Champion Stadium

[zealous karma]

I need to remedy that

Check the pins

And see what you can take some strength and stuffs

I believe for each fight you’d need to do 1500 for 4 fights and 500 for the last one

[eternal lodge]

sorry for the late response, but may i suggest may + ss brendan + clemont

[zealous karma]

May doesn’t need accuracy buffs imo

[eternal lodge]

wdym acc buffs, clemont is there to lower the opponents acc so that may hits harder

[dusty path]

Ah I was wondering why Clemont before you said that XD

[zealous karma]

He can do that ?

Ohh

That Clemons

[formal vigil]

yeah mud slap

[zealous karma]

I thought you meant BP

[dusty path]

Nah, heliolisk clemont

[eternal lodge]

not bp clemont, the chad clemont

[keen jasper]

[obtuse hound]

i was gonna use ssbrendan with sssteven against marshal tho, i need a different tank for marshal now

[hidden ore]

Which one for Shauntal?

[keen jasper]

You'll easily destroy Shauntal with Archie anyways

[hidden ore]

Gave Archie candy (is that a bad choice?) to 3/5

[zealous karma]

I’d say super rain sync boost(?)

Archie doesn’t need candies however

[hidden ore]

Had him at 1/5 before and he died with Shauntal’s sync

I’m using this

[eternal lodge]

any tank should work considering how strong sssteven nuke is

[hidden ore]

Any advice?

Or do I have wrong parameters for it?

[zealous karma]

Maybe don’t have halved items param

And if you have any PoH tiles take them off

[hidden ore]

All parameters I have

[keen jasper]

Replace Strength +1 for Atk./Sp. Atk. +1

[eternal lodge]

also please change that max hp up 2 for atk and spa up 3

[nova galleon]

Any team suggestions for next week .... For preparation..

[sick inlet]

You have too many mixed Pre and post sync parameters

Unless you're going purely pre sync, never use power up on hit.

No max hp up in pre sync

No power up on hit on post sync

[keen jasper]

Who gets power boost next week again?

[hidden ore]

I thought of going with this

But that gradual healing so annoying for Shauntal

[nova galleon]

Anyone who can help

[keen jasper]

But either way, ground and dark-weak next week, it means Karen and Hapu power boost/Naomi showcase time

[nova galleon]

I am having groudon

+ground zone

[eternal lodge]

This thing is getting quite annoying to 3K

[keen jasper]

What if Sentry Entry?

Oh wait Shauntal didn't have that

So yeah, have fun expanding the land on Shauntal

[nova fiber]

SS steven is nuts in 2k. pretty much a free pass on any off-type stage

[nova galleon]

But I am not having fairy and dark Type units

[keen jasper]

He has EX sync bonus + striker EX bonus

So yeah

[nova fiber]

and his nuke is extremely easy to cap

[eternal lodge]

im not going for 2k, but for 3k

[nova fiber]

best of luck, sounds like a fun challenge

[eternal lodge]

for now ive only done 3k shauntal and 3.1k caitlin

[keen jasper]

I probably have strong enough units to do challenges, but I still wanna gather more strong units to do that easier

[sick inlet]

Here are some rough made teams

Fire weak: Blaziken, Sonia, and filler

Ground weak: Groudon, Courtney, Skyla?

Dark weak + Fairy weak = offtype

2 teams: Kyogre, MaySwampert, SSBlue

Ssteven, Bianca, a rock.
Fighting weak: Bea and whatever supports her

[keen jasper]

Hopefully the October CS will be interesting like Hoenn and Sinnoh

[hidden ore]

No matter what I set, idk what to do

[eternal lodge]

can you show your units

[hidden ore]

Water?

I have SS Steven, but saving him for Marshal

[eternal lodge]

any

[hidden ore]

I must grid Archie more

[keen jasper]

You can just use Giovanni/Mewtwo for Marshal

[hidden ore]

I think its parameters thing for me?

[eternal lodge]

grid isnt the problem i believe i see you didnt up your crit rate

[keen jasper]

Also I know you're doing this, but are you quad queueing?

[eternal lodge]

wait i just noticed

[eternal lodge]

are you doing shauntal on round 2

[hidden ore]

Yes

Yes doing Shauntal on MM

[keen jasper]

Which round?

[hidden ore]

Round 1 this week before champion

I did clear electric stage with Red

[keen jasper]

Doing Shauntal at round 2?

[hidden ore]

Yes

[eternal lodge]

thats a problem then, halved sync nuke is a pain in the ass

use post sync parameters

[keen jasper]

You need to buff your Sp. Def. as much as possible unless you have the Zeus rodents

[hidden ore]

Which support to use?

[eternal lodge]

id suggest serperior since its your only supp ex i see

[keen jasper]

Without buffing Sp. Def.?

[eternal lodge]

it will also help you by increasing your spa so that swampert cann hit with full force and you wont need to use spatk up on kyogre

[eternal lodge]

with post sync i believe she wont need that

[hidden ore]

I am female 😅

[eternal lodge]

i didnt really check since i did caitlin on round 2

[hidden ore]

Cait was easy with Red

I did her with pre sync parameters

But Shauntal is problematic

[keen jasper]

Yeah, Zeus rodents easily destroys any and all electric-weak stages

[hidden ore]

Post sync 😦

This is it?

[full mesa]

I ran Ash, SSTRedEx, McPika. So much fun.

[hidden ore]

Or does Will o Wisp do some buff to opponent?

[full mesa]

Don't do her on R2. It's a nightmare unless you can nuke her or survive.

[full mesa]

Not really. She just burns you.

[upbeat gate]

tips for grimsley this week?

[keen jasper]

Kill him before he syncs

[timber summit]

What order should I do for 10K? I'm using Courtney/Maxie/SSMorty for Grimsley, Devon/a tank/prob a stat debuffer for Marshal, Glojo/Tank/stat debuffer for Shauntal, Redchu/Magneclemont/Tank for Caitlin

[upbeat gate]

ahh so don't round 2 him

[keen jasper]

Actually, anyone is bad for round 2

[full mesa]

I did him R1 with ex support.

[keen jasper]

Unless you have the Zeus rodent duo, I wouldn't do Shauntal in R2

[full mesa]

R2 is ok if you can pre sync nuke them. Like I did with Bianca/SStevenEx/Lucian.

[upbeat gate]

I did cait round 1, not really sure what to do round 2

maybe marshal?

[hidden ore]

Can Marshal be done in r2?

With Steoxys

Pre sync

[full mesa]

That's how I did him R2.

[keen jasper]

Yeah, SS Steven can utterly destroy Marshal before he can use his TM

[full mesa]

Avoid Shauntal for sure.

[mellow linden]

I post-Synced Marshal with Bianca/Sabrina/Caitlin

[timber summit]

I know I need to do Marshal R3 since it's the only one I'll defeat with special attackers

[formal vigil]

i did shautal round 2 without ash or red though i did use lyra light screen

[hidden ore]

I have May but what support for them?

[mellow linden]

Wouldn't you want to do him round 4 then?

[full mesa]

I wouldn't recommend physical attackers against Shauntal. She burns you before sync.

[zealous karma]

I think gio can do psychic witho round 4

Unless gio is for some reason not available

[timber summit]

So is May better than Glojo? Both are EXed

[zealous karma]

Wait off typing psychic that’s new

[full mesa]

Depends on if you can pre sync her. I used SSBlueEx/Cyrus/May. Pre-sync was a piece of cake with hydro pump under rain. 12k per hit.

[keen jasper]

May has Hydro Pump?

[full mesa]

Cyrus does.

[timber summit]

A Oh-K, but which order should I do?

[keen jasper]

Oh, got confused with your wording there

[keen jasper]

Do you have Red and Ash?

[timber summit]

Only Redchu

[full mesa]

I did Grimsley>Marshall>Caitlin>Shauntal.

[keen jasper]

What sync level?

