Will just hits too hard on the special side for Hop to properly handle
#Champion Stadium
swift swan
paper summit
Did you seriously try to tag literally everyone in the server? Good thing that tag is disabled 
toxic cobalt
Probably just @ as a shortcut to say “to”, not a big deal happily
zealous karma
You also don’t need to ping us albeit I personally don’t mind it I know some do lel but those who help are very active so we would’ve seen the message regardless of that makes sense congrats
paper summit
Probably just @ as a shortcut to say “to”, not a big deal happily
To? News to me it can mean that
what english as a second language does 
compact yoke
Lmao yeah I wasn’t trying to pin everyone just saying “to those who helped me”
paper summit
TIL I suppose lol
nocturne pawn
no
thats a waste of energy
she has an incentive to buff speed via inertia on grid
so she shouldnt struggle with gauge
teal siren
I should also add she’s 1/5
zealous karma
so she shouldnt struggle with gauge
She does struggle with gauge a ton in my experience lel
Even when I used her with Faitlin lel
teal siren
Used her with SSA Cynthia and Maylene actually really dominated the battle!
This team should work against Bruno round 4 on pre sync parameters right? Or should I use someone to buff defense on mewtwo?
zealous karma
That team should be fine ye
teal siren
Mewtwo faints after first opponent sync
teal siren
My first sync go around turns are Mewtwo TM, Xern TM, Growl, mewtwo TM, D-gleam, growl psychic. Xern sync
And yes only using growl with Lucian
zealous karma
Do you have adrenaline gridded on sycamore?
zealous karma
Then how is Bruno getting tj his sync are you always triple queueing?
teal siren
Every time!
zealous karma
The. Why is Bruno getting to sync?
teal siren
Should I be syncing with Xerneas first?
zealous karma
Yes
Are lucian and Gio gridded
Since Gio isn’t ex the second sync should be lucian who would overkill center mon
teal siren
Gio grid
Lucian grid
Vigilance on both
I should probably put adrenaline on Lucian grid no?
teal siren
Really not sure how he is getting to sync I used this grid and even took the -2 sync countdown off and he is still getting sync right before I get my second and I’m triple queuing
zealous karma
Not sure why you have -2 sync countdown do you have sync countdown -1?
teal siren
Nope neither
paper summit
who's syncing first in that team?
teal siren
Xerneas
paper summit
and you have Adrenaline I assume
teal siren
Yes
I think I might be spamming growl a little too much. I’m getting Bruno down to like 5% hp which I feel like I should be switching to confusion on Lucian to help cover that damage
paper summit
are you sure you are actually triple queueing every time? because you should be able to sync a second time just fine if you have that gridded
teal siren
If I understand triple queuing it’s all my units get a move in before the opponent does right?
paper summit
3 for each of your opponent, yes
teal siren
Then yeah I believe I’m doing that
zealous karma
Send a video of what you’re doing if you can
paper summit
would it be too much trouble if you record a video of the battle?
shared braincell 🤝
zealous karma
To fast for you (:
paper summit
teal siren
I love how you guys ask me to record it and that’s when I get the win lmao. I think the problem was spamming growl to much
keen jasper
paper summit
lol, ok then, all is good, that's the important part
teal siren
What are some good units to pair Lucas and Dialga with?
mellow linden
Just about any Dragon damage-dealer if you can fit him into a team with said damage-dealer
dark osprey
Depends on your dragon roster
zealous karma
Cyrus is free and so is zinnia he pairs nicely with them id onlu use zinnia if you have ingo SSKris or champion Calem tho
Apologies random person
dark osprey
Zinnia is just so high maintenance. Ingo and SS Morty would also suffice
Oh sorry. Didn't see Ingo
zealous karma
I mentioned ingo forgkt SSMorty lel
paper summit
Cyrus is kinda the default go to, ideally with his power boost but zone alone is a nice bump in damage
dark osprey
BP zinnia is kinda fun to use
teal siren
Depends on your dragon roster
Dragons kinda lacking
mellow linden
Hey, Cyrus works fine
zealous karma
Cyrus is great
teal siren
Cyrus an Dialga with a sp attk booster?
