
pseudo goblet
They probably fixed the home issues
What about mons stuck in limbo lol
lyric pollen
Mega aboma is so goated
Head empty i click blizz
I have been punished for not buying the dlc tho, need sinischa
midnight spear
this feels really good
fading stratus
What about mons stuck in limbo lol
Probably fixed
fading stratus
I have been punished for not buying the dlc tho, need sinischa
Just GTS ask for it
X
Golurk apparently won a 173 man tournament
pseudo goblet
Probably fixed
Hopefully the case
swift jasper
173 personas...
pseudo goblet
Idgt
swift jasper
pseudo goblet
Yeah that, still dgi lmao
outer eagle
is Chomp-Z legal
lyric pollen
I dont think so
midnight spear
is Chomp-Z legal
no
pseudo goblet
https://klipy.com/gifs/joker-persona-5-4
No like, why ‘173’ personas lol
warm sky
No like, why ‘173’ personas lol
pseudo goblet
Thats it??
fading stratus
Ye
warm sky
icy heath
https://vxtwitter.com/Lewchube/status/2042506764789158293
Wouldn't surprise me if we find out that this was outsourced and vibe coded
warm sky
Wouldn't surprise me if we find out that this was outsourced and vibe coded
it was outsourced, it's ILCA not gf
that made this
midnight spear
my plan for mega floette is to dodge it
fading stratus
https://vxtwitter.com/Lewchube/status/2042506764789158293
Another maintainance incoming
https://youtu.be/sI71qmXSuaM @warm sky here's your perish team
midnight spear
https://youtu.be/sI71qmXSuaM <@131023596607897600> here's your perish team
this is not a easy team to pilot
fading stratus
10 BP loss essentially makes it 82.5BP instead of 90 BP
Which is still very strong
midnight spear
voices are telling me to remove incin for sneasler
warm sky
https://twitter.com/redny20/status/1914961888385101923/photo/1
https://twitter.com/mofumofu_nyaro/status/1910602563017465941/photo/1
https://twitter.com/iwasi_29/status/1910214374490538328/photo/1
https://twitter.com/MonsterOfSukeP/status/1910008516833862108/photo/1
https://twitter.com/kusuburu11/status/1909928107735388527/photo/1
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golden lance
Oh yea was "extremely effective" always a thing?
vagrant steppe
Nah, added for champions
pseudo goblet
What they said
spice rivet
voices are telling me to remove incin for sneasler
Corviknight could actually be a good fit here over Incin just to deal with your EQs and to counter other Sneasler
midnight spear
Sneasler does better into into mega floette
spice rivet
Body Press + Brave Bird Iron Defense and Roost/Protect
Thats fair
Or maybe Excadrill so you can have a full sand mode & Excadrill + Ttar pressure a lot of the current Mega Floette team
midnight spear
And it is my only problem mu
spice rivet
Thats fair
Also, ive seen some people use Unaware Sleledirge against Mega Floette with some success since theyre generally Calm Mind sweepers
maiden flax
Golurk apparently won a 173 man tournament
Not surprising
Even at 25% damage ignoring protect is still a really good ability
fading stratus
the point against mega golurk was
its a physical attacker thats prone to being intimidated
like its probably fine but definitely not top tier
X
sharp kernel
sigh why couldn't I have been born in March
I get swagless charizard over chad Ampharos
sand forge
How the hell did Flygon not get a Mega again
maiden flax
FixupX
Yeah this was about what I expected people would be using this mon for lmao
Basically sit there and be annoying cause if they one shot you they die if they dont you can do other stuff
fading stratus
glad it found a niche
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if it got rage powder
that would be a cool nice
but without rage powder
its just a gimmick
champions nuzlocke holy shit
new nuzlocke idea just dropped
sonic inlet
Tbf it might still be a better gimmick than the mega hawlucha OTK lol
spice rivet
fading stratus
the team does work really well doesnt it
sonic inlet
spice rivet
For context: T1 I used T Wave into Glim and Parting Shot with Incin. I knew they had Chomp in the back so used Draco. Read them like a book 🤣
icy heath
https://fxtwitter.com/Nekkra/status/2042582398739579327
Melffy x ZEUS vibes
spice rivet
the team does work really well doesnt it
Yup, its been running hella smoth so far. A few hiccups/issues but I'll iron them out over time.
