are they Entry x2 or just Entry 2?
#Champion Stadium
old orchid
sand karma
As if steel weak wasn't difficulty enough
sand karma
are they Entry x2 or just Entry 2?
No x
swift swan
what the hell is Steel Surroundings that Fighting-weak Wikstrom has
Fighting-weak Wikstrom has Quick Tempo :/
that's the one on entry right?
old orchid
Steel Zone on entry?
swift swan
the one that ruins quadqueue
toxic cobalt
This will be fun
old orchid
luckily my SSA Cynthia has Adrenaline!
sand karma
Water weak malva sets sun
swift swan
yeaaah I can see it already. fighting weak promotes ssa cynthia
old orchid
Water weak malva sets sun
and aoe burn
swift swan
fire-weak wikstrom has stoic 9 
old orchid
i was panic for abit
swift swan
Malva with AOE burn and sun...
old orchid
then i remember i have DGloria
swift swan
this is water-weak shauntal all over again
old orchid
swift swan
i can see it already, CCalem is gonna be recommended
old orchid
this is water-weak shauntal all over again
Malva copy pasted Shauntal's strat
sand karma
Welp all the teachers will have their hands full next month
trail smelt
Hmm as far as I saw is sentry entry x2 rock weak and sentry entry x2 bug weak
Didn’t see a wise entry x2
main crow
The alder bait is real
swift swan
rock-weak Malva has drought alert 5 bruh
main crow
My man getting a boost this update too
swift swan
and it also tells you to focus on Rock damage field for some reason
main crow
From the enemy??
trail smelt
and it also tells you to focus on Rock damage field for some reason
LMAO WHAT
swift swan
oh psychic weak drasna is gonna poison stall you
but then again it's psychic weak
ez clap
trail smelt
Stealth rocks REALLY?
Funny that Drasna tries to poison steal lol
Oh speaking of, not sure what fairy weak Drasna is all about
toxic cobalt
oh psychic weak drasna is gonna poison stall you
Thé AI is learning
swift swan
ice-weak drasna has toxic oh shit oh fuck and go viral
main crow
and it also tells you to focus on Rock damage field for some reason
I can't wait once we get toxic spikes in Pomas and then for the Paldea E4 to do this 
trail smelt
The other Stadiums sent notes to every new region lol
swift swan
Ice-weak Drasna seems to have HANDS
trail smelt
What does hands mean
swift swan
like, she has Toxic. which I believe is already 100 accuracy? but no, she has TROUBLEMAKER 1
swift swan
and then as if that weren't enough, she has HE4 for her other poison-type moves
trail smelt
Oh got it
swift swan
electric-weak siebold, again with healthy advantage 4
sand karma
and then as if that weren't enough, she has HE4 for her other poison-type moves
You asked for this
God it's gonna be horrible
But so fun
sand karma
electric-weak siebold, again with healthy advantage 4
They need status?
swift swan
You asked for this
God it's gonna be horrible
But so fun
I willingly put myself through the torture of LG
swift swan
They need status?
yeahh
swift swan
what the hell is Opening Blockade that bug-weak Siebold has
main crow
Is it center only or
trail smelt
Which one is acute senses?
swift swan
SST Red go bbbbrrrrrrr
no you're right
swift swan
Is it center only or
all 3
swift swan
Which one is acute senses?
needs status change
swift swan
SST Red go bbbbrrrrrrr
it's fine, his b-move has piercing blows passives
main crow
Wow really wishing I have a 3/5 Collress rn
trail smelt
Ah thanks so gradual healing works lol
swift swan
plus his max moves sets para to all 3
old orchid
what the hell is Opening Blockade that bug-weak Siebold has
Light Screen and Reflect on entries
lmao they want to ruin quad queue
trail smelt
Oh easily ignored then
toxic cobalt
Ah thanks so gradual healing works lol
Let’s hope it’s not first week
toxic cobalt
lmao they want to ruin quad queue
Shakes fist
swift swan
Light Screen and Reflect on entries
on their side only right?
trail smelt
… oh right
swift swan
just make it permanent then?
trail smelt
Then again I use Sidney so no problem
swift swan
we always take permanent damage reduction shields anyway
toxic cobalt
just make it permanent then?
That wouldn’t ruin quadqueue
swift swan
grass-weak siebold is gonna lower my accuracy with his OaR muddy water frfr
swift swan
That wouldn’t ruin quadqueue
exactly
boooo all 3 have OaR muddy water
be prepared to 
sand karma
With so many gimmicks i hope they're not as bulky as hoenn
sand karma
Lyrabi privilege
main crow
grass-weak siebold is gonna lower my accuracy with his OaR muddy water frfr
Just kill him with Victor max move ez 
swift swan
With so many gimmicks i hope they're not as bulky as hoenn
ha bug-weak has almost 29k HP
I forgot to check their stats lmao
I'll do it later
trail smelt
Is that a lot?
main crow
Considered a lot yes
sand karma
Iirc sidney also had as much and he was a pain
swift swan
Is that a lot?
highest amount of base HP we can have
main crow
Man what's with all those bulky bug types CS stages lmao
trail smelt
Alder don’t fail me now
trail smelt
Wait he is?
sand karma
Man what's with all those bulky bug types CS stages lmao
And it has sentry entry just to bully you by making you try using Lusamine 
trail smelt
Nice
toxic cobalt
And it has sentry entry just to bully you by making you try using Lusamine <:WEE...
Bugsy and Noland in shambles
trail smelt
Guess Guzma ain’t showing up this region
main crow
And it has sentry entry just to bully you by making you try using Lusamine <:WEE...
Jokes on that I have SS Hilbert
If the bros ain't cutting it I can always rely on another unova bug
old orchid
how would SS Hilbert fail you
sick oak
I can't believe it's Aaron version 3
swift swan
Anything noteworthy about fairy weak Drasna?
Zone, I think?
trail smelt
Ugh
solemn pine
welp
fading python
🤔
swift swan
Welp, poison-weak diantha has 29k base HP
old orchid
it's all Emma fault!
swift swan
I come bearing bad news
Kalos CS seems to be Hoenn level in terms of bulk and offenses
Very few stages have base HP below 20k
old orchid
it's not a bad news for me
swift swan
It's a bad news for a lot of people having trouble with Hoenn
I love it though. New CS region 
Improvise, adapt, overcome
old orchid
i have only heard Drasna so far and it's really good
solemn pine
oh
keen jasper
NGL, I kinda like the OG Kalos E4 theme better than now
keen jasper
Also, does anyone know what are the weeks for the Kalos CS?
full mesa
We'll know in a couple hours or so.
manic kiln
new CS so it'll take awhile, i need to compile another batch of images
zealous karma
Screaminr crying
zealous karma
Oh no longer spooked
silent plinth
silent plinth
Ninetales on Malva’s team 👀
swift swan
wheeze Rock-weak Malva first week already? With its lovely sentry entry x2? good thing it's only hard mode lmfao
full mesa
But what about week 3?
swift swan
well shit
ice-weak drasna
hm, I'll wait until pomatools gets updated with new CS stages
full mesa
Rock with Malva
swift swan
but last I checked, ice-weak drasna is disgusting
full mesa
I'll wait for pomatools and hoping for a CS closer to Sinnoh rather than Hoenn.
swift swan
I hate to break it to you, it looks closer to Hoenn
more multipliers on DPS and sync, so many stages with 20k+ HP, high offenses
solemn pine
well then
main crow
4 WEEKS OF HELL 
civic trellis
So how bad is kalos CS?