mellow linden
Could just do Skyla and use Cyrus’ Trainer Move twice
zealous karma
If you have Sabrina available she seems like a decent enough partner
dark osprey
Yeah honestly only +2 crit is maybe needed. Those two have great buffing
onyx ice
Dragons kinda lacking
Dragon is never lacking cuz Cyrus is f2p, and even other f2p dragons like the zinnias or Claire are pretty fine, plus you have Lucas too, so definitely far from lacking
manic kiln
cyrus + lucas free clear already, just need a support, can even do mono type clear without any trouble
onyx ice
Yeah honestly only +2 crit is maybe needed. Those two have great buffing
Even + 1 if gridded for sharp entry
dark osprey
Yeah. Just mentioned that as maybe. Especially since they'll anyway be using spacial rend
teal siren
Is Lisia any good?
mellow linden
She’s incredibly niche
swift swan
Free 150 points! 
keen silo
Cyrus already reliably clears most dragon content, with Lucas it should be cakewalk
spring fable
Lesgo hard mode Tmr
proud axle
Lesgo hard mode Tmr
...Aw hells, gonna need to do the 18-type medal again
old orchid
I want to do MM first week 
proud axle
Ghost, Psychic, and Fairy don't seem to overlap this month, nor do Rock and Ground
Meaning there's no conflict for "where can I send Giovanni (or AnniLillie)" nor "where can I send my best Sandstormer"
So that's... polite
mellow linden
I’m gonna be throwing Pal. Elesa at Diantha tomorrow, that much is set in stone
stray sentinel
Hey. Trying my first masters run but don’t have many limited teams or strategical know how. I want to get the most points I can. Any guidance from the vets ? Order to attack. Or tell me I don’t have enough variety pairs yet 😂
swift swan
I want to do MM first week <:StevenGrimace:609828699172372569>
ikr, I need a lot of EX resources to reward a lot of pairs after their LG performance
swift swan
Hey. Trying my first masters run but don’t have many limited teams or strategica...
since it's your first MM run, we recommend aiming for 4.2k first. that's 850 point per round, parameters on pins. don't push yourself too hard.
zealous karma
I’d just like to make sure the moge Levels are entirely accurate correct?
toxic cobalt
This week is pretty easy for new players, hardest is dark and flying
Can always try offtyping with SSR, do a poison stall, etc.
proud axle
Hey. Trying my first masters run but don’t have many limited teams or strategica...
I don't have the time right now, but that is the tidiest roster image I've ever seen
Love sorting by sync type
...Actually I'm waiting for something, so I guess I do have time right now
Weakpoints this week are... Dark, Flying, Psychic, Fighting, and the champion is Dragon, huh
Permanent fields, Entry Light Screen, Status Amp, and... Serene Grace. All very usable.
Except Light Screen, I guess...
swift swan
flying-weak koga is specially bulky, so either bring a physical flying unit or just offtype with physical pairs
proud axle
Do you have some 3star and 4star candies?
sand karma
They have A Steven
proud axle
Sounds great for that. Let's earmark him for Koga, then
2/5 Karen... I think she could accomplish some decent multipliers at 2/5
Let me recheck her grid
sand karma
Sycamore, Gio, Sabrina for psychic?
sand karma
2/5 Karen... I _think_ she could accomplish some decent multipliers at 2/5
They have Cerena
toxic cobalt
Don't waste Sycamore like that
swift swan
Sycamore, Gio, Sabrina for psychic?
sabrina, gio, lucian
toxic cobalt
How much dark damage does 1/5 Cerena do?
proud axle
They have Cerena
Oh, sweet. Brutal Swing ain't great DPS, but she can do a thermonuclear nuke if you Water Shuriken for a bit and then Brutal Swing once to flip over to Dark mode
Could also pair her with Masked royal
toxic cobalt
ASteve, Giovanni, Cyrus, Bea, the others. Pretty simple teams.
proud axle
Are we suggesting a full 10k clear or are we lowering the bar since it's My First Master Mode
toxic cobalt
Lower bar but why not use 10kworthy teams
toxic cobalt
Hmm now that would be a useful thing to indicate somehow on that website
swift swan
well I think it's easier to use an ungridded 1/5 Cerena, for example, than struggle with fully gridded karen
proud axle
5/5 SSErika on a Perma Fields week. Wow.
proud axle
well I think it's easier to use an ungridded 1/5 Cerena, for example, than strug...