icy heath
https://fxtwitter.com/Nekkra/status/2042582398739579327
"He said no pickles"
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oh hey bun
icy heath
Oh hey bolt
sonic inlet
Shame they gave hyper beam such a good animation but we probably will never see it in an actual game
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sylveon unironically plays hyper beam
also specs turtle does run hyper beam
because specs tera stellar hyper beam nukes CIR iirc
or does relavent damage
maiden flax
I wonder if the trop kick buff let's tsareena function better as a support mon
85 BP attack lowering grass move with queenly majesty as the ability
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252+ SpA Choice Specs Tera-Stellar Terapagos-Stellar Hyper Beam vs. 244 HP / 100 SpD Calyrex-Ice Rider: 208-246 (100.9 - 119.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO
yeah
maiden flax
also specs turtle does run hyper beam
Specs turtle
Tera star storm
sleep talk
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tsareena is already a pretty decent support mon in doubles
but it only sees play in exactly kyogre teams
because raging bolt thunderclap
and it ohkos with wide lens triple axel
well "support"
the support is queenly majesty
and rillaboom ig
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nope just dm he told me to say hi to you mug zane and choccy
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yeah he said he left the server
icy heath
spice rivet
golden lance
The funniest thing i'm seeing champions do is making people reinvent pokemon showdown's rules from first principles
vagrant steppe
I can see it. How the fuck are more of them on Frosslassite than Sitrus Berry
sonic inlet
Oh they fixed the lightning rod bug
vagrant steppe
Oh wait I know how it happens
sonic inlet
Yep, it's not random anymore
vagrant steppe
If you swap a pokemon into a new slot, it leaves the item in the slot
sonic inlet
The trans gallade is still in the tutorial tho lol
golden lance
THE SWITCH 2 HAS A CHARGING PORT ON THE TOP I'VE BEEN PLAYING ON THIS THING WRONG THE WHOLE TIME
DUUUUUUUUUUUUUDE
!!!!!
icy heath
pseudo goblet
bruial also said hi to you
Did something happened???
pseudo goblet
yeah he said he left the server
void herald
damn i hope he's okay
pseudo goblet
Talking with him rn, yikes
void herald
what happened?
pseudo goblet
Not sure I should send screenshot of sad subject 
void herald
understandable, i just hope he's okay
pseudo goblet
understandable, i just hope he's okay
Alright, got permission, prob best I dm you
pseudo goblet
One sec
hasty anchor
Hoping they are alright
pseudo goblet
If possible
Got it for ya
fading stratus
Yeah
midnight spear
golden lance
Brui said hi
pseudo goblet
Miss him 
spice rivet
Same, hope theyre ok and safe
Also, thinking of tweaking my Chesnaught a bit so he's a bit more sturdy to Special attacks. 1 is what I currently have rn
golden lance
Does venu tend to run solar beam or energy ball?
spice rivet
Depends on the purpose and role on the team
Like ones that have the option to Mega tend to energy ball si ce you arent reliant on Sun
spice rivet
For Sash lead id do Energy ball since the Turn 1 weather can be so volatile
golden lance
I see, ty
Also arch can just replace press for aura sphere without consequences right?