[timber summit]

2, Level overall is 150 and he's EX

[full mesa]

More than enough.

[keen jasper]

I think Red can still handle R2 Shauntal

[full mesa]

He can solo.

[timber summit]

I'll also run him with Clemont Magneton for some screeches

[keen jasper]

But he doesn't have 3/5 for Max Conductivity

[full mesa]

Why? May/Cyrus can delete Shauntal R4.

Use SSTRedEx to get Caitlin R2.

[long thicket]

So I have to go 2k for additional champion spirits?

[keen jasper]

Yes

[long thicket]

Ugh...

I'm a little scared.

[keen jasper]

Show us your units

[long thicket]

I have a lot.

[keen jasper]

Send them all in

[timber summit]

For offtyping Grimsley with Groudon/Courtney/Shorty should I do pre or post sync parameters?

[long thicket]

#916852389347196958 message

[keen jasper]

What's that?

[long thicket]

My go-to Striker/Tech pairs per type damage.
But I might go for having to do a full list?

[mellow linden]

Show us your full roster

[obtuse hound]

it keeps saying stats not lowered, and i replaced the param..

[long thicket]

*Every permanent unit except Courtney, all legendary ones are at 5/5
*Most Master Fairs except Leon, Lusamine and Cynthia/Lucario
*Seasonals: Serena, Dawn, Gloria, N
*Special costumes: Ingo, Emmet
*I think most Poke Fairs.

[mellow linden]

It would be a lot easier to screenshot your roster from the move level menu so we can give the best possible advice

[long thicket]

Yikes, but I get it.

[obtuse hound]

take a video, that's what i do

[mellow linden]

Screenshots (at least IMO) make manually scanning through what we've been shown a bit easier, but if video is an easier format for you it can work

[violet timber]

Why are you not using open up the seas

[mellow linden]

Oh, yeah, Archie isn't getting any crit without his Trainer Move

Also loses out on accuracy

[timber summit]

Yeahhh, Grimsley absolutely destroyed me

[hidden ore]

I gave up on Shauntal
Can Grim be done on p2?

[mellow linden]

Try using Archie's Trainer Move if you haven't already

[hidden ore]

First try and idk if good team

[timber summit]

My only decent bug unit is Alder but he's 1/5

[mellow linden]

Alder can probably work, I 2ked Grimsley with Lusamine today

[hidden ore]

Pheromosa?

[mellow linden]

Yeah. If she was able to pull it off Alder should be able to, though you might need EX on him

Since Lusamine was EX for me

[hidden ore]

What do you think of my team?

I am going to try r2 Grimsley

[mellow linden]

Why Viola?

[hidden ore]

Debuffs sp atk & trap

[mellow linden]

Fair enough

[hidden ore]

I usually get her on my bug teams

But idk if another supp better

[mellow linden]

Could try swapping her for someone else if it's not working out

[hidden ore]

Post sync params

[upbeat gate]

finally beat marshal, just needed mewtwo to dodge like 3 rockslides

[timber summit]

Yayyyy defeated Grimsley

Thanks Chaos for explaining that special attackers are better for Shauntal, bc of that I used Glojo to offtype Grimsley

[zealous karma]

Calem moment

[manic mica]

Grimsley and caitlin did not deserve this

[hidden ore]

Almost ☹️

[manic mica]

Try to offtype it

[old orchid]

Wtf not 99k still bad smh

[zealous karma]

You’ll see

[zealous karma]

This is like the third person I’ve seen use all ground for grimsley did some people get a brand new ground week hrimsley ?

[long thicket]

Things to note:
*I plan to EX all units that unlock songs
*Almost all units have been upgraded to 5stars

I've been told even some months back that what I had would be more than enough, so I'm not too concerned about that. It's a courage thing I lack.

[timber summit]

What. In. The. Actual. World.

Shauntal absolutely DEMOLISHED me

[long thicket]

You're her new subject.
She's working on a murder novel.

[mellow linden]

You do realize you went through more effort to give less information than screenshotting from the move level menu would have, right?

[long thicket]

I'm more at ease that way.

I know, dumb logic, but using my phone for video isn't something I usually do.

I know how to sc, but not to record.

[mellow linden]

...Dunno why, but whatever.

Assuming everyone on there is 3/5 and fully gridded then (you'll have to correct me if a Sync Pair I list isn't that), you could try (no particular order here):

• Sonia/Volkner/Classic Elesa for Caitlin

• Sabrina/Bianca/Giovanni + Mewtwo for Marshal

• SC Ingo/SC Emmet/Aaron for Grimsley

• Archie/May/Roxanne for Shauntal

• SS Serena/Evelyn/Marley (Evelyn doesn't need to be 3/5 for this at all, so recommendation definitely won't change for this team) for Iris

[timber summit]

Yay, it's virtually impossible to do my Shauntal

[mellow linden]

With the team you're using?

[timber summit]

I tried May/Cirus (Non EX)/Lucynthia and was demolished

Tried Karen/May EX/Lucynthia was still destroyed

The rain ends too quick and when my MP ends she uses sunny day

[mellow linden]

Could try May/Cyrus/Roxanne

[hidden ore]

Who do you recommend?

Offtypes

Saving Zerena for Iris

[mellow linden]

Use Spacial Rend with Critical Focus to get crit and have Roxanne buff, use Rain Dance right before 1st Sync and reset for MP Refresh if necessary

[sick inlet]

Who do you have?

[hidden ore]

Chose from 5 stars

SsT Red is used, same with Steoxys

May & Archie also used

[mellow linden]

Can't SSR Cynthia off-type pretty well at 3/5?

[hidden ore]

Grimsley?

[mellow linden]

Is she weak to Dark?

[hidden ore]

Ice and Fairy I think?

Fairy my bad

[mellow linden]

Shouldn't be an issue then, could throw Allister(?) and a tank on there as teammates

[hidden ore]

Allister & Lillie and Cynthia?

My go to go ghost team

[mellow linden]

If you're talking about a Lillie that acts as a tank then sure, could try that

[hidden ore]

Yup

But she weak to dark

[mellow linden]

...Which Lillie are you referring to?

[keen jasper]

Anni Lillie I think

[mellow linden]

If it's the one with Lunala then forget Allister, she'd be your 2nd damage-dealer and it'd be SSR Cynthia/Lillie + Lunala/a tank.

Because that Lillie is definitely not a tank

[mellow linden]

Oh, teapot Lillie

That makes way more sense

[hidden ore]

Sync killed me

Somethings not good with params

[mellow linden]

Which ones are you using?

[keen jasper]

Ok then, seems like I mistaken it

Why don't you try debuffing Shauntal?

[mellow linden]

Wait, I'm dumb. Just use Giovanni + Metwo/A. May/Rosa

[hidden ore]

These

[mellow linden]

Nah, parameters are fine

[sick inlet]

I was afk, question, do you have hilbert? Can't seem to see any supports. You have multiple options
You can go Bea nuke, Mewtwo Terrain, Silver/SSred Sun or stall team.

[long thicket]

Well that's my go-to for Bug types, and I did it first try.

I can't believe it, but it was only one fight...

[hidden ore]

I have him
Emmet was working somehow with those params

Hilbert not maxed currently

[long thicket]

I don't recall Sabrina being durable as a support, but I know she can heal herself.

[sick inlet]

3/5?

Actually even 1/5 works. You got 5/5 Bea

[mellow linden]

Yeah, can just grid Bea for Sharp Entry

[sick inlet]

You can nuke with Bea with max attack buff and speed from Hilbert

Her damage is strong even offtype

[mellow linden]

If you have SSA Cynthia (hard to say since you filtered out Supports for some reason) then it's even more of a win

[long thicket]

I say that and she gets one-shot.

[sick inlet]

Sabrina is weak to dark

And weak physically

Both which are Grimsley

[mellow linden]

They're on-typing

[sick inlet]

Oh

[mellow linden]

Did you use Reflect?

[sick inlet]

Is this Marshal?

[long thicket]

Yeah, Marshal.

[mellow linden]

Use Reflect?

[long thicket]

Gonna try that.

[mellow linden]

Yeah, you need to

[sick inlet]

Reflect helps, and round 3 also helps

[mellow linden]

I was able to beat him with Sabrina/Bianca/Caitlin, but Reflect is necessary for that

[long thicket]

Gee, gotta be faster than that.

[sick inlet]

Round 3 helps you setup first then reflect after the initial barrier is gone

[mellow linden]

Also, you'll need to use Sabrina's Trainer Move twice on Giovanni and since Sabrina isn't EX Giovanni should be the one Syncing

[hidden ore]

Don’t have her 😦

[mellow linden]

Should be fine without her, she's mainly just a way to turn a Bea comp into an even bigger win than it would already be

Can run Skyla or something instead

[upbeat gate]

for mewtwo in CS, should you not take "no stat reduction"?

[hidden ore]

All my supps

[mellow linden]

Probably not a bad idea to swap it for the lowest tier HP boost

[upbeat gate]

trying 10k right now, doing marshal 3

will give that a shot then

[mellow linden]

Try Aaron or Hilbert/Bea/Skyla or teapot Lillie (she doesn’t necessarily need to survive, she’d only be there to buff Sp. Def. for the others)

Can probably deal with Grimsley

[sick inlet]

^

[mellow linden]

If Hilbert make sure to grab his Critical Squad tile so Bea can run a little extra Sync base power instead of needing to grab Sharp Entry

[sick inlet]

Just keep in mind round 4 doesn't be Shauntel or Caitlin

[upbeat gate]

both are done already

not sure how I'm going to do grimsley though, in 1.5k I offtyped with groudon

also, this marshal run feels pretty impossible, think I'm just underleveled for it

[sick inlet]

Who you using?

[upbeat gate]

sab/bianca/gio

but I don't have mewtwo y

and both sab/bianca are stuck 110

and no ex

[mellow linden]

Shouldn’t need Mega (it doesn’t give a whole lot)

[mellow linden]

There’s a significant portion of your problem

Level 120 is basically the minimum

[bleak eagle]

any round order i could follow?

[upbeat gate]

yeah... need to just suck it up and farm up some of the level cap mats

[long thicket]

Marshal is done.

[sick inlet]

Anything goes just don't put Shauntel round 4 please

[mellow linden]

Depends on your roster, but saving Marshal for Round 3 or 4 is a solid idea

[sick inlet]

Marshal round 3 should be good

If you die quickly

[bleak eagle]

only 2 e4 members ill struggle against are the bug and dragon

everyone else i can p much win easily

[sick inlet]

Offtype for the win

[mellow linden]

Unless you need to use Cyrus for Shauntal Iris should be easy

[bleak eagle]

marshall will not stand a chance vs ex sabrina and giovanni plus bianca

ill try to offtype, brb

[long thicket]

Shauntal is being a little tough right now.

Maybe some attack buffs for Archie?

[sick inlet]

More like sp.def buffs

[mellow linden]

Did you grid Roxanne?

[long thicket]

Yes.

[mellow linden]

She should be handling most of Archie’s Sp. Atk. buffs, Archie would just need to use his Trainer Move

And with Barricade Buddies she’d also be buffing Sp. Def.

[long thicket]

Meanwhile, Caitlin was no issue.

Oh, right...

I'm a little concerned about trainer moves that lower defense, but I guess Roxanne will help with that.

[mellow linden]

Yeah, plus it means Archie will actually get crit

Which he would need in order to actually deal damage

[upbeat gate]

hmm marshal still doesn't feel particularly close

[mellow linden]

You’re making sure to use Sabrina’s Trainer Move on Giovanni to buff his Sp. Atk., right?

[upbeat gate]

yeah was going reflect > tm > tm but she died before the third

[mellow linden]

What parameters?

[upbeat gate]

presync

[mellow linden]

Could try post-Sync and see if that works

I use post-Sync all the time and have even pre-Synced while using them

[long thicket]

Okay, that was way better, but I lost at her sync.

Kyogre almost got one-shot by it.

[mellow linden]

Who were you Syncing with?

[long thicket]

Archie.
Should I do May instead?

[upbeat gate]

doesn't feel any better

[mellow linden]

Yeah, her Sync is stronger than Archie’s. You can grid for her Trainer Move MP Refresh and have her use it her 1st 3 turns so she’s got max crit

[mellow linden]

Is Giovanni EX and who are you doing 1st Sync with?

[upbeat gate]

no ex's, 1st sync giovanni

getting marshal down to like 30% maybe?

[mellow linden]

Alright, just making sure

[upbeat gate]

before everyone just dies

let me see if I can get a recording

[mellow linden]

That should be fine, yeah. Was about to ask what Sabrina and Bianca were doing, might be able to optimize it a bit further

[long thicket]

Shauntal was a little close, but it worked.

[mellow linden]

Nice! Iris should be a free win thanks to SS Serena

[upbeat gate]

hmm can't get the file size small enough, but basically doing:
Gio TM -> Reflect -> Bianca TM
Gio TM -> Sab TM -> Psychic Terrain
Psychic -> Sab TM -> Bianca TM
Gio Sync
and then spam psychic + stored power

but by the sync most of my units have died

[long thicket]

I've joined here on January because I couldn't complete that mode on regular
I'm impressed by how far I've come thanks to helpful people.

[mellow linden]

You can use Psychic Terrain 1st set of actions and still have it up for Sync if you use it 3rd on that 1st set

[upbeat gate]

Does that change anything though?

[mellow linden]

Would let you get more buffs from Trainer Move and thus more Stored Power damage

[upbeat gate]

oh hmm

I'll try it but I don't think it's close enough that it'll matter

[mellow linden]

And also, if Sabrina isn’t using Dire Hit All you can use it so Bianca will crit

[toxic cobalt]

This should work. Confused that it doesn't.

Is everyone gridded?

[long thicket]

Wow...

[upbeat gate]

Bianca isn't

here are the other 2

[long thicket]

First ever 10k after sticking to 4.2k until yesterday.

[upbeat gate]

bianca 1/5

[mellow linden]

Gimme a sec to go check what tiles she has at 1/5

[mellow linden]

Congrats!

[bleak eagle]

So im currently on round 4, but i cant seem to beat grimsley

[upbeat gate]

looks like mostly mp refresh which I dont' think would help here?

[mellow linden]

Oh, sweet, both her MP Refreshes are available

[bleak eagle]

This is what i used on the previous teams, but the round 4 one isnt working

[mellow linden]

Trainer Move MP Refresh will help for sure

More Sp. Atk. and more buffs for Stored Power if you get it

[upbeat gate]

the problem is I'm not even really getting to the point where she can click stored power

sab dies either right before or right after move 3, and then bianca to the next hit

[mellow linden]

What round is this again?

[upbeat gate]

4

err

3

[mellow linden]

If it’s Round 3 you don’t need to Reflect until Sabrina’s 3rd action

Because it sets Reflect automatically at the start

[upbeat gate]

oh I see, I didn't realize that reflect and the phys damage down were the same buff but that makes sense

[bleak eagle]

Yeah this team isnt wroking for round 4 grimsley, maybe i shpuld reset?

[mellow linden]

What’s your roster?

[bleak eagle]

U mean this or my full collection?

[mellow linden]

Full roster

[bleak eagle]

Gimme a sec to take ss

[upbeat gate]

ok I'll give it another shot with that knowledge

[mellow linden]

Might have a different team in the wings

[upbeat gate]

sab should be getting hit first right?

she's taking like 40% from one hit

[toxic cobalt]

No, Bianca

[upbeat gate]

oh, I'll try taht

[mellow linden]

Could try Aaron + Bea + Skyla

Oh wait, Hilbert + SSA Cynthia + Bea

[bleak eagle]

Its round 4, u sure?

[upbeat gate]

yeah died to this sync move

[mellow linden]

It’s unfortunate that you won’t get your moves boosted, but Bea should be able to destroy with SSA Cynthia on the team. Hilbert handles Attack/the last crit that Bea needs/Speed

[mellow linden]

Why is your Sync counter so high by the time Marshal Syncs?

[toxic cobalt]

Yeah Marhsall shouldn't be able to get a sync move off

[upbeat gate]

I should be able to get 2 off before he gets 1?

[bleak eagle]

And what abt the champion? I dont rlly have dragon units built

[mellow linden]

You could quadqueue to guarantee 2 Syncs before Marshal does, but even if you don’t by that point your counter should only be at like, 1

[toxic cobalt]

Also surprised Giovanni needs a second sync. What is the roudn 4 field parameter? My phone is dead.

[mellow linden]

Cyrus + Roxanne + Potion, get Critical Focus on Cyrus

[mellow linden]

Special moves deal more damage

[frosty axle]

I did update my Stadium runs earlier here https://discord.com/channels/583120259708616715/1016295875124924488

[upbeat gate]

I'm doing this round 3

should I do it round 4?

[toxic cobalt]

What is the round 3 parameter?

[mellow linden]

Also yeah, they’re doing round 3 Marshal

[upbeat gate]

def+

[mellow linden]

Reflect at the start of the fight

[toxic cobalt]

Ah. Well then adding a new reflect should allow for a quadqueue. Perfect cheat.

[mellow linden]

Yeah, quadqueue will let you get 2 Syncs off before Marshal Syncs

[upbeat gate]

so I guess something I've always kind of had a question about and it feels like I'm doing wrong is

on your sync, you're supposed to wait for your units to finish moving right? it feels like a lot of time being wasted where I can't click buttons

[mellow linden]

Not really any wasted time

[upbeat gate]

or does taht just mean my gio is in the wrong slot?

[toxic cobalt]

Slot doesn't matter

[mellow linden]

Also, get Critical Squad for Sabrina’s Dire Hit All

[toxic cobalt]

But yes wait for your units to finish before you active sync, so the other moves coutn towards your next sync

[mellow linden]

So Bianca can get +3 crit

[upbeat gate]

oh I guess somethign else of note is I'm running +hp instead of no stat reduction because of gio's grid

but I'm not sure if that's correct

[toxic cobalt]

+1hp won't make or break anything

[mellow linden]

Benefits should outweigh any negatives by a solid margin

[bleak eagle]

Guessing i change cyrus grid to do more dmg with spatial rend?

[mellow linden]

In a pinch you could try to use Bianca’s Psychic and hope for more Sp. Def. drops since she has On a Roll

[mellow linden]

Yeah, you can switch to a different preset and keep your original grid as well

[keen jasper]

Welp, I'm doing parameters above 2k, these are the results so far
Round 1 Grimsley: 2.8k
Round 2 Caitlin and Round 3 Shauntal: 3.2k

[upbeat gate]

it feels like I barely don't have enough gauge to get a psychic off after sync to successfully quad queue

[toxic cobalt]

Sabrina not giving speed?

[upbeat gate]

well I'm not pressing reflect til 3 right?

[lunar meadow]

Finally got a full support 10k clear!

[toxic cobalt]

Not too important if it's second or third

[upbeat gate]

hmm ok I'll try 2nd to see if it makes a difference

[toxic cobalt]

Maybe save a Bianca tm for the post-sync move

[toxic cobalt]

Ooooh who were the strikers?

[mellow linden]

Could use Confusion instead of Psychic specifically for the quadqueue since Giovanni’s 2nd Sync should KO anyways

[bleak eagle]

First 10k master mode clear, thanks for the help cobalt

[mellow linden]

No problem. Congrats on the clear!

[bleak eagle]

Now its time to not be smart and ex cynthia

[mellow linden]

If she’s a fave then she has EX priority

[keen jasper]

Damn, probably shouldn't have done Shauntal at round 4 when doing an over 2k pts. challenge

[mellow linden]

Shauntal is pretty brutal as a round 4 pick, yeah

[keen jasper]

I wanna do 2.7k pts. against her

[upbeat gate]

super frustrating that if marshal picks hammer arm early the run's just dead

[mellow linden]

Sadly, move RNG is often something that needs to be taken into account for 2k runs

[upbeat gate]

yeah, I feel like it wouldn't be so annoying if the game wasn't a poorly optimized mobile game and resetting was fast haha

[toxic cobalt]

Glacia with Blizzard

[toxic cobalt]

They want you to EX units and pull limiteds

[keen jasper]

Wow, Shauntal just one shots May and Lyra with a single Heat Wave

[mellow linden]

Caitlin this week just decided to double Psychic and mess up my attempt this week

[mellow linden]

Why Lyra?

Isn’t she weak to Fire?

[keen jasper]

Boost Sp. Atk.

I'm not really sure who else to use

And she also has Light Screen

[mellow linden]

SS Elesa available?

[keen jasper]

Yeah, but she's only 1/5

[mellow linden]

Could still do some shenanigans

[keen jasper]

I'm just doing all the other YTers' challenge

[mellow linden]

But tbh when it comes to above 2k my knowledge is very limited

[upbeat gate]

yeah I'm getting it down to 2nd sync right after marshal syncs, that's just improper quad queuing right?

[mellow linden]

Yeah

Assuming, of course, you don’t have reduced Sync countdown parameters active (which you shouldn’t here)

[upbeat gate]

yeah I do not

[mellow linden]

Yeah, didn’t think so, but it’s always an important thing to mention (especially when occasionally people will have that parameter on for some reason)

[keen jasper]

Oh wait, I also realized I had Sunny Day active because of SS Morty, LMFAO

No wonder why Heat Wave hit so hard

[mellow linden]

Are you using regular May on a Sun team?

[keen jasper]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-pickle-thatsapickle-spongebob-patrick-gif-20410132

[toxic cobalt]

It's a bold strategy, I approve

[mellow linden]

…That’s a heckuva challenge run

[keen jasper]

Also, May's sync didn't crit on Shauntal and only did 13k damage with +2 sync buffs

And also -3 accuracy with Hide and Sync

I'll probably want to try out Lodge May

I saw a 55k sync against Shauntal with +2 sync buffs and SEUN

[formal vigil]

[keen jasper]

I also saw a 44k ST Surf with SEUN, but that's with SS Kris and Pal Dawn

https://youtu.be/AIzpaw4nz3I

[modern tartan]

Getting trouble 2k pre

[upbeat gate]

sad

got him right before his sync without my sync move, and managed to sync on hari too

but died to rock slide

[toxic cobalt]

Damn

That's close though!

Can hope for some evasion

[upbeat gate]

that is the plan

probably just going to pour some levels into gio too

[toxic cobalt]

Probably won't do anything but why not

[upbeat gate]

round 1 I should have 3 moves in before they ahve 1 right

or else the quad queue doesn't work?

[austere quest]

Finished my weekly 10k today, much easier than last weeks

[toxic cobalt]

All rounds need 3 moves in before they have 1

[hot shadow]

Do you have Action Order display turned on?

[keen jasper]

Ufff, I've finally done 2.7k against Shauntal R4 with SS Morty, Cyrus and OG May

[obtuse hound]

the moment when you have those

wait is og may maykip

im pretty sure rigjt

[keen jasper]

Yeah

[obtuse hound]

you have both sun and rain, what was your strat?

and was any of them ex?

[obsidian portal]

im pretty dumb dumb is shauntel physical or special?

[keen jasper]

Only SS Morty

[keen jasper]

All special

[mellow linden]

Shauntal herself is special, the Palossands are mostly special but will spam Earthquake once Shauntal goes down

[keen jasper]

Alright, 2.9k Iris done

I even somehow survived her sync

So overall, I did 14.8k pts. for this CS, pretty good I must say

[obtuse hound]

@keen jasper hey someone told me to use clemont mud slap strat against shauntal so i removed the no stat reduction param but shauntal still isn't lising stats

[vivid star]

What are you guys using for bug off type

[keen jasper]

Who said that.....?

[mellow linden]

Just use May

Like, Clemont strats are a challenge run kinda thing

[eternal lodge]

Me

[mellow linden]

Why suggest Clemont for accuracy reduction shenanigans when Marley can just negate Will-O-Wisp and brings Speed and +1 crit to boot

[formal vigil]

its too buff mays dizzing power

[mellow linden]

I guess?

[eternal lodge]

Because may likes that acc drops

[mellow linden]

I feel like that’s not necessary when May can grid for On a Roll, but whatever

[formal vigil]

though probably not worth bringing someone just to debuff accuracy when its proably better to bring another water dps

[eternal lodge]

I prefer to raise the dmg as fast as possible

[formal vigil]

also the may was 1/5 so no on a roll

[eternal lodge]

You can bring another water DPS, but then you need to check the move gauge

[mellow linden]

Ah

Still, I feel there’s better options for a team

[obtuse hound]

can someone just like tell me who to bring?? cause im so confused

[formal vigil]

cyrus

[obtuse hound]

i did

may cyrus giovanni

they die first sync and don't kill fast enough

every other strat ive tried does worse

[mellow linden]

Could try May + Cyrus + Roxanne, Rosa + Marley + May, maybe 1 or 2 other strategies

Rosa would give Support EX for more damage

[formal vigil]

have you tried using ss brendan intead of giovanni

[eternal lodge]

That's what I suggested, may, SS Brendan and clemont

[mellow linden]

Oh, SS Brendan is on the table? If he’s EX then try him + May + Marley (Marley gridded for Team Sharp Entry)

Heck, probably would work even if he’s not EXd

May uses her Trainer Move twice, SS Brendan uses his once, Marley uses her X Speed All twice, Marley uses her Trainer Move either right before or right after Will-O-Wisp

[keen jasper]

What sync level is SS Brendan?

[obtuse hound]

heat wave takes out half health of my pairs

[obtuse hound]

1/5

[mellow linden]

What round is this and what parameters?

[obtuse hound]

r3

presybc

post sync killed me faster

on other battles

this has been the best 2k parameter for me

[mellow linden]

Try SS Brendan + May + Marley on both pre- and post-Sync

Make sure Marley has Team Sharp Entry from her grid

SS Brendan should bring much-needed survivability to the team

Oh wait, don’t even need Team Sharp Entry on Marley

SS Brendan gives +1 crit

[obtuse hound]

who should sync? ssbrendan is not ex

[formal vigil]

may

[mellow linden]

If he’s not EX then probably May

[keen jasper]

Well, there's still a 50% chance that SS Brendan will sabotage your queueing

[obtuse hound]

oh for heaven's sake who do i use lmao

[keen jasper]

Pray that SS Brendan doesn't trigger Freevenge 4

[mellow linden]

Just try SS Brendan + May + Marley, if Freevenge screws up quadqueue on pre-Sync then reset

[obtuse hound]

sync killed

i had no chance

wiped from full hp

[tame wind]

is it possible to quad queue shauntal? Every time I try to use a QQ team, She always gets in a move before I can queue my first 3 moves at the beginning of the match

[keen jasper]

What round are you doing her?

[tame wind]

R1

[keen jasper]

Do you have someone in your team that grants a field?

[obtuse hound]

two of my pairs were max hp and nuked by shauntal's sync

can i offtype?

[tame wind]

I'm talking about the verrrry beginning of the match - like first 3 moves - AFAIK no one of the team has a passive that breaks QQ

[keen jasper]

Who's your team?

[mellow linden]

Depends on who’s available

[keen jasper]

Cyrus's Hydro Pump can still deal massive amounts of damage to Shauntal

[tame wind]

as of right now it's May/Cyrus/Sycamore - I know Team shout has a chance to break - but with horn leech they never get into a pinch. It's literally just the 1st round, somehow she always gets in a debuff or a heat wave queed in before I can hit my 3rd move - this is on slowest setttings

[mellow linden]

That’s a pretty gauge-heavy team

[formal vigil]

are you using rain dance turn 1?

[mellow linden]

You trying to use gauge consuming moves all at the start?

[keen jasper]

Does your Cyrus have Critical Focus 2?

[tame wind]

no - I mainly just used the trainer moves

Yes he does

[keen jasper]

Are you using Spacial Rend first before Hydro Pump?

[tame wind]

yes

[mellow linden]

Shauntal shouldn’t be getting a move in before you can even fully queue your 1st 3 then

[obtuse hound]

take a look..

hold on its uploading

[keen jasper]

Actually, Sycamore can ruin your queueing either way

[mellow linden]

As dumb as it sounds, “just tap faster” is the solution

[obtuse hound]

and very slowly

[tame wind]

yeah idk why, I'm tapping as fast as I can

[obtuse hound]

here are my pairs

[keen jasper]

I managed 2.9k Shauntal R4 with SS Morty EX 3/5, Cyrus and OG May 4/5, this was reliant on Cyrus critting with only +2 crit chance

SS Morty can be replaced with Sycamore

[obtuse hound]

the key i learned is to tap before they finish targeting your lead

[mellow linden]

Bianca + SS Steven + SS Brendan maybe?

[obtuse hound]

i can triple queue shauntal just fine

[mellow linden]

Sync with SS Steven

[obtuse hound]

😬 that was gonna be my team for marshal

[mellow linden]

Ah

[obtuse hound]

and idk who i'd offtype with r4

the rest of my psychic types are

not

much

[mellow linden]

In that case, SS May + SS Morty + Aaron or SS Red?

[tame wind]

Oh I'm an idiot - sycamore breaks QQ with his TM

[obtuse hound]

for marshal r4 or shauntal r3?

[keen jasper]

See?

Also, Sycamore's counter has a chance to ruin your queueing too

[tame wind]

Not that I ever make it to that point

[mellow linden]

Shauntal. Not the most ideal because of Will-O-Wisp, but it might work

[keen jasper]

When he gets hit

[tame wind]

Okay I guess the new problem I have is I don't seem to have any tanks that can survive long enough to keep QQ active until the 2nd sync

[formal vigil]

also be careful of shautal since she has charging sun 3

[tame wind]

unless they break QQ with passives/TMs

[mellow linden]

Oh, right, she likes Sun. Uhhhhhh, gimme a sec to rethink a comp

[keen jasper]

She doesn't even hit that hard even at 2.9k pts.

I even had sun up from SS Morty

Though I don't have both POH parameters

[mellow linden]

Could try SS Giovanni + Courtney + Cobalion as a “meh” alternative, I guess

[mellow linden]

I think you’re misunderstanding what quadqueue is. Quadqueue just means your Syncer gets a regular move in right after they Sync, before the opponent can queue a move

[tame wind]

I have a few gridded QQ tanks (roxanne, skyla, hop) but they all get wiped by the single target and AOE damage coming out from the enemy team, usually around the time of the 1st sync, which breaks the ability to queue 3 moves per 1 enemy move

They're all 135+ and gridded

[toxic cobalt]

What do you mean by QQ tank?

[obtuse hound]

@mellow linden sync killed my ssmay team

one shot all of them

[mellow linden]

Well that makes sense, you’re running pre-Sync parameters

That’s the whole point of those

[obtuse hound]

is there a way i can remove no stat reduction?

cause i tried before and

🙃

[mellow linden]

Swap in the lowest tier HP boost to replace it

[keen jasper]

Or reduce healing

[obtuse hound]

i tried (this was with clemont) "enemy's stats were not lowered!"

i literally removed the param

[tame wind]

I mean my first sync, not the enemy 1st sync

[mellow linden]

Reduced healing is already part of the normal pre-Sync parameters

[obtuse hound]

im doing post sync now since you say it'll work better

[mellow linden]

As rude as this is gonna sound, you clearly didn’t. Might’ve turned off a different one by accident

[obtuse hound]

that doesn't sound rude at all

at least to me

maybe not say "clearly" but i didnt mind..

let me try again, with postsync this time

[mellow linden]

Alright, best of luck!

[keen jasper]

I think this is the first time I've ever done an actual challenge in this game

14.8k pts. on this CS

[tame wind]

I should also mention I'm trying for 1.5kpts - I cleared 850 without quad queuing

[keen jasper]

Hmmmm ok

[obtuse hound]

also ssmay ssredzard and ssmorty all 1/5 ungridded

tho red has cs2

ok this time she used heatwave and it one shot everyone

i have no idea what to do

[keen jasper]

That is to be expected since you set up sun for her

[obtuse hound]

im gonna have to ex somebody..but who

[mellow linden]

Yeah, sorta my bad on a Sun team since she has extra damage in Sun

[keen jasper]

SS Morty?

[mellow linden]

Wasn’t sure if it’d be really bad or just a little harder

[keen jasper]

IDK

[mellow linden]

Could try Aaron + Sycamore + May for on-type?

Wait, lemme check if Aaron’s weak to Fire 1st

[keen jasper]

I wish lodge units have EX

[keen jasper]

He's weak to ice

[mellow linden]

Phew, Ice weakness

[keen jasper]

Otherwise he'd have rock weakness

[mellow linden]

So yeah, could take a crack at Aaron + May + Sycamore. Sycamore does 1st Sync, May uses Trainer Move at least once

Save Sycamore’s Trainer Move to cure Will-O-Wisp

[obtuse hound]

didnt work

[keen jasper]

Or use his TM when you're having gauge issues and use Healing Hand to remove the burn

[mellow linden]

Yeah, that one was more of a spitball than anything

[obtuse hound]

i have enough to ex somebody so if i have to..

[keen silo]

Shauntal really packs a punch with her sync move

😭

[mellow linden]

Could EX SS Brendan and try SS Brendan + May + Marley against Shauntal and Bianca + SS Steven + Sabrina or another tank against Marshal

[keen jasper]

Also, you have plenty of days to think about your teams

[mellow linden]

But maybe try Sycamore + Aaron + May 1st?

[obtuse hound]

i don't really wanna ex somebody just to "try" to win

[keen jasper]

This is only the first day of the 3rd week

[mellow linden]

You could also wait until later in the week and see if you happen to get someone from a guaranteed ticket scout or something

[obtuse hound]

because unless i do the exchange im not exing another

im lacking spirits

[keen silo]

I don't have plenty of days these are just plenty of procrastination chances

[mellow linden]

Wait

[keen jasper]

And also, lodge May is a excellent against Shauntal

[mellow linden]

Hold on, I’m getting some ideas

[obtuse hound]

well there's no one i can think of lmao that isn't a master fair, and im trying for ssa cynthia

[mellow linden]

What about May + SS Brendan + Cyrus?

[obtuse hound]

the week would be over by that time lmao

[mellow linden]

Not EX

Cyrus could use his Trainer Move to gain Speed, SS Brendan gives bulk and offenses, Sync with May?

[keen jasper]

Now I kinda wanna try lodge May's DPS against Shauntal, but I'd need a rain setter and my only rain setter is Winona

[mellow linden]

Then you can do Sabrina + Bianca + SS Steven against Marshal?

[tame wind]

oh I just realized shauntal is also setting field effects prior to her sync so I can't even QQ her

[mellow linden]

You only need to quadqueue once though?

[obtuse hound]

@mellow linden i dealt half to shauntal but went thru gauge problems and her sync one shot again

my entire team

[tame wind]

setting field effects breaks QQ

[mellow linden]

Only if they’d wear off right as you Sync

[obtuse hound]

and rain doesn't last long enough

to fully defeat

even if i use it twice

and sparingly

[tame wind]

oh good point - she definitely sets them before her first sync, but I don't know how long it takes to reach their deactivation prior to my 2nd sync

[obtuse hound]

should i just give up this week? lmao

[mellow linden]

If you quadqueue you’ll Sync twice before Shauntal can even Sync once

[obtuse hound]

i don't think i can beat shauntal

[keen jasper]

Fields will lasts depending on how long the animation of the ability is

[obtuse hound]

"no content is ever too hard"

[mellow linden]

If the reset button is usable try doing Shauntal Round 1 maybe

[tame wind]

yeah but the deactivation before my 2nd sync would allow them to queue a move right?

[mellow linden]

No?

[obtuse hound]

oh really

i barely beat the first two

[mellow linden]

Because it’s just down to regular triple queue after you successfully quadqueue

[mellow linden]

Ah. Hmmmm

[obtuse hound]

ahahahah

[keen silo]

shauntal seems really hard at 2k

[obtuse hound]

im so done for

[mellow linden]

Wait

You’re taking Shauntal on Round 3

[obsidian portal]

urgh i think i messed up by having to do shauntal last

[mellow linden]

No wonder you keep dying to Sync, you can’t quadqueue

[keen silo]

i did a 1.5k post sync with ss kris+ nessa + psyduck misty

but to do 2k i need hp 2+ hp6

[simple storm]

Time for a 2v3 run yet again

[keen silo]

since i replace stat reduction

[obtuse hound]

i was told to do her r3

grimsley r1 caitlin r2

[mellow linden]

Well yeah, she’d murder you round 4

[obtuse hound]

shauntal r3 marshal r4

[mellow linden]

But you can’t use pre-Sync parameters round 3 unless you replace Reflect before it goes away

[obtuse hound]

then what the hell do i do 😭

[mellow linden]

Because it screws up quadqueue

[obtuse hound]

im using postsync

and sync one shots still

[mellow linden]

That doesn’t sound right at all

Especially not with +4 Sp. Def. from SS Brendan

[keen silo]

what team ?

[mellow linden]

Did you maybe leave Power on Hit active by mistake somewhere?

[obtuse hound]

let me check

[keen silo]

when i did my shauntal no one came close to getting one shot except nessa

[obtuse hound]

nope

[obtuse hound]

and this was 2k

[mellow linden]

Yeah, I had +4 Sp. Def. on post-Sync params and no one was one-shot

[obtuse hound]

well want video proof?

[keen silo]

pre or post sync?

[obtuse hound]

post

[full mesa]

How did you let Shauntal hurt you? Ex support+rain+Cyrus means 12k per hit after first sync on hydro pump.

[mellow linden]

I’m just trying to think of what the heck is going so wrong

[obtuse hound]

i used my ex support

and i was told to have an ex support but im not gonna do that just for an "attempt" at winning

[sick inlet]

Round 4 Shauntel is rough if that's what I read correctly from quickly skimming

[mellow linden]

Do you have the Champion Spirits to EX Rosa right now? Her powerups were free

[full mesa]

Best bet is to pre sync with Cyrus or any other special water striker.

[sick inlet]

Was that why My Gojo suffered in the solo run

[mellow linden]

And a question to just make sure variables are 100% eliminated: you used May’s Trainer Move, right?

[keen silo]

mmmmm

yeah maybe strength ^2 would one shot my nezza too

already using strength ^1 to replace no stat reduction

[sick inlet]

Strength usually doesn't add much attack tho

[mellow linden]

Usually you swap No Stat Reduction for the lowest tier Max HP ^

[obtuse hound]

yes but rosa? really?

[mellow linden]

Support EX

[obtuse hound]

yes

[obtuse hound]

wouldn't brendan be better?

[sick inlet]

Her power ups were free, you just spend 50 Spirits which will be abundant for you down the line

[mellow linden]

How many Champion Spirits do you have?

[keen silo]

Will take note next time. Already did it with strength one though, appreciate it

[obtuse hound]

50

[sick inlet]

Oh barely

[mellow linden]

Hold on, gimme a sec

I need to check some things

You could EX 1 and have exactly enough Champion Spirits to EX the other if you 10k

[tame wind]

I don't know what's happening now - but for some reason QQ keeps breaking with Cyrus/May/Roxanne - I can queue up the first 9 moves fine, but once I sync, Shauntal always seems to get a move in - I avoid syncing with May to prevent any additional effects from triggering that break QQ

[mellow linden]

At this point I think you straight up require an EX Support for this

[obtuse hound]

no?? lmao

actually rn i have 60

from my first two battles

just checked

[sick inlet]

Did you try Xerneas, May, Cyrus?

[full mesa]

She burns you before sync. Physical strikers are in a disadvantage.

[obtuse hound]

id need to win against shauntal to do another ex

[obtuse hound]

i can try but it's not gonna work i think

[sick inlet]

I was struggling before willowisp.

[obtuse hound]

https://youtu.be/IPWpQ3oVEbI

@mellow linden

they were already low hp by sync

but you can see how fast they die

[toxic cobalt]

Is a field effect expiring?

[mellow linden]

You get 5 per clear of the stage. That’s 15 left from Rounds 3-5.

Within the remaining points in 10k there’s exactly 35 Champion Spirits. 15 + 35 = 50

[sick inlet]

First sync Xerneas, don't use Cyrus TM. Second Sync May.
Post sync

Have critical focus on Cyrus

[tame wind]

no - only field effects are shaultal's infinite SpecDef and SpecAtk fields

[toxic cobalt]

Please don’t post clears here

[full mesa]

I need to recheck but I don't think there is any reason to struggle before sync. Unless you have low move level, bad grid and/or wrong parameters.

[sick inlet]

Post your wins in #1010274591601598555

[modern tartan]

Sorry

[sick inlet]

Well done though

[tame wind]

idk what changed - QQ was working with the team before now - but still having trouble with roxanne dying too early after 1st sync to get right counts to trigger 2nd sync

but now i can't even reach there

[obtuse hound]

is that grid or lucky

[keen silo]

grid

[sick inlet]

Grid

You need first spacial rend to be critical, if it's not just restart battle

Keep Xerneas TM till you get burned

[mellow linden]

I see a lot of issues before you even Sync once:

• Cyrus should Spacial Rend before he starts Hydro Pump to activate Critical Focus.

• May should use her Trainer Move twice ASAP to get max Sp. Atk. and crit maxed.

• You don’t queue your other 2 teammates moves before you Sync, you queue them after. Yes, that does mean you’ll have to wait for all 3 team members to finish their actions. Since you can’t quadqueue due to Reflect wearing off anyways, gauge won’t be too much of a problem.

Let me watch the rest so I can see if any other improvements can be made

[modern tartan]

So one ex per week?

[sick inlet]

Basically.

[obtuse hound]

• for the last one

[dusty crater]

I need help on solos.

[obtuse hound]

im not a beginner, i know this. but shauntal would've queued twice

[full mesa]

How can May max spa and crit with only 2 usages of her TM? Doesn't she need at least one mpr?

[mellow linden]

In terms of Champion Spirits alone a little over enough for 1 EX a week if you 10k, yeah

[formal vigil]

ss brendan buff special attack and crit

[mellow linden]

On that team SS Brendan handles the rest

[full mesa]

Ohhh ok.

[obtuse hound]

huh?

[mellow linden]

What do you mean she would’ve queued twice?

[obtuse hound]

oh nvm

sorry

[obtuse hound]

ignore this

[full mesa]

I used a SSBlueEx/May/Cyrus team on R4. Pre sync under post sync parameters. Had 0 issues.

[mellow linden]

Wait, you Synced with Cyrus?

[obtuse hound]

also @mellow linden

gauge issues

ssbrendan and may's tms leave cyrus only able to queue with his trainer move

[dusty crater]

[obtuse hound]

which jo told me not to use

[obtuse hound]

this is at the very start

[mellow linden]

May’s Trainer Move doesn’t consume move gauge. I said Cyrus can use his Trainer Move to get Speed, never said not to use it

[full mesa]

Never. I synced only once with SSBlueEx. After that Cyrus' hydro pump under rain would hit for 12k+. He deleted mid with 2 shots.

[obtuse hound]

brendan's does

and after may synced this time

i was left with 0 gauge

she couldn't queue whatsoever

[mellow linden]

I’m aware, but you said SS Brendan and May’s

[tame wind]

Alright I successfully QQd, but my 2nd sync didn't do enough damage to scratch the chandelure - who should I be using to nuke on the 2nd sync, May or Cyrus?

[obtuse hound]

and ssbrendan died

so that team doesn't work

any other ideas or do i give up this week?

[full mesa]

Always May. Cyrus only uses hydro pump under rain with max crit and spa.

[obtuse hound]

i guess ex brendan? or maybe may?

[mellow linden]

I’m gonna go over a possible set of actions for the 1st 3 sets of actions:

Turn 1: Cyrus uses Trainer Move, SS Brendan uses Trainer Move, May uses Trainer Move.

Turn 2: Cyrus uses Trainer Move, SS Brendan Potions Cyrus, May uses Trainer Move.

Turn 3: Cyrus uses Spacial Rend to hopefully activate Critical Focus (grid him for Critical Focus), SS Brendan uses Luster Purge, May uses Rain Dance.

Do not queue Cyrus or SS Brendan’s moves until May has queued her Sync

Since you can’t quadqueue anyways you should have a bit of time to get gauge back so May can use Muddy Water after she Syncs

[tame wind]

Okay, maybe I need to adjust my grid then because her Nuke did like 1/10th of the Chandelure's HP on 2nd sync

[full mesa]

Don't plan to nuke her with May. Nuke her with hydro pump under rain. 12k per hit.

[late halo]

I’ve only ever solo’d with SSTRed, but there are a few posts in #1010274591601598555 if you search “1v3”

[mellow linden]

If you EX SS Brendan you could try swapping May for Winona for more gauge-friendliness

[obtuse hound]

i have a lot of 5* powerups, maybe i should exchange some for spirits

[mellow linden]

NO

Never do that

Terrible trade

[keen silo]

Don't get scammed because of shauntal

[obtuse hound]

well i only have enough to ex one person

and i probably need two exs

for this

most people who won used two

[tame wind]

For QQ the 2nd sync move is suppose to either kill the middle or come close enough to kill the middle that the next 2 friendly moves can kill it. - I didn't even get close with the 2nd sync, so it was all for nothing

[obtuse hound]

so maybe last resort idk

[mellow linden]

You have enough Champion Spirits to EX 1 person now and a 2nd after you 10k if you currently have 60 and are on Round 3

[tame wind]

oops wrong reply

[tame wind]

For QQ the 2nd sync move is suppose to either kill the middle or come close enough to kill the middle that the next 2 friendly moves can kill it. - I didn't even get close with the 2nd sync, so it was all for nothing

[mellow linden]

Rounds 3-5 + point rewards will give enough for the 2nd

[simple storm]

Who is better dps for a 2v3 run lusamine ex 5/5, guzma no ex4/5 or nolans 5*

[dusty crater]

it won't exactly help since it's in relation to both what the parameters i need, and soloing with SSSteven

[simple storm]

Using ssmorty as support

[late halo]

What form are you using for Steven? That’s something I’d like to spin too, if I can

[junior crown]

You don't need to use spacial rend with Cyrus, he gets +1 crit with SS Brendan TM and he can get Sharp Entry 1 as well, so you can go full Hydro Pump with him

[dusty crater]

Speed form

[late halo]

Relying on evasion to not die?

[full mesa]

I beg to disagree. After my first sync (ex support), under rain it took only 2 hits to delete mid. 12k+ per hit.

[dusty crater]

unless there's another way, but I'm also debating if i should go attack forme.

[late halo]

I tried attack this morning because crit but I think it’s just too frail

Three hits and he’s down

[dusty crater]

that's my thought too

[late halo]

Didn’t try spamming Cosmic Power yet though. Might attempt again, but even with defense he still dies too fast

Once I get home I’ll mess with Speed form. That one probably has the most potential

[obtuse hound]

sigh

please say this works

[late halo]

Is Pelliper there in place of May?

Because if you have her that’s the better choice

[obtuse hound]

cause i have to use the spirits i get from this week to ex aaron or bea for the bertha event

i hate my life

[dusty crater]

i wonder if normal forme is better.

for increased flinch chance

[obtuse hound]

i have her, i was told use winona to be lighter on gauge

[mellow linden]

Should do fine, but a few things:

• Grid Cyrus for Critical Focus and use Spacial Rend to activate it

• Make use of Winona’s Trainer Moves to help with gauge and use Air Slash to get flinches

[late halo]

Better offensively too? I think?

[tame wind]

Idk i'm just following what the video that the moderator posted said - I've got crit focus 2 and HP on cyrus, but perhaps the issue is rain - choosing between QQ or trying to crit hydro pump. I'll keep trying

[mellow linden]

Seriously, Cyrus needs to crit or his damage plummets even more than most

You have 10 Champion Spirits left, right?

[obtuse hound]

yes

[mellow linden]

So in the absolute worst case scenario, you can bring Shauntal down to 1000 and so long as you do the other 2 fights on 2k you’ll still have 50 Champion Spirits by the end of it

[obtuse hound]

that makes sense

sigh

unrelated sorry but i don't want to ex aaron or bea

with those spirits

:(

but bertha is an ass

[mellow linden]

I mean, you can always ignore Bertha until/unless you get SSA Cynthia (since iirc you said you were going for her? Or am I confusing you for someone else?) and there’d be absolutely zero shame in that

Anyways, make sure to only use Rain Dance right before Cyrus starts Hydro Pumping (so likely after 1st Sync)

[late halo]

Also there’s nothing wrong with dropping a few points to get a full clear. Don’t gotta do 10k every single week

[obtuse hound]

the side killed me with earthquake

but i nearly won

[obtuse hound]

nah but..this is my first 10k

[mellow linden]

Was Cyrus gridded for Critical Focus?

[obtuse hound]

definitely not every single week

[late halo]

I get you, that’s a great goal

[obtuse hound]

yes, i think it's just unlucky

it oneshot right

but left lived and got in two eqs

[mellow linden]

Ah

Winona flinch?

Lemme check if she has Aggravation in grid

[simple storm]

yo im tryinna 2v3 grimsley ontype, i wanted to use either ss morty or ssacynthia, idk which bug dps i could use or is it better to offtype

[sick inlet]

She does

[late halo]

Winona does have Agg 1

[sick inlet]

Top right corner

[obtuse hound]

unfortunately did not that time

yeah i have aggravation

[late halo]

What bugs you got

[obsidian portal]

do we know what next weeks cs looks like?

[mellow linden]

Then it’s all down to the pelican deciding to flinch the sandcastle

[obtuse hound]

okay the game just crashed

and asked for look for local networks

anyway

[mellow linden]

It knew you were getting too close to victory

[sick inlet]

I cannot ontype bug types to save a life

[dusty crater]

would it be better for me to run Sharp entry 1 on SSSteven?

[late halo]

I bet SS Brendan + Alder would be solid for a 2v3

[dusty crater]

just to cap out crit?

[obtuse hound]

yay love when shadow ball crits brendan to 1 hp

[mellow linden]

Sounds like you got a goal for your blue cookies from LG this month

[obtuse hound]

and now hes dead to an immediate heat wave

dont you hate when theyre smart?

[mellow linden]

Yep

[sick inlet]

Rngs happen

[mellow linden]

Sometimes they just decide to tank your attempt before it even gets going

[late halo]

Alder starting the game with a hyper beam lol

[mellow linden]

Close Combat lead from one of the Fighting E4 members is also a culprit

[dusty crater]

you mean hammer arm

[late halo]

And that one happens all the time, too

[mellow linden]

That too

[dusty crater]

because that happened to me just now even with +3 evasion

[sick inlet]

Hammer arm nearly cost me a solo today 💀

[dusty crater]

HAHA YES DO IT TWICE WITH A CRIT TOO

[hot shadow]

Mm... Okay, so, I've glanced over this chat and you seem to use quad queue and triple queue interchangeably.
Not sure if it's just one mistake or misunderstanding, but:
Triple queue is picking three moves before opponent queues one, each turn.
Quad queue is using a move with a pair who just synced before opponent can queue a move.
Quad queue is ruined if your pair's skill triggers on hit right before sync, like Team Shout or Freevenge. Or if a field effect expires right on sync. Field effects take one sync cycle to expire, so if you set them in the middle of the cycle (not first turn), you'll be fine.

[dusty crater]

3 times in a row

[late halo]

My initial attempt at Deoxys solo was stopped by 2 Hammer Arms Lol

[sick inlet]

#1011213509071208451 message i saw it queueing and even stopped the video 😂

[mellow linden]

I had to reset my fight against Caitlin 1 attempt because she just decided to back-to-back Psychic with an attack move from right side

[obtuse hound]

ok

cyrus did 12k when i nearly won

even with

spacial rend

did only 3k this time

[mellow linden]

Was he at +3 crit?

[sick inlet]

1st Spacial rend needs to be crit

If its not

Just automatically restart

[mellow linden]

Yeah, might as well reset if he doesn’t crit his Spacial Rend

Because Cyrus needs to crit

[sick inlet]

First thing you do is que up spacial rend, if not Crit just restart

[late halo]

Oh @dusty crater, which field parameter are you using for solo Deoxys

[mellow linden]

They’re using SS Brendan’s Trainer Move

[dusty crater]

round 1

[mellow linden]

Can’t queue up Spacial Rend turn 1, but they could do it turn 2 and change Cyrus’ action order

[obtuse hound]

that's not the issue jo, because i nearly won before. he just needs to crit

[late halo]

Gotcha. Thinking of using round 3 (?) because Marshal doesn’t use many special moves

[sick inlet]

Round 2 was my best bet. Protect to live sync and pray for everything in the world to not get hammer armed. You sync deletes the whole stage

[obtuse hound]

i just didnt see it cause i have tired brain from after surgery

[mellow linden]

Yeah, if he’s gridded for Critical Focus then when he crits he gets +2 crit

[obtuse hound]

yeah sandcastle just didnt flinch

[dusty crater]

keep in mind.... i'm soloing

[mellow linden]

Ah

[sick inlet]

I am soloing as well

Well i solo'ed

[obtuse hound]

or i wouldve won first after brendan

after exing him

[late halo]

Whole thing?

[dusty crater]

what did you do for round 1 and 2 then?

[sick inlet]

Yup

[dusty crater]

because i'm going to be offtyping grimsley with 3/5 Ash and Caitlin with 1/5 Red

[late halo]

Very nice! What did you use for each

[obtuse hound]

omg never have i messed up what moves to tap at the start more than i do now

[mellow linden]

Been there

Always “fun”

[obtuse hound]

well its cause the world is really weird right now

[sick inlet]

Round 1 ash caitlin
Round 2 Deoxys Marshal
Round 3 Darkrai Shauntel
Round 4 SSTR Grim

Can check everything here
#1011213509071208451 message
Including deoxys video

[late halo]

Awesome, will check it out

[dusty crater]

I WAS SO CLOSE

STUPID ROCK SLIDE HIT

[keen silo]

aaaa

[keen jasper]

Uffff, I went from 2.7k to 2.9k to Shauntal R4

With the same team

[dusty crater]

if hammer arm doesn't hit, fire punch does. AND BURNS 🙂

[sick inlet]

Rip

I feel bad for you