True enough. Masked Royal is pretty functional gridless too, he just can't nuke as hard. But he still works great to help Cerena stack debuffs
toxic cobalt
A Steven need much on grid?
toxic cobalt
The striker legends will need sgrids. Ohterwise poison with Koga Janian Sycamore, unning on assumption Sycamore is gridded given it is EX
void wyvern
Anni Steven at 1/5 gets clear sync 5 on grid. That’s all.
onyx ice
But his base kit is solid enough
swift swan
pair anni steven with leaf and sync repetitively with her and you're good
proud axle
Psychic: Bianca Giovanni (and a Support)
Dark: Champ.Serena Masked Royal (and a Support)
Flying: Anni.Steven Leaf (and... idk, Blue?)
Fighting: Bea... and I don't see SSBlue on the list. Hm.
I nearly suggested Roxanne for the Psychic team, but the enemy is Bruno and IIRC she's weak to Fighting
swift swan
oh they had bianca? then the support can be either sabrina or roxanne then
toxic cobalt
1/5 Bea could use Bp surge support and Skyla
proud axle
Maybe if Bianca tanks, yeah
swift swan
yeah okay fair, roxanne will get pulverized
ugh, she just buffs giovanni so nicely though 
void wyvern
You can run Sabrina, gio, and lucian. The growl will help Sabrina stay alive for longer.
proud axle
It's not like Fighting has a move specifically called Rock Smash or anything
For offtype options, SSErika is looking very good here, especially alongside Red or Silver
With status amp available this week, we could do a toxic stall... maybe two, but I don't know if they have Tech Egg Nidoqueen for a second Venom Drencher
void wyvern
Toxic stall seems a bit extreme for a 4.2k run.
toxic cobalt
Ghetsis is a second venom drencher
proud axle
Ghetsis is a second venom drencher
One of those "no but okay actually yes" moments
toxic cobalt
I mean I think the teams given were good
proud axle
Let's see what supports are available, then
toxic cobalt
Misty Sonia Skyla Dawn Liza Roxanne Jasmine Hop Sycamore
proud axle
Psychic team needs to give Gio Speed and SpA, so maybe Sycamore with them
Dark team... could be helped by giving Masked Royal some crit. Hop could go here...
Flying team... Steven-Leaf combo works, so what we want is a sidekick of any role
Fighting team... Bea wants her third stack of crit. Solgaleo could do some work, but we need speed and crit support together-- which is a problem without SSBlue
Does Sabrina get Pep Rally at 1/5...?
void wyvern
3/5
proud axle
Oof
sand karma
They don't have Hilbert also : (
proud axle
Torchic can give 2 stacks of crit and self speed, so the possibility exists of a Bea/Torchic/Korinna team, but that's kind of cursed
sand karma
There's bp surge
toxic cobalt
BP Surge and Skulaaaaaaa
void wyvern
One idea for bea is using Marley. You get max speed and team sharp 1 fixes your crit problem.