Fighting coverage is still very good rn
spice rivet
Honestly, thats valid
fading stratus
I'd just play leaf storm in venu
Over any other grass move really
It's just a insta nuke button
pseudo goblet
I'd just play leaf storm in venu
Grass type blizzard when
100 accurate in grass terrain
Still adjusting to Bruial leave not gonna lie
pseudo goblet
Mind felt hesitant when I use just now
Like, why brain, its not like and Bruial are tied together, moreso to Bolt even
pseudo goblet
When are you playing champions vro
Soon prob lmao
Stayed up 3 am 3 days ago
Body kinda pushed me to stay in bed once 10 pm hits past 2 days
fading stratus
yeah makes sense
did they nerf fucking make it rain by reducing accuracy by 5
holy shit
pseudo goblet
Wasn’t it like 95
pseudo goblet
Guess we can chat with Bruial for a while after Champ full release
fading stratus
yeah
zane you still sure on zard
and not any other mega
like its good but I dont want you to play mostly mirrors
pseudo goblet
I wouldn’t mind changing
What would you recommend
Tho I am curious for Skarmory
pseudo goblet
Aight lol
fading stratus
like its probably playable but idt its like great
pseudo goblet
which mega do you like
Tbh if I use it well I’d end up like it
Literally happened to Emboar
pseudo goblet
That is
pseudo goblet
Okay lol
pseudo goblet
Btw is this casual Champ, ytb tour or Vgc tour
fading stratus
I'll just recommend you to stick to a team for all
you'll learn how the team works
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incineroar
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starmie is probs fine
but probs need a rain team
or dragon claw instead of scale shot
midnight spear
normal dragonite kinda bad mega is kinda just better
pseudo goblet
<@430667447692034059> here I edited the dnite item too
How hurt was it selecting Darkest Lariat twice lol
pseudo goblet
Yup lmao
lone harbor
alright i like
have a competent rain core now
which is nice
currently rocking mega-geng, politoed, archaludon, incin, and bascu-m
i WANT last mon to be sinistcha
but i uh
dont have one
so rn we're making do with a rotating cast of dogshit
LMAO
im also like
testing m-dnite vs archaludon
pseudo goblet
double dragon isnt really bad
K-Goodra and Mega Sceptile
lone harbor
double dragon isnt really bad
ye but i also dont think i need both
i need like
smth that helps keep m-gen alive or redirects
but i literally dont have
a single fucking redirector
in my ENTIRE BOX
pseudo goblet
smth that helps keep m-gen alive or redirects
Bolt wouldve Gengar and Ogerpon been best buddies?
pseudo goblet
but i literally dont have
Maybe Amogus? Rage powder
fading stratus
Bolt wouldve Gengar and Ogerpon been best buddies?
could be
yeah
also zane
play that dnite with lum berry
not white herb
the more I thought about the sun matchup
I realised you need lum
lone harbor
Maybe Amogus? Rage powder
his ass isnt even int he game
fading stratus
Sinistcha
Incineroar
For fake out
You can run maushold
Or even Clefable
If you need redirector
spice rivet
Hard stuck at Ultra Ball 1 surprisingly. Def need to fix up the team and/or switch to another team. Running into lots of Mega Ge gar all of a sudden
maiden flax
I'm taking my time
warm sky
https://twitter.com/kelvin_trainerk/status/1989047613128339680/photo/1
https://twitter.com/Chufflepop/status/1989004058812928192/photo/1
https://twitter.com/gerokizoku/status/2041901137931202947/photo/1
https://twitter.com/46isou/status/1923419315396579759/photo/1
https://twitter.com/__Ryusa/status/1919773868006506960/photo/1
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pseudo goblet
Any status
pseudo goblet
https://pokepast.es/d38df8ac0c16de47
guess the team <@430667447692034059>
Phox, Incin, uh
Rillaboom, Sneasler, Dnite, Legion
pseudo goblet
did you even look at the team
You told me to guess
fading stratus
well I just meant
inspiration to the team ig?
idk how to explain
but you'll get it once you look
fading stratus
fading stratus
(I wanted you to say this is gary's team smh)
pseudo goblet
(I wanted you to say this is gary's team smh)
Yeah I thought it was, but Hatterene threw me off so badly
pseudo goblet
Ahh, last bit of Journey that isnt Ash tournament fights
fading stratus
but yeah you should play the previous team this was just a funny one I thought of
pseudo goblet
Thought we re switchin to phox
fading stratus
previous team as in phox ye
pseudo goblet
<@430667447692034059> here I edited the dnite item too
Oh I forgot you made this already, ops
fading stratus
yeah
put lum berry in dnite
also hopitality sinistcha not heatproof
that was a misclick
pseudo goblet
I kinda wanna hunt more Fennekin for a female one
If Champ fixed the limbo problem
I have my fears alright lol
fading stratus
I think so yeah
pseudo goblet
Ya I been heard they mightve but ya know
fading stratus
yeah dwai
maiden flax
@fading stratus I'm loving the trop kick buff
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<@703113512901410858> I'm loving the trop kick buff
ngl every tsareena I've seen online just use power whip
and triple axle
tho it being 85 bp does make it way better
maiden flax
ngl every tsareena I've seen online just use power whip
tbf, i was too until i saw the trop kick buff and gave it a shot
totally worth it now
(still have triple axel cause, ofc, its great for the garchomps and dnites of the ladder)
fading stratus
yeah makes sense
maiden flax
also starting to get a hang on doubles
currently trying to find a good ground type for my team
maiden flax
yeah makes sense
probably a garchomp unless you have any other specific ideas?