Im not sure if I should go for 10k or save myself the headache and just do 9.5k
manic kiln
probably on par with Hoenn
mellow linden
_wheeze_ Rock-weak Malva first week _already?_ With its lovely sentry entry x2? ...
Wait, Rock weak Malva has Sentry Entry x2?
toxic cobalt
Only four weeks and 3 of the stages have repeats 
civic trellis
Would ss diantha and olivia still be able to clear rock weak malva?
old orchid
Yes
mellow linden
On my end I’ll be testing if just Olivia can do it
With SS Serena backup plan, probably
What are all the x2 entries for Kalos, anyways?
old orchid
Rock weak Malva has Sentry Entry x2
civic trellis
Not sure but I also just remembered we need to use all types
old orchid
Bug weak Siebold has Sentry Entry x2
mellow linden
Yo, Lusamine stonks
old orchid
I remember there is one more stage having entry x2
old orchid
Def not him
civic trellis
Where’s the pastebin?
manic kiln
civic trellis
Thx
keen jasper
How do y'all know the abilities of the Kalos CS?
civic trellis
The pastebin shows their passives
keen jasper
You mean the one lost posted?
manic kiln
yes, or you can wait for pomatool to update, not everyone like the pastebin layout
civic trellis
Ye
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keen jasper
Hmmmm
swift swan
Bug weak Siebold has Sentry Entry x2
It's Alder time
full mesa
3rd Anni Trio, Dualfrogs, SSteven. I'm set.
trail smelt
Summer Steven?
swift swan
Summer steven 
trail smelt
Oh SSSteven
boreal rose
Poison. Ofc. Why must it be week 3 and not 1. 
mellow linden
Poison is actually a pretty accessible type nowadays
old orchid
Koga and Roxie exist
mellow linden
Roxie + Lucy + 3/5 Hilbert or 3/5 Sonia
old orchid
And you can cheese with poison stall
mellow linden
Hop can work, but isn't the most ideal due to lack of gauge assistance
swift swan
Poison is actually a pretty accessible type nowadays
Nowadays? It's always been stallable
swift swan
Its boring
Sounds like a you problem since it's a free win
mellow linden
Nowadays? It's always been stallable
Well I more mean for offense-oriented clears
swift swan
Be my guest if you want to trouble yourself with poison nuke/DPS when stall exists 
mellow linden
I mean, it's not trouble these days, like I said before
Roxie + Lucy + 3/5 Hilbert or 3/5 Sonia (Hop and 2/5 Aaron can work, but they don't have Speed buffs, which is not ideal)
I'll be doing Roxie/Lucy/Sonia for Poison weak Diantha
swift swan
Iirc poison weak has 29k HP at base... Idk if Roxie can presync, probably wants EX support?
Or defense debuffs
Or zone. Or something like that
This is the same shit like when Mina failed me vs Fairy-weak Sidney because the man is just too damn bulky 
mellow linden
I have EX Sonia, soooo
swift swan
Oh yeah, Sonia compresses the speed + crit + defense debuffs role
teal siren
Tried this team rd 1 with pre and post sync parameters. I’ve had to change a few parameters to accommodate for needing stat reduction and status condition and still not doing much damage. I think I got crobat down to half. And yes I’m triple queuing.
And syncing with Rosa first
Wondering if I should save koga for rd 2
swift swan
Hmmm did you max ghetsis's crit? Did he crit on sync?
His nuke should do wonders
Thing with r1 is, it's hard to quadqueue
teal siren
Okay I just got close so I think this team can do it. I just need to get lucky with some crits and freezes
teal siren
After I got passed Koga I kinda just steamrolled my way through the rest for my second 10k run. Being able to used Ash and SST red on separate battles makes it a lot easier
spring fable
Grats!!
main crow
CBlue Hyper beam
Roxanne
grand trout
Man i knew i should have gotten cblue
blazing narwhal
@gilded stream im actually not sure if theres a proper guide for stalling anywhere
blazing narwhal
but its not too complicated, for the team u want to bring a status(burn poison trap), debuffer, tank. Inflict status, increase your defenses, debuff the opponents atk stats. After that all thats left is to outlive the enemy while they dmg themselves
combining this strategy with a unit that gets mpr on potion is almost guaranteed to beat any stage 2k
gilded stream
Yeah I understand but won’t the enemies have resistance to status in CS mode. Like the passives they have in gauntlet?
blazing narwhal
resistance yes but never immunity iirc
gilded stream
Oh they don’t get the immunity as the time progress like in LG?! Glad i got to know that today.
Thanks mate.
blazing narwhal
Np gl
lunar meadow
@spark kettle
In this channel, look at the pins.
There are some standard parameter setups recommended for MM pinned, written by Treestorm
The three main strategies for fights up to 1500 points are:
Full offensive parameters, beat enemy before enemy syncs.
Full health and defense parameters, use toxic and % based damage. Boost your defenses and outlast.
Full +Str parameters, and just beat the enemy before their second sync. This is the most forgivable strat if you don't have a lot of good EXs of different types.
For 2000 points, the toxic stall strategy falls off quickly but the other two are the main ways to win.
fringe valve
Does kalos look to be harder than sinnoh?
mellow linden
Seems more along the lines of Hoenn CS, which opinions are mixed on as to where it falls vs. Sinnoh
zealous karma
I hate hoenn CS way more than sinnoh, sinnoh I think is like top 3 hardest
spark kettle
<@554900714501963785>
In this channel, look at the pins.
There are some standar...
Oh damn thank you!
zealous karma
Dang Malva she isn’t pulling any punches from water week
mellow linden
Fire weak Wikstrom has a Bug Sync
DeNA, you had one job
Oh, Dark weak Malva has a Ghost Sync
And Psychic weak Drasna a Poison Sync
DeNA, why
velvet dock
mellow linden
Also, while Ghost weak Wikstrom doesn't have any x2 entry passives, his Defense and Sp. Def. are the equivalent of x2 entries
Because Aegislash
mellow linden
Presumably once his Aegislash changes stances the defenses will return to more normal levels
lunar meadow
And Psychic weak Drasna a Poison Sync
This one doesn't seem bad to me
mellow linden
I'm not upset about the mechanics
lunar meadow
I expect Drasna to be a poison unit when we get her
mellow linden
I'm upset because the Kalos Elite 4 are type specialists
zealous karma
I love my bug type starmie
mellow linden
It's a lore perspective
lunar meadow
All elite four are type specialists....
zealous karma
Oh nvm
lunar meadow
Champions aren't
mellow linden
Technically Kanto isn't
lunar meadow
Kanto were supposed to be but options sucked lol
mellow linden
Regardless, I think it's dumb that their Syncs don't match their chosen type
zealous karma
Dena is a coward
mellow linden
Wow, Ground weak Diantha has Recoil Removal 9 Head Smash
zealous karma
They should’ve given diantha witb gardevoir head start 6 for poison
lunar meadow
Wow, Ground weak Diantha has Recoil Removal 9 Head Smash
Oh shiz.
Roark got a grid this month..
zealous karma
Wow, Ground weak Diantha has Recoil Removal 9 Head Smash
- Die *
Idk who I even use for ground so they’re def not living
mellow linden
Oh shiz.
Roark got a grid this month..
Roark sadly has a bunch of Standfast tiles
Not Recoil Removal
zealous karma
His DPS is still good
lunar meadow
Agatha's gengarcide
zealous karma
And has a lot of hp
mellow linden
Oh, Roark's still really strong, but unfortunately no recoil-less Head Smash like Ground weak Diantha
mellow linden
Overall I think Rock weak Malva and Bug weak Siebold will provide the largest challenges of Kalos CS
mellow linden
Easiest is probably Water weak Malva
mellow linden
I've got EX Lusamine, I'll have to see whether she can deal enough damage to break through Siebold's higher HP pool
zealous karma
I think Olivia is good enough to commit war crimes against sentry entry
mellow linden
Yeah, when I can take on Rock weak Malva in Master Mode I'll be testing her
If she doesn't work I have SS Serena as a backup plan
zealous karma
Since Olivia dealt 59K against Karen 3K I have high hopes
I’ll try and do 3K Kalos CS first run and cry
mellow linden
I think Ice weak Drasna has fairly high odds of coming down to whether Holiday Nessa flinches Toxic for me
Psychic Squad™️ should be able to handle Psychic weak Drasna as usual
mellow linden
I've got Hail Overload with Candice/H. Nessa/Pal. Bea on my end
Dark weak Malva is a non-issue, I'm just gonna throw Greninjas + Nessa at her and win life
zealous karma
I want to try Karen for it
mellow linden
Karen can definitely work
It's just that there's no type conflict for Dark weak, so might as well
I'll have to change up my NY Lisia team if I don't have EX Kiawe by the time Fairy weak Drasna rolls around
manic kiln
i should be able to use mono team for all of these except steel diantha the steel weakness in hoenn still give me headache
mellow linden
Tbf Steel weak Glacia has Sentry Entry x2, Steel weak Diantha doesn't
She does need a status though, which is weird
Oh, wait, because Colress
Right
zealous karma
I was about to ask the same thing lel
manic kiln
don't have colress 
they need to release more steel striker
zealous karma
It is still weird tho cause he is the only steel afaik that uses statuses
mellow linden
She's definitely designed for Colress
But since there's other options for status infliction it's no big deal
zealous karma
Go viral hype
mellow linden
Bug weak Siebold is obviously designed for SS Hilbert, Fire weak Wikstrom is...probably designed for SS Hilda?
Fairy weak Drasna is for SS Wally, Fighting weak Wikstrom is for SSA Cynthia, Ghost weak Wikstrom actually looks like he's meant for SS Korrina
I guess Poison weak Diantha is for Fall Iris
I guess Grass weak Siebold is for SC Rosa, Rock weak Malva is obviously for C. Blue since there's no other special Rock damage-dealer, I think Water weak Malva might be for Champ Calem, Dark weak Malva is possibly for Champ Serena (interesting choice for the types there if so)
I think Electric weak Siebold is actually designed for Sonia
Ice weak Drasna might be for Melony, Flying weak Diantha might be for Darach, Dragon weak Drasna is...SS Brendan?
zealous karma
I cannot wait for it lel
mellow linden
And it looks like Ground weak Diantha is maybe for Courtney
OH
I missed Psychic weak Drasna
Looks like she might be for NY Sabrina?
trail smelt
Oh right I forgot NY Sabrina has status guard
mellow linden
Plus Team Fast-Track in grid
manic mica
Pink (kinda) gang
I can't wait for kalos cs tbh
But its gonna be boring when unlocking the medals
formal musk
no free candy coin for 2 weeks
void wyvern
Isn’t it just one week?
hot shadow
Master Mode can be accessed on week 2.
deft bluff
zealous karma
I’d rather off type
zealous karma
Haha I’d rather delete the game
Im a stubborn person I’ll prolly use bugsy HoliJasmine and lusamine 🐴
paper summit
get Alder from the champion select ticket, assuming he is there that is, but knowing you, you'll just get a Diantha copy
zealous karma
I got diantha already I didn’t know we had another champ select coming tho
keen jasper
Fighting-weak Wikstrom with that preemptive steel zone, telling us to have Aura Cynthia
zealous karma
Believe it or not I don’t like pulling for dupes
I am a serial liar
keen jasper
zealous karma
I might grab lance from champion select he’s a fav and he’s not been on a favorable banner for me
void wyvern
Probably on hard mode
tired sleet
Don’t give in to their scummy tactics
cosmic vortex
Kalos cs looks nice, so i need to be wary of rock weak Malva, bug weak Siebold...wow i was surprised that some diantha team only have 1/2 passives
Drasna toxic go viral sounds bad, but in poma tools, it have sync icon +1 so she will only cast after sync isnt it?
tired sleet
+1 means after sync, -1 means before sync
cosmic vortex
ok nice so drasna toxic viral after sync, if i can beat her pre-sync , it wont be a problem
tired sleet
Psychic weak Drasna uses it after sync, but Ice Weak Drasna uses toxic right before sync
CS is dumb sometimes, they gave fairy weak drasna dragon zone to encourage you to use ss wally, but i can’t even pull him rn, so what’s the point
Not to mention the Sentry Entry X 2 stage showing up when there’s a new On Type Special unit, way to make them seem good
cosmic vortex
i thought theres only rock weak malva and bug weak siebold that have entryx2, is there anyone that i missed?
tired sleet
Oh the sentry entry thing was just a general thing about new CSs lol
cosmic vortex
Because i saw ghost weak wikstrom have sentry entry 2 and wise entry 2...but as it is just a normal entry, i gonna steal it with sskorrina
silent quail
ok, I've finished adapting the form changes
in CS
(it is mostly Megas)
@bronze onyx
and not mentioned there since no spoiler thing
Diantha gets Fuel Economy 1 in the Poison-weak stage
swift swan
swift swan
ok, I've finished adapting the form changes
Thanks for the hard work! 
full mesa
Wait. Did Kanto get a boost?
Also, who in hell thought that giving Hoenn boosts was a good idea?
swift swan
Well, i must admit I forgot Agatha's gengar mega evolves in CS because I haven't postsynced in forever
swift swan
Also, who in hell thought that giving Hoenn boosts was a good idea?
Boost in terms of what?
full mesa
It's Hoenn. Don't mess around.
lost gulch
ok
whats kalos gimmick
i know hoenn is zones and weathers
sinnoh is bulky af gimmick
swift swan
Kalos is more or less like Hoenn
20k+ base HP seems like the norm now
More multipliers on DPS and sync
Less weather from what I've seen
Hits hard
keen jasper
It seems there's also preemptive fields
spring fable
Please be good to me Kalos CS 
old orchid
Psychic weak Drasna is sure annoying
-2 aoe speed buff at start and -1 aoe speed buff whenever Drasna attacks
trail smelt
Less entries x2, though the only two that do exist is funny (rock weak sentry x2 and bug weak sentry x2)
old orchid
most of the stages have annoying debuffs and gimmicks
And hit hard too
Imagine Head Smash with 188 BP coming at you lol
bronze onyx
<@206476526835859456>
Great, ty
swift swan
Please be good to me Kalos CS <:SabrinaPray:637919291777482753>
Should've started praying before the update
Too late, we're all doomed
Prepare to be busy like never before
mellow linden
Most of them aren't all that terrible
Rock weak Malva and Bug weak Siebold stand out a bit
swift swan
On paper they don't look too bad
But I still think newbies will have a hard time either way and it's easily comparable to Hoenn
mellow linden
Electric weak Siebold is just laughs in Sonia
swift swan
Rock weak Malva and Bug weak Siebold stand out a bit
It's ice-weak Drasna for me. Toxic bruh
mellow linden
Ice weak Drasna is definitely team-dependent. I might be fine since I have flinch at my disposal
And of course if you're running Melony you're golden
swift swan
On paper they don't look too bad
I say this as someone who willingly tortures myself by trying to do long LG streaks so take it with a ton of salt
mellow linden
The more interesting situation will be Steel weak Diantha if one doesn't have Colress
keen jasper
Rock weak Malva and Bug weak Siebold stand out a bit
You think SS Diantha can still destroy her?
mellow linden
You think SS Diantha can still destroy her?
Possibly, almost certainly if you bring Oliva or something alongside her
keen jasper
Possibly, almost certainly if you bring Oliva or something alongside her
I mean SS Diantha's nuke is high enough to destroy her?
mellow linden
Dunno
swift swan
The more interesting situation will be Steel weak Diantha if one doesn't have Co...
Yeah, it's so... Weird and I completely forgot Colress exists so when I first saw the gimmicks I went 
Coincidentally, I don't have Colress! 
mellow linden
We'll have a lot of time to prepare for 2k Rock weak Malva, at least, since she's on week 1 and week 3
mellow linden
Ghost weak Wikstrom being week 1 only will be a godsend for some, I'm sure
swift swan
I mean SS Diantha's nuke is high enough to destroy her?
It should be. Sentry entry x2 just means your physical rock moves are hitting as if you're battling a non-super effective opponent
swift swan
Ghost weak Wikstrom being week 1 only will be a godsend for some, I'm sure
Yeehaw
spring fable
hi Nov 
swift swan
keen jasper
Siebold starts his Aegislash in shield forme right?
swift swan
Live novemberninth reaction towards Steel-weak diantha
mellow linden
The big thing about Wikstrom is that Rising Tide, post-Sync is not an appealing option because of that
keen jasper
The big thing about Wikstrom is that Rising Tide, post-Sync is *not* an appealin...
Unless you have Summer Hilda, Lear or SS Misty
mellow linden
Or SS Korrina, the pair he's designed for
swift swan
Be prepared for the insurgence of "I keep getting killed by sync" and "idk how to presync" so either we have to teach them quadqueue, kill a side to deny a turn, or flinch/sleep denial
mellow linden
Fortunately he's only for Hard Mode this go around
swift swan
Oh nice
mellow linden
So a lot less than we'll see next time
swift swan
We're spared for the next few months
mellow linden
Fighting weak Wikstrom is the most common variant this time, which is kinda just lol since his only gimmick is Steel Zone
swift swan
That's still pretty lethal tho
From what I learned the hard way with Bertha, if you bruteforce without changing the field effect, it's hard
mellow linden
Yeah, but Bea also shreds him
keen jasper
Fighting weak Wikstrom is the most common variant this time, which is kinda just...
Fighting-weak Wikstrom needs Aura Cynthia
mellow linden
Or should, at least
keen jasper
Well not really need
swift swan
I have no doubts Bea can do it
mellow linden
Fighting-weak Wikstrom needs Aura Cynthia
"Needs" is a bit of an exaggeration
swift swan
You just need to trust your tank can take enough hits lol
keen jasper
"Needs" is a bit of an exaggeration
#1009554906568462476 message
keen jasper
It's cool and good
mellow linden
Ground weak Diantha is pretty funny because Recoil Removal 9 Head Smash
swift swan
Smh roark wannabe
mellow linden
The stage seems designed for Courtney because there's defense and speed based modifiers, iirc
keen jasper
Ground, Steel and Poison-weak Diantha. SS Giovanni Intensifies
mellow linden
Poison weak legitimately seems lol-tier now that we have Roxie + Lucy grids
keen jasper
Poison weak legitimately seems lol-tier now that we have Roxie + Lucy grids
Also, poison-weak Diantha for Emma
mellow linden
Yeah, that too
swift swan
Thought it'd be Fall Iris
mellow linden
Oh, I see what they meant now
Yeah, Poison weak Diantha is definitely designed for Fall Iris, but Emma will destroy her anyways
Fire weak Wikstrom is one that I don't quite know who he's meant for, my best guess rn is SS Hilda
keen jasper
If I had to guess, it's prolly meant for Leon
mellow linden
Oh, you might be right
keen jasper
Or maybe it could be for SS May
keen jasper
Defense Destroyer 9 to counter Stoic 9
mellow linden
Yep, and physical damage-dealer, so don't need to worry about Discourage or Struggle Bug
Or the Satisfied Snarls + Ripple Effects from the Sides
keen jasper
At least he doesn't have Toughen Up 9
mellow linden
Oh, Ice weak Drasna might be combo designed for Melony and Ghetsis, looking closer
keen jasper
Ramming Speed and Furious Brawn, definitely for Ghetsis
mellow linden
Plus the Toxic shenanigans for Melony
mellow linden
It's actually kinda funny, it kinda feels like Water weak and Dark weak Malva are designed for the Greninjas, but opposite the starting types of them
Water weak seems like it's at least partially designed for Champ Calem
keen jasper
Fairy-weak Drasna is for SS Wally
mellow linden
Yeah
keen jasper
Steel-weak Diantha is for Colress
mellow linden
Yeah, and Electric weak Siebold for Sonia since the gimmicks are the same except for the addition of Slow-mo 9
keen jasper
Yeah, and Electric weak Siebold for Sonia since the gimmicks are the same except...
Steel-weak Diantha also has defense stuff and Healthy Advantage
keen jasper
Grass-weak Siebold for SC Rosa
mellow linden
That's my thought process too
keen jasper
Muddy Water OaR1, Furious Brain, Brute Wits, all of these SC Rosa counters
devout sluice
Dark-weak Malva for Zoroark it is then. Ground be for SS Gio, Gras for SC Rosa, psychic for SS Steven and fighting for Bea.
sick stump
Zoroark is literally going to shred most Dark stages whether it's made for him or not atp
devout sluice
Literally my main dark type.
keen jasper
Dark-weak Malva for Zoroark it is then. Ground be for SS Gio, Gras for SC Rosa,...
Nah, dark-weak Malva is for Cerena because she can do confuse and accuracy lower
Malva has Lessen Confusion 5
mellow linden
Champ Serena also does flinch
But Sidney might actually be in mind for the stage design
sick stump
Literally my main dark type.
...literally mine
keen jasper
I have a feeling that ghost-weak Siebold is meant for SS Korrina
Or possibly Fantina
sick stump
SSKorrina
mellow linden
Oh, Ghost weak Wikstrom is absolutely for SS Korrina
keen jasper
?
sick stump
Rising Tide WANTS you to use Spectral Thief to remove stat buffs
devout sluice
Oop didn’t see Cserena
keen jasper
And as I mentioned before, fighting-weak Wikstrom (I mentioned Siebold which is wrong) is for Aura Cynthia
mellow linden
Psychic weak Drasna seems to be a combo of Lucian and NY Sabrina, Ground weak Diantha is Courtney, Fighting weak Wikstrom's only specific counter is SSA Cynthia
devout sluice
I’m bringing SSA Cynthia for fighting boost for Bea.
keen jasper
Flying-weak Diantha is either 5/5 Lysandre or Anni Steven
mellow linden
Ah, true
sick stump
why wouldn't you bring SSAC for fighting weak if you have her lmao
mellow linden
Maybe a bit of Darach as well because crit shield
sick stump
it's literally free zone + one of the best defensive walls
devout sluice
Im gonna be using Anni Skyla with SS Ethan.
keen jasper
why wouldn't you bring SSAC for fighting weak if you have her lmao
Because Wikstrom also has preemptive steel zone
sick stump
Because Wikstrom also has preemptive steel zone
...which you overwrite with SSAC
sick stump
exactly
keen jasper
Dragon-weak Drasna is SS Brendan + special dragon DD
mellow linden
Yeah, does seem that way
nocturne pawn
does bug weak siebold have wise entry x2
mellow linden
Sentry Entry x2
keen jasper
does bug weak siebold have wise entry x2
Sentry
nocturne pawn
hm
mellow linden
Could be better or worse depending on who you have
nocturne pawn
i can still off type it
mellow linden
SS Hilbert is who the stage seems designed for
keen jasper
~~i can still off type it~~
Burgh and Lusamine?
mellow linden
Alder too
mellow linden
I'll be letting peeps know how Lusamine goes against Siebold
keen jasper
girl im not bothering with lusamine for that
I'm a man but whatever
mellow linden
I've 2ked every Bug weak CS stage except Sinnoh and Hoenn with Lusamine
I'll give Kalos my best shot
mellow linden
Also, it's kinda funny that Bug weak Siebold will have 3 useless passives in most Master Mode runs
nocturne pawn
burgh needs crit support so ig ss brendan
dark osprey
SS Morty hopefully
keen jasper
Electric-weak Siebold is Sonia and SST Red
nocturne pawn
cries in 2/5 sonia
mellow linden
I think SST Red is more a side-effect, Sonia at worst soft-counters everything Electric weak Siebold has as a gimmick
keen jasper
I think SST Red is more a side-effect, Sonia at worst soft-counters everything E...
I mean, SST Red guarantees everyone to be paralyzed
devout sluice
This Monday it’ll be Morty, SC Hilda or OG Emmet, Zerena, Ash and electric terrain setter, and flying Anni Skyla with SS Ethan.
Only thing probably gonna give me a bit of trouble is fairy on week 2.
keen silo
Kalos is a new CS?
main crow
Yes
blazing narwhal
Coming in 9 days
nocturne pawn
mfw no more cait sith
trail smelt
Who
keen jasper
mfw no more cait sith
Wrong server?
main crow
mfw no more cait sith
No longer horkeu either 
Anyways can't wait to start off typing Malva rock 2k in 3 weeks 
nocturne pawn
Wrong server?
its a thing between us but anyway
dark osprey
The sentry entry rock weak stage has normal bulk so guess the sentry entry won't be much of an issue
rotund lagoon
mfw no more cait sith
CAIT SITH 
nocturne pawn
No longer horkeu either <:CobalionSquint:727233291241127987>
i got bullied by trinnia 
keen jasper
mfw no more cait sith
Yeah, no more of my favorite esper
trail smelt
Don’t worry Reeve sends you Cait Sith 2 soon after
silent quail
sigh
the only thing missing now is changing the stats between Shield and Sword form of Aegislash
and that'd be all
zealous karma
3k DEFNESE????
old orchid
He only changes form post sync
silent quail
its even more fun if you consider that Wik enters with +2 in both Defenses
nope
he changes as long he uses a moves
zealous karma
He only changes form post sync
Thank gosh but he starts off shielded iirc
silent quail
Iron Head / Gyro Ball / Brutal Swing make it go Sword Stance
old orchid
No i mean he only changes back to shield form post sync
silent quail
oh yeah
zealous karma
its even more fun if you consider that Wik enters with +2 in both Defenses
Should of had vigilance
old orchid
silent quail
and if you go for post sync
Wik uses King's Shield
and raises 5 stats to +1
lol
zealous karma
All the post syncers crying
silent quail
just use special moves haha
zealous karma
Just kill him
zealous karma
Someone at dena loves wikstrom
silent quail
thankgod people rarely queue damaging moves on t-0
because this guy is bulky lol
almost 29k HP + 156 defenses lol
zealous karma
Balanced and interactive
silent quail
I'd say that Kalos are more offensive
mellow linden
Fortunately for everyone, Ghost weak Wikstrom is only week 1 before anyone is able to unlock MM and his other versions are laughable by comparison
tired sleet
thankgod people rarely queue damaging moves on t-0
Rip Raihan
spring zinc
Hi so i am a returning player who hasn't played the game since lodge update. Can anyone help me make some teams for champion stadium master mode? I attempted it but failed 
keen jasper
Hi so i am a returning player who hasn't played the game since lodge update. Can...
Hard or master mode?
spring zinc
At move level menu
spring zinc
Hard or master mode?
Master mode
keen jasper
Well it's Johto after all, it should be no biggie
Well first, let's have a look at your damage dealers first for each stage
spring zinc
Cynthia for ghost and alder for bug stages right?
old orchid
First of all, have you learnt the basic of team building and gameplay?
Like triple queue
spring zinc
First of all, have you learnt the basic of team building and gameplay?
Yeah i know those
keen jasper
Cynthia for ghost and alder for bug stages right?
Will has Impervious but if she's your strongest DD then sure
Ghetsis for Ice and Pal Marnie for Lance
keen jasper
For fairy can i off type with someone?
You can use either Mina or Valerie
Unless you don't like them
hot shadow
Offtyping is valid, they've got the units
keen jasper
Eh sure
spring zinc
You can use either Mina or Valerie
I don't think they are built
keen jasper
I mean, Mina over Valerie because Mina can lower attack which she gains multipliers from and make your team survive longer
And Bruno is all physical
hot shadow
Slapping SSerena with two supports would probably be easier than building new pairs after you returned
spring zinc
These ok?
zealous karma
Other than hilbert on alder team ye
spring zinc
Your Sycamore isn't EX
Oh yeah i can ex him currently right?
spring zinc
Other than hilbert on alder team ye
I ran out of speed buffers 
keen jasper
Oh yeah i can ex him currently right?
Yeah, you literally have 1 more month to EX him
zealous karma
You could run viola
Alder + Redlax is already overkill might as well try and get overpower in assuming 3/5
north crown
These ok?
Separate skyla and sycamore. Could replace Hilbert with Skyla.
Also: Is Ghetsis not EX?
north crown
Ah that explains the Pal Marnie
trail smelt
Fortunately for everyone, Ghost weak Wikstrom is only week 1 before anyone is ab...
Wait what’s the problem with ghost weak wikstrom?
north crown
Cuz I was about to state that they clearly played a year ago
spring zinc
This?
spring zinc
May I ask why Sonia is there? If you tell me speed, Sycamore already provides
I don't know who else to slot in sooooo random support go
north crown
ig that makes sense. Sycamore and Ghetsis are already rly strong
If Sonia isn’t 3/5, consider adding a crit buffer so Ghetsis doesn’t have to spam his tm
keen jasper
Wait what’s the problem with ghost weak wikstrom?
Also ghost-weak WIkstrom has Rising Tide
trail smelt
I have no idea if that’s big or not haha
keen jasper
It's obviously tuned to SS Korrina
void wyvern
I have no idea if that’s big or not haha
Hp wise it’s about the same as fairy weak Sidney.
Defensive wise its very high
tired sleet
Once he attacks it goes down to normal defensive stats (albeit somewhat high offensive stats)
Aside from his TM he uses right before sync and his passive skill that activates post sync, he doesn’t buff attack at all
Personally, I’m more worried about Elec Weak Siebold, he has the same high offences but his sides use X Attack/SpAtk All
swift swan
Counterpoint, electric-weak siebold gets easily clapped by so many things
tired sleet
I meant the kits of the stages rather than the pairs around them 
If you don’t have an electric dd exed, i can see the ghost stage being easier
swift swan
Just like any electric stage, you kill them with the rats/alolan rat/red eyes black dragon/weird af steel bug/hangry pikachu clone etc before any of his offenses matter
tired sleet
Just like any ghost stage, you could defeat it with angy cloned cat/moonbat/shadow/boxing shadow/dancing thingy/balloon
swift swan
Boxing shadow 
keen jasper
Just like any water weak stage, you easily do it with muscly mudskipper/ribbon dog/ninja frogs/alligator
tired sleet
Just like any poison weak stage, you could do it with ninja with bat/vines/snake/salamander/alien dragon
old orchid
Just like any fire weak stage, you could do it with 2 lizards/white dragon/rainbow turkey/ kickboxing chicken
white gale
trail smelt
Yeah I’m not sure what ribbon dog is
swift swan
Suicune? I know the beasts are based on cats but that's the closest I can think of with "ribbon"
trail smelt
Ohh right
paper summit
being water was a big enough hint lol
toxic cobalt
Sylveon
old orchid
Im using a Water tera Sylveon in SV lol
toxic cobalt
Im using a Water tera Sylveon in SV lol
Validation! 
manic mica
as i tried my first master mode koed like i am nothing what to do at 2000
but when i used the same grid for Mewtwo like yt players use but he doesn't do any damages like what I saw in yt
any suggestions guys for 2k to clear, 1 mth old player i am
keen jasper
but when i used the same grid for Mewtwo like yt players use but he doesn't do a...
Did you have the same levels and same team?
old orchid
They dont have ex and power boost for Giovanni
keen jasper
Hmmmmm
old orchid
He should destroy ontype without them
manic mica
Mewtwo at 140 with other support at 140 also
old orchid
Do you do triple queue and bring Psychic Terrain to boost his damage?
manic mica
musharna also at 140 and Morty at 140
old orchid
Because 1k per Psychic isnt good
What parameters did you choose?
Level dont matter
I know why
manic mica
yes first i use musharna psychic terrain the use Mewtwo physics
old orchid
That team doesnt have spatk buff for Giovanni
He wants spatk buffs to hit harder
Replace Morty with spatk support
manic mica
so any suggestions who to use with mewtwo
manic mica
yes i have Sabrina at 135
old orchid
1/5 move level is fine
polar dome
personally think lucian pairs well also because spdef drops
old orchid
Levels dont matter
old orchid
personally think lucian pairs well also because spdef drops
You have to ditch Psychic Terrain tho, and they might not have him
Giovanni has 50% chance to drop spdef
polar dome
oh so sabrina giovanni bianca
old orchid
She is a support, so yes
Her defense is abit low but she has Reflect
You can use Rosa instead
manic mica
and first sync with Sabrina/rosa or Mewtwo or Bianca??
manic mica
rosa is my first ex Sabrina still not ex
old orchid
Otherwise sync with Giovanni
If this is the case target the left side so that the team can safely pre sync
old orchid
rosa is my first ex Sabrina still not ex
So Rosa then
manic mica
means first i have to clear the left side, then the right and last middle or start with middle pairs?
old orchid
Do you know what is turn denial?
manic mica
no i don't have a clue about this ?
old orchid
You should read this
polar dome
its actually possible to queue a move right after your sync, just spam the move button at 1x speed
if it doesnt work reset :))
old orchid
Some passives prevent quad queue from working, mind that
In that case use turn denial
polar dome
Some passives prevent quad queue from working, mind that
huh
old orchid
For example, Team Shout 9 on SSBlue
You can never do quad queue with him without Adrenaline or sync acceleration or turn denial
polar dome
had no idea
old orchid
Now you know
manic mica
so i have to choose that in there sync grids, is that apply to all pairs?
old orchid
Wdym?
manic mica
means adrenaline or sync acceleration or turn denial
old orchid
It affects the sync countdown of the allied team
manic mica
means I need to add this in one pair like any support pair
old orchid
Only some sync pairs have Adrenaline on their grid
Adrenaline is also from 
, but its not recommended to give this to all supports
You dont need Adrenaline for Giovanni team anw
swift swan
You can never do quad queue with him without Adrenaline or sync acceleration or ...
you can, if his team shout doesn't proc the turn he's about to sync (like when the opponent misses or uses a trainer/status move instead)
manic mica
You dont need Adrenaline for Giovanni team anw
ok i will see that video and your suggestion and gonna apply for the same, let's see what happens at 2000
old orchid
Good luck
keen jasper
I wonder why we still have to wait 1 more week for the new CS, I understand it's to fully maximize all the months, but like, can the CS end on the exact end of the month and start the new CS on the exact start of the next month?
toxic cobalt
That would mean weird half weeks
sand karma
That would mean weird half weeks
More rewards 
old orchid
only 4 weeks of Kalos CS and only 3 of MM...
Not satisfied enough 
devout sluice
Doesn’t it take 2 or 3 CS to get all 18 type medals?
devout sluice
Gotcha.
old orchid
Excited to try SS Korrina on ghost weak Wikstrom
It only runs on first week
Me rn
mellow linden
Kalos CS rerun
Then we'll be able to see SS Korrina in her full potential for that fight
mellow linden
Impervious on him is quite frustrating, yeah
old orchid
Run Ghost weak Will to promote NY Dawn
Will is immune to debuffs
big brein moment
swift swan
Who knows, maybe they'll rerun Kalos quickly like they did with Hoenn
mellow linden
Tbh what really surprises me about Kalos CS is that they gave up on having all the Elite 4 as playable before releasing it
swift swan
Hopefully soon in a solo event
mellow linden
They literally released the remaining 3 Sinnoh Elite 4 in the same month right before Sinnoh CS
swift swan
I genuinely thought we'd get Malva and Drasna spotlights for Kalos va part 2. Yknow, the most vanilla possibility
I'm glad we got emma and anabel instead but damn
This is the perfect momentum to make the remaining kalos E4 playable
old orchid
Who knows, maybe they'll rerun Kalos quickly like they did with Hoenn
Hope so
long thicket
No Goodra in the game still?
swift swan
I don't think so? At least no playable goodra
keen jasper
Missing Goodra and Gourgeist.
Technically 5 if you include Fallister's Gourgeist
long thicket
I mean in this mode.
spring fable
Is Roxie and Lucy consistent enough for all poison weaks?
keen jasper
Yeah
swift swan
With roxie's new grid, she should be
keen jasper
Especially with Roxie's grid
swift swan
We'll see with Kalos, since the HP is very bulky
spring fable
Okie
swift swan
Even if not, you can always fall back to good ol' poison stall
spring fable
Yupp imma wait for next datamine
keen jasper
I might get Emma since I literally don't have a single limited poison unit
mellow linden
I mean, Roxie + Lucy + 3/5 Hilbert or 3/5 Sonia can handle Poison weak content thus far
So don’t feel pressured to get her
keen jasper
I have Emma's boss, but I might pull for certain reasons of collection purposes
I might even go for Leon just because I have no limited Galar unit
sand karma
I mean, Roxie + Lucy + 3/5 Hilbert or 3/5 Sonia can handle Poison weak content t...
Has this been done in Sinnoh or Hoenn?
Kinda difficult to be spending both hilb and Sonia on one team no?
old orchid
Cobalt didnt say use both on one team
sand karma
I am really blind lately didn't see the "or"
Sorry mb
old orchid
Lucy has good nuke, the dou should handle Sinnoh, Hoenn or even Kalos well
full mesa
Sonia is the tank + buffer. Roxie deals damage and applies badly poison. Lucy applys trap and nukes with sync.
I'll have to try it next poison weak reset.
mellow linden
Actually Lucy does Poison and Trap application
keen jasper
Lucy has guaranteed bad poison with her grid
And she also has Wrap accuracy, meaning that you can trap all enemies after you poison them
undone brook
would aaron work in place of sonia/hilbert?
i only have 1/5 on both atm but 3/5 aaron
mellow linden
Aaron can probably work, I just say Hilbert and Sonia because faster Speed buffs for Roxie’s Ramming Speed
undone brook
noted, ty!
storm moss
Jus use looker with fall iris
mellow linden
If you have both of them then they can absolutely work for Poison weak content
storm moss
Ik I use em both 🤣
mellow linden
But as one of them is a somewhat recent spotlight and the other is a seasonal pair, it’s important to ensure the more accessible options are known
storm moss
I'm just emphasising for others cus all I hear are these aren't good those aren't good. Use Gio if you've got him too 🤷♂️
Plumiera even good?
mellow linden
I’ve personally not heard many (if any) negative opinions of Fall Iris except shortly before and after her release
mellow linden
Plumiera even good?
Plumeria is functional
storm moss
Eh I kinda wanna 3/5 fall iris but tbh I don't really use her expect for poison wish
mellow linden
I would place Roxie + Lucy above Plumeria though
keen silo
Me who read Plumeria is fictional
keen silo
Yeah I don't use Plumeria as well
storm moss
I can't wait for Roxannes EX tho
keen silo
I use koga semi-frequently though
keen silo
Really good with Allister
mellow linden
As long as you’re not totally ignoring your 3- and 4-stars in general there’s nothing wrong with using 5-star damage-dealers for reasons of stronger performance than their lower rarity counterparts
storm moss
Ooo I have him and gengar too lol 🤣 don't use em
keen silo
I use em for poison a lot
storm moss
I just use looker cus he's grided 3/5 and exd with iris 🙈
He's a fav so yea went mental on his spotlight release
keen silo
I never knew about Allister until someone pointed out to me that it was one of the sync pairs that had a max move.
I have a 1/5 looker. Needless to say he's kinda rotting rn
mellow linden
Favoritism is an even more valid reason to use a Sync Pair, so 100% understandable
keen silo
^
keen silo
I'm just hoping to roll SSA Diantha soon so my rock roster isnt completely terrible
storm moss
Honestly I feel that
keen silo
I can pity for her (abt 1month to get 12kgems) but the sooner the better
mellow linden
I'm just hoping to roll SSA Diantha soon so my rock roster isnt completely terri...
No Olivia?
keen silo
Yeah olivia is the only good pair i have
Sure I can offtype
But I do not like that at all
mellow linden
Olivia is all you need for the vast majority of Rock weak content
storm moss
I have her but I don't like her...
And why is Flint not got an EX yet like the rest if his E4 members
violet timber
And why is Flint not got an EX yet like the rest if his E4 members
he came from story and hes the only SE4 that's 4 star
and story pairs get EX on PoMas days
rotund lagoon
Valerie clearing Fairy 2K
nocturne pawn
they hate flint
nocturne pawn
Valerie clearing Fairy 2K <:BrandonFlawlessVictory:998042750429712394>
did u use ss wally
rotund lagoon
…..maybe.
nocturne pawn
invalid
rotund lagoon
Next time, I will do without >:T
I’ll prove she can still do it lmao
void wyvern
Lemme do solo striker Valerie
rotund lagoon
void wyvern
Lemme just edit it real quick
I should probably put it in a stage clears, can I ping you there with it?
rotund lagoon
HOW DID I NOT REALIZE SONIA IS A BETTER PARTNER FOR GLORIA THAN HOP
rotund lagoon
I should probably put it in a stage clears, can I ping you there with it?
Yee sure
nocturne pawn
**HOW DID I NOT REALIZE SONIA IS A BETTER PARTNER FOR GLORIA THAN HOP**
did you forget sonia debuffs defense
thats like the only thing she does that’s majorly different
rotund lagoon
did you forget sonia debuffs defense
More like….everything else.
And I needed Speed.
Plus she does Move Gauge Accel
mellow linden
thats like the only thing she does that’s majorly different
That’s definitely not the only major difference
Sonia also buffs Speed, can actually max Defense for her allies without needing more than one MP Refresh, can inflict Paralysis, gives gauge accel with Potion, and is able to flinch if need be
Hop does have higher personal damage though
rotund lagoon
@nocturne pawn #916852044692856834 message
manic mica
~~LOST I FORGOT TO TURN OFF PING <:EusineWhy:793553619844595733> <:EusineWhy:793...
Dw i dont mind getting pinged
wicked pebble
How do these teams look?
mellow linden
For this week?
mellow linden
Seems fine at a glance, albeit a little overlap on the A. Lillie team
Also I question Karen being there over Ghetsis
wicked pebble
Just worried on the Diantha team.
mellow linden
Oh, actually, for the Diantha team iirc it’s better to Sync with Diantha 1st, so maybe replace Sycamore with a different Sp. Atk. buffer since Sonia can handle a lot of the other important buffs
wicked pebble
I need a speed buffer then. Or at least gauge support.
wicked pebble
Um... check the teams, I already said I used her.
zealous karma
Dp you have sabrina gridded with reflect peprally?
zealous karma
People make diantha's gauge seem a lot worse than it truly is you could use champ calem and lucian as partners assuming you have lucian
wicked pebble
When your single target attack consumes the entire four bar mpve gauge it really does affect team building.
zealous karma
I use SSbrendan and Pserena with diantha I didnt truly strugglee with gauge
wicked pebble
Even the spread attack is costly at 3
wicked pebble
i mean just get a speed buffer
Do you have any idea how few there are?
zealous karma
Or if you are as gauge efficient as recharging strikes MGA and a one bar it is fine
There’s a few
mellow linden
I need a speed buffer then. Or at least gauge support.
Sonia does that though
Grid for Spark Team Fast Track if you need even more gauge support
mellow linden
But Sonia can just be set as the tank and give +1 Speed every time she’s hit
void wyvern
pop an early potion for MGA
mellow linden
Tbh before I remembered the Sync issue I was toying with suggesting that Sonia be replaced because there’s a lot of overlap, but since the Sync issue exists Sonia + nearly any Sp. Atk. buffer will work just fine
void wyvern
3/5 lucian helps her with charging infliction and viral hustle
Kiawe also slots nicely here with his tm and dashing team
nocturne pawn
does lucian get smarty pants on grid or no
void wyvern
No.
mellow linden
I think he has innate Smarty-Pants on Sync. Either that or innate Pecking Order, I forget which
nocturne pawn
he has pecking order
he gets dominating sync on grid
so i was wondering if he got another sync modifier
but honestly viral hustle and charging infliction are very good support nodes
so im not complaining
void wyvern
Innate smarty pants, pecking order on base, 6 +25% tiles, dominating sync 2, and healthy super hit are all of Lucian’s options.
mellow linden
Wow, that’s a nutty Sync
void wyvern
Masked royal compared to Lucian?
nocturne pawn
not to mention he can get charging infliction
nocturne pawn
Masked royal compared to Lucian?
was wondering
cuz i have both and its funny to see them nuke
civic trellis
Good teams for this reset?
nocturne pawn
i forgot what next week is
civic trellis
Also do we get more presets in feb? I want to have one for every e4/champ
civic trellis
i forgot what next week is
Dark, flying, psychic, fighting, dragon I think
void wyvern
i forgot what next week is
mellow linden
I think Masked Royal has a somewhat stronger Sync than Lucian by virtue of Dominating Sync 5 over Lucian’s Dominating Sync 2
civic trellis
Im using Vilda tho bcz its kind of hard to clear w blue and she has aoe special for side and phys for mid
mellow linden
But idk for sure, the extra base power tiles and SE Up from Lucian might put him ahead
nocturne pawn
yeah he gets a lot of sync power up tiles
mellow linden
And SE Up
nocturne pawn
like i thought 4 was a lot but this mf smugly walks up with 6
mellow linden
That’s like a 50% boost
void wyvern
You can snag 4 at most with SEUN
zealous karma
I’m so used to double strike teams that seeing double support is foreign
void wyvern
according to the funny document. MR has a stronger nuke.
nocturne pawn
also i think im stupid but is this optimal mr nuke if im purely going for sync damage and not dps
void wyvern
It would absolutely clear content. if you were solely focused on trying to get the highest sync move damage you can sneak in more attack over power posture.
nocturne pawn
i actually dont knlw why i went for those attack power up nodes
cosmic vortex
Last easy week before kalos cs ...oh wait, next week kalos cs don't have mm for the first week
civic trellis
I need to plan out my teams for that so I can have atleast 12/18 pieces
I can do 13/18 first week and 3 other types I can use next week for my main damage dealer, just need to put poison and ice somewhere
Maybe bp janine and glacia?
dark osprey
Kalos CS looks similar to hoenn right? In terms of difficulty and gimmicks
keen jasper
Kalos CS looks similar to hoenn right? In terms of difficulty and gimmicks
Prolly, but we have our first CS with preemptive zone
dark osprey
ah yeah. that's kinda neat
does wikstrom have aoes?
else will probably tank with Piers or something
civic trellis
Prolly, but we have our first CS with preemptive zone
Wdym
Theres a stage that sets zone on entry or?
toxic cobalt
Just use Darach
old orchid
Rock or steel zone?
Steel
snow shell
Just use Darach
Free 150pts 
toxic cobalt
Just use 5 Darachs
swift swan
i wish we had 3 more defog units
swift swan
R1: Permanent field effects
R2: Special damage reduction at start
R3: Status conditions are more effective
R4: Additional effects are more likely to occur (be careful with Karen here)
R5: Physical damage reduction at start
very interesting parameters this week
old orchid
no half sync reduc thanks god
swift swan
I'm not in the mood to do any challenge runs... 
solemn pine
polar dome
R1: Permanent field effects <:BarryPogChamp:718173426199560315>
R2: Special dam...
what does karen do this week
primal field
So r4 not to do Karen?
toxic cobalt
R1: Permanent field effects <:BarryPogChamp:718173426199560315>
R2: Special dam...
THIS IS AMAZING