Or just use bp surge
toxic cobalt
Skyla
proud axle
Oh
void wyvern
Skula is my favourite support
void wyvern
Skyla, surge and bea should go over better
proud axle
Perhaps
void wyvern
If we need to swap to special def and need the extra crit. We can use…Drake!
proud axle
The flying team... Blue needs to Mega, so maybe we'd be better off with Sleep or Flinch
Serena(Delphox) is on the roster, so that's an option
A.Steven, Leaf, Serena
Or we could get weird and try throwing Darach in here with Leaf potioning him
At 1/5
void wyvern
That sounds like a mess
void wyvern
A.Steven, Leaf, Serena
This idea sounds pretty good.
proud axle
Dragon team... Cyrus is here. Who to put alongside him...
void wyvern
Roxanne is good here.
sand karma
Rosa
proud axle
He can work with nearly anyone. We could even slot Dawn in here
void wyvern
Cyrus just needs a bit of gauge support.
proud axle
Yeah
void wyvern
Someone with crit support or even team sharp 1 is also a big help with critical focus.
proud axle
Lillie could do that
nocturne pawn
spacial rend is an innate +1 crit rate right
proud axle
Yeah
void wyvern
Yes.
proud axle
As is his sync
nocturne pawn
so +2 already means guaranteed crits
proud axle
Marley comes to mind again too
void wyvern
Marley is a bit redundant
proud axle
Dawn's nigh-indestructible, Marley brings speed and the first stack of crit, and Cyrus just vaporizes things
So what we're looking at, here, is
Psychic: Bianca Sycamore Giovanni
Dark: Champ.Serena MaskedRoyal Hop
Flying: Anni.Steven Leaf Liza
Fighting: Bea Skyla Surge(Raichu)
Dragon: Cyrus Dawn Marley
Third member for the Flying team... hm.
mellow linden
Could do Liza for faster Attack buffs
swift swan
Third member can be anybody. A self sufficient nuker can work too
proud axle
Ramos or Agatha on the Status Condition round for Sleep Powder or Hypnosis
Acerola on the Added Effects round for Flinch
void wyvern
Probably a special defence buffer
proud axle
Liza can buff SpDef, so that makes sense
mellow linden
Liza also buffs Sp. Def., so doubly good
void wyvern
A steven gets all his damage from good form so Liza is a good choice
proud axle
Perma Fields round... Psychic, since Bianca has Psy Terrain
Lightscreen round... Flying, as apparently they'll be facing a Special-heavy enemy
Status Amp round... Fighting, as Surge has Thunder Wave and it might help
Added Effects round... Dark, by process of elimination
Champion battle: Does Lance use status conditions? Marley's Safeguard would become permanent with Perma Fields
There is one more thing to worry about.
Karen's got evasion shenanigans going on. Maybe we want to rebuild that team to add Lillie for accuracy boosts
onyx ice
I think lance uses crit shield
proud axle
I think lance uses crit shield
Maybe we want Lisia in to blow it away, then. Even without perma fields
onyx ice
I mean 6ex Cyrus should be able to destroy him before the crit shield (if offensive parameters)
void wyvern
Cyrus isn’t ex though
proud axle
Plan B
Perma Fields: SSErika SSRed Sonia vs Karen (SSRed can ignore Karen's Evasion bonuses and roast her with Blast Burn while SSErika works on taking out the sidekicks)
Light Screen: Champ.Serena MaskedRoyal Hop vs Will
Status Amp: Anni.Steven Leaf Liza vs Koga (Amazingly, Koga's team has no status conditions in it)
Added Effects: Bianca Giovanni Sycamore vs Bruno
Champion (Added Effects modifier): Cyrus Lisia (for flinching and defogging the Crit shield) Marley
proud axle
Rock-weak Malva
Entry Sun, damage bonuses in Sun (won't resummon it at any point afterward). Beware Flare Blitz in Sun
Sentry Entry x2 on boss but not sidekicks. (Special Rock attacks are on Classic Blue and, what, Roxanne? Just don't use phys if you offtype this fight.)
Standard stat spread. Poor resistance to Atk debuffs
Enemy offense leans physical, though sidekicks exclusively use Heat Wave (special) if boss goes down first
Elec-weak Siebold
Def buffs and skills that turn them to damage multipliers
Team Slow-Mo 9 reduces your team's speed every time the boss hits you (an Impervious tank will only protect itself)
Enemy team all has Healthy Advantage 4, reducing incoming damage unless they have Status Conditions. Boss has poor Paralyze resistance.
Enemy offense is mixed
Ghost-weak Wikstrom
Loads of buffs, especially to Def&SpDef. Skills turn these to damage and sync multipliers
Uses En Garde (+3Atk&+1crit in Blade Forme) right before sync; uses King's Shield (block an attack and debuff the one who hit him) right after sync. Haze or Snatch sound great here...
Has high Atk in Blade Forme (and he'll be in it for all his attacks). Poor resistance to Def&SpDef debuffs if you somehow get them into the negatives
Enemy offense is pure phys
Dragon-weak Drasna
Has SpDef buffs and skills to turn them into damage multipliers
Terrify 2 reduces the player team's Atk by 2 ranks on entry, so phys teams beware
High stats but few gimmicks
Enemy offense is pure special
Flying-weak Diantha
Tripwire 2 and Discourage 2 puts -2Speed and -2SpAtk on the player team on entry (watch out, Roxanne)
Has Fighting attacks, including Close Combat (WATCH OUT, ROXANNE)
Uses Critical Shield after her sync, can break your Reflect with Brick Break
Boss has higher HP than standard, but the other stats are normal. Poor resistance to Atk debuffs.
Enemy offense is pure phys until boss goes down, at which point one of the sidekicks starts using a special (Heat Wave)
mellow linden
Worth noting that Wikstrom’s Aegislash will gain crappy defenses but nutty offenses when it attacks and stay that way until King’s Shield
zealous karma
Mucho texto 
proud axle
Ah, I forgot about the stance change. Lemme look at it again
I see it now. His "crappy" defenses are normal defenses, so that's... worrisome.
Editing
mellow linden
I thought they were lower than normal in Blade Forme, my bad
proud axle
It's cool, that's how our Wikstrom works
...It's how Aegislash usually works
Checking the subsequent week while I'm at it, since a lot of us are going to have to account for it while planning our Master Mode unlock
...More than half of Bug-weak Siebold's passives are irrelevant in Master Mode since we always use handicaps that do the same things...
mellow linden
Heck yeah, free 250 points
zealous karma
Why does he have sentry entry x2 
proud axle
To make Guzma sad
proud axle
Also because... let's be honest, that's the only passive on his list that does anything in Master Mode
Unless you were counting on Hydro Pump to miss, in which case Pinpoint Entry has made your life harder
zealous karma
I don’t usually take grad healing param so I am angry
void wyvern
She’s secretly a shark
paper summit
Brock is Drasna's disciple confirmed?
proud axle
Water-weak Malva
Sun on entry, damage bonuses in Sun, resummons Sun with each Sync, offense is almost entirely Fire or Fire-Shifted (except Dark Pulse on the boss)
Just before sync, uses Will-o-Wisp with Go Viral 9 to Burn your team (with Pinpoint Entry so it won't miss); Scorching Sync 5 amps her Sync against Burned targets. If your tank is Burn-immune, this fails.
HP and SpAtk are high. IMMUNE to SpAtk debuffs.
Enemy offense is pure special.
Bug-weak Siebold
Sentry Entry x2, and poor SpDef debuff resistance.
Grad.Healing and extended Reflect&Lightscreen on entry (...so basically just baby Master Mode modifiers)
Weak Atk&SpAtk stats, but has Hydro Pump and Pinpoint Entry 1 for it.
Enemy offense is mixed.
Fighting-weak Wikstrom
Steel zone on entry and damage multiplier skills for it (including for his non-Steel moves). Won't resummon Steel Zone afterward.
High Atk&SpAtk. Poor resistance against Def&SpDef debuffs.
Enemy offense is mixed.
Fairy-weak Drasna
Piercing Gaze means Dragon Rush won't miss. She has poor resistance to Atk and SpAtk debuffs (though she has +1 of each on entry).
Summons Dragon Zone via an item (can't Flinch it) just before she syncs; she has Zone-based damage multipliers for moves and sync. Lisia looks good here with Defog and Moonblast.
Boss has normal Atk&SpAtk, but has teamwide +1 Atk&SpAtk on entry. Poor resistance to Atk&SpAtk debuffs.
Enemy offense is mixed.
Steel-weak Diantha
Stacks teamwide Def buffs (entry, Stoic 4, and presync X Def All); enemy team's skills turn them to damage multipliers.
Boss (but not her sidekicks) has Healthy Advantage 4; a Status Condition will disable it. Boss has poor Paralyze resist in particular.
Normal Atk&SpAtk. Low Def-Debuff resistance if you somehow bring the Def stack into the negatives.
Enemy offense is mixed, leaning towards Special. Becomes fully Special if the boss goes down first (Blizzard spam with Team Pinpoint Entry 1 making it accurate)
stray sentinel
I don’t have sycamore nanu or Karen anymore who can i tackle flying weak koga with in masters mode ?
stray sentinel
Oh ok I’ll try that.
proud axle
I'd use MRoyal against Will, personally
zealous karma
Fight there’s a dark week
proud axle
You could use Anni.Steven, Leaf, and Liza
zealous karma
That ^
stray sentinel
Which is Liza again
proud axle
Liza has X SpDef all to protect you from Koga's special-heavy offense, and Of One Mind helps Steven buff up faster
Lunatone
zealous karma
Hop masked Royal and any third will work for dark
proud axle
The girl
proud axle
Hop masked Royal and any third will work for dark
Champion Serena is a strong choice for the third
zealous karma
Murder
stray sentinel
Wait so which three lol.
zealous karma
You could use Anni.Steven, Leaf, and Liza
For flying
zealous karma
Hop masked Royal and any third will work for dark
For dark
proud axle
You may have shot yourself in the foot using Sycamore against Will
Now you don't have Sycamore to boost Giovanni
Against Bruno
zealous karma
Rosa + Roxanne works
stray sentinel
Rosa Roxanne and Giovanni against dark?
zealous karma
You have a strange, but easy off type team using SSDiantha SEirika and Skyla
stray sentinel
I meant bruno*
zealous karma
It’ll work ye
proud axle
You also kind of... already ate... a huge advantage that could've helped you against Bruno
Round 1 is permanent field effects. Like Bianca's Psychic Terrain
zealous karma
Oh you have bianca
stray sentinel
I isn’t realize the same applied 😭
proud axle
Sabrina is 1/5
stray sentinel
Ok
stray sentinel
Ok
proud axle
Does her own self Speedy Entry do enough to feed the team's gauges...?
void wyvern
Sabrina, gio and Bianca?
proud axle
Yeah, with a 1/5 Sabrina in this case, against Master Mode
void wyvern
Shouldn’t be an issue at 850
stray sentinel
I’ll try it out
proud axle
Plan B
Perma Fields: SSErika SSRed Sonia vs Karen (SSRed can ignore Karen's Evas...
...Also I'm kind of offended that we spent an hour and a half making teams for you, and then you just ignore it
void wyvern
And if it doesn’t work out, we can just make adjustments. We have lucian who can replace Bianca as a cheaper damage option.
zealous karma
Does her own self Speedy Entry do enough to feed the team's gauges...?
Sab and@Gio are very fast naturally it might be just don’t touch reflect lel
It’s only 850 so it won’t be to difficult
void wyvern
It should be fine gauge wise.
zealous karma
I completely forgot my Gio Sabrina and bianca were all Ex
I was going to test that team
woops
proud axle
In this case it's the Speed that's the question; Gio is going to be 20/20 unless they discarded the Legendary Adventures powerups, so that leaves Sabrina
....Who also has Speedy Entry, so hers is worth... a lot more
zealous karma
If I wasn’t handicapping myself syncing with Bianca I would’ve won
Cause Gio sync has +3 crit and shoukd deal a lot
stray sentinel
So. Steven anni/ Liza /Rosa and can’t manage it :/. Anything else ?
zealous karma
I meant leaf
zealous karma
Steven leaf and Liza
stray sentinel
Ohhhh ok
zealous karma
I’m not familiar with Ani Steven but it should be an easy clear
void wyvern
For Anni steven you’ll want to do x attack, x attack, tm and then spam dragon ascent after leaf sync. The more buffs he has, the better. As good form is where his damage comes from,
stray sentinel
Why leaf sync not him to@mega ?
void wyvern
Because Anni Steven’s mega gives him only speed. No attack, no new passive, no higher damage,
zealous karma
He wants to get to +18 stats for good form
zealous karma
Because Anni Steven’s mega gives him only speed. No attack, no new passive, no h...
Oh right that too
stray sentinel
Good form ?
stray sentinel
Oh ok
proud axle
He can do his first Dragon Ascent on turn 3
void wyvern
What is good form
Increases damage based on number buffs of buffs
stray sentinel
Ohhh
void wyvern
Actually good form caps at 43 not 18 which I learned recently.
proud axle
Turn 0
Of One Mind + Tackle + X Attack
Turn 1
Of One Mind + Tackle + Sky High
Turn 2
X SpDef All + Tackle + Dragon Ascent
void wyvern
I wouldn’t waste SEUN on dragon ascent before sync
proud axle
I keep forgetting that's a thing
stray sentinel
What is seun
proud axle
Super Effective Up Next
It is attached to Sky High
Next supereffective attack is 3x damage instead of 2x
stray sentinel
So leaf link then Steven sync
proud axle
Leaf sync and then Leaf sync and then forever Leaf sync
zealous karma
Wouldn’t Steven need crit buffs if you don’t use his TM twice
proud axle
Steven sync is garbage
stray sentinel
Oh 😂
void wyvern
Wouldn’t Steven need crit buffs if you don’t use his TM twice
Nope, it’s +3
proud axle
Wouldn’t Steven need crit buffs if you don’t use his TM twice
3 crit ranks per use
stray sentinel
What is her sync move doing
proud axle
Buffs
zealous karma
Oh I thought jt was plus 2 til
stray sentinel
Got it
proud axle
zealous karma
It caps at 18 iirc
proud axle
Steven's stats are terrible. He's mostly strong because of this passive skill
zealous karma
I thought jt didn’t have a cap before unless they patched it
proud axle
Leaf sync gives +2 in several stats at once
void wyvern
It shouldn’t have a cap.
zealous karma
I’ve been told jt has one
void wyvern
Let’s investigate
proud axle
I think it was a different passive that had a cap?
void wyvern
That’s rising tide
zealous karma
I was recently told that Good form did have a cap
void wyvern
It might be 18 and I’m just goofy. I’ll ask around.
zealous karma
No it caps at 42 I must’ve been confused with smth else
void wyvern
Rising tide caps at 18
zealous karma
I was talking about good form in the convo maybe the other person had mixed them up
stray sentinel
Hmm
stray sentinel
Turn 0
Of One Mind + Tackle + X Attack
Turn 1
Of One Mind + Tackle + Sky High
...
I’m an idiot who is tackling ?
proud axle
Is... isn't there only one unit with Tackle on your team?
stray sentinel
Leaf is with torterra not venusaur in case that’s the confusion
No one knows tackle
stray sentinel
Jesus Christ
proud axle
Leaf has an Eevee
zealous karma
Make sure to actually read the names of the trainers lel
Unless you are playing in a different language than that would be difficult
grand steppe
Kalos CS Quick Rundown:
Malva:
Entry, Go Viral 9 + 
(Burn)
Terrify 1 + Dauntless (Sp.Atk)
Malva
- Entry,
(Defense) + Drought Alert 5 - Flare Blitz, 10%
(Sides)
Malva
- Acute Senses 4 (Status Change)
- Overheat, Fire Blast,
Icy Wind (Sides)
Siebold
- Healthy Advantage 4 (Status Condition)
Razor Shell, Slo-mo 9
Siebold
- On a Roll 1 +
Muddy Water 
+ Scald (Left)
Siebold
Entry, (Defense) + Persisting Shield/Barrier 5- Bulldoze + Razor Leaf (Left)
Wikstrom
Discourage + Satisfied Snarl