fading stratus
you can play scarf mamo
depending on what your team requires
rhyperior if you have trick room
or mudsdale
that's probably it tho
oh yeah megolurk
vagrant steppe
Okay got an Archaludon from the GTS, I can finally play rain
Archaludon is a monster, I see why this guy was banned immediately
vagrant steppe
I know! It's fucking crazy
maiden flax
you can play scarf mamo
Currently it's a tailwind team with chandy cause I like chandy and I'm trying to see how far I can take this
vagrant steppe
What do you mean electro shot gets to be solar beam + sp attack boost?
fading stratus
mamo can work on tailwind team
maiden flax
Yeah electro shot archaludon is crazy
fading stratus
but chomp probably is the best most of the time
vagrant steppe
Who decided it's signature move can do that
Mega Dragonite is also way better than expected
maiden flax
I do have a mamoswine on my rentals so I think I might perma recruit it and see how it goes
warm sky
okay wtf some of the move nerfs kinda confuse me
like they nerfed gholdengo in the funniest way
||95% accuracy now||
maiden flax
||95% accuracy now||
wait where did you find this nerf?
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maiden flax
oh right 120 beak blast sounds cool
for singles
wait, clangerous soul is now perfectly accurate?
or more to it
why wasnt it already perfectly accurate?
why was triple dive only 30 to begin with?
35 makes way more sense
spin out to 10 pp isnt going to convince anyone into using it
revelation dance to 100 is crazy cause that move was already really good, even though oricorio itself was mid
infernal parade is now officially better hex
all the protects down to 5 pp
gear grind and mountainous gale are finally good moves
lots of 80 into 90
the two apple attacks im very interested in
maiden flax
i wonder if the hyper drill buff will do anything
previously dudunsparce in singles would be a spatk
cause iirc it has boomburst right?
fading stratus
yeah
maiden flax
wait
dire claw is a slicing move now which is hilarious lol
they really took all the claw moves have made them slicing moves
sonic inlet
i saw it here
https://fixupx.com/NoahJamesSmith/status/2042688076393164976?s=20
Over 20 years for growth to become grass type
pseudo goblet
I wonder if they've nerfed the raidons
warm sky
i saw it here
https://fixupx.com/NoahJamesSmith/status/2042688076393164976?s=20
You know what baffles me btw
Why hasn't gamefreak buffed triple kick
To match triple axel
They do the same thing, except axel has actual high damage
Are they that afraid of Technician Hitmontop
maiden flax
oh hey, champions ou is up on showdown
warm sky
Amd that's exactly why I think they should buff it
Like, oh no it'll have a good stab to use over CC
maiden flax
@fading stratus how do i stop leading whimsicott every game
fading stratus
whims is honestly insane in a lower powered format
maiden flax
it is yeah
fading stratus
I checked and hitmontop is like 16th best intimidator or sth
bro its worse than a mfing bull
warm sky
Well ye incin stole its niche
fading stratus
not necessarily tbh
harcanine is still very much used
and so are the tauros formes in a low powered format
as long as the format has mirror herb
and obv gyara
pseudo goblet
Bolt, any chance theres a team for Mega Greninja
fading stratus
I can probably find or make you a team but like
pseudo goblet
Scheming how make my naruto friend join Pokemon Champ lol
pseudo goblet
My knowledge on the dude is literally
Like Ninja
Like Orange
fading stratus
here
obsidian juniper
pseudo goblet
Jesus why is it used both hiragana and katagana
The moves names
Although cant do shit anyway since Idek what the moves would be
fading stratus
who's strong
mega charizard y or a pebble
maiden flax
i will say, all these charizard ys is making it extremely easy to switch into chandy
fading stratus
here is a non mega greninja team
its got the orange charizard zane
orange and ninja
maiden flax
im going to steal this one
pseudo goblet
Ayyyy somebody actually made Rain team with Mega Meganium
maiden flax
there's a lot of them running around
pseudo goblet
here is a non mega greninja team
Okay Solar beam is easy lol
fading stratus
thats heat wave weather ball solarbeam protect
and i dont even know jp
tauros looks like raging bull close combat idk dark type move and protect
kingambit is iron head sucker punch kowtow cleave protect
pseudo goblet
Surely theres no explosion-team
fading stratus
whimsicott is moonblast tailwind sunny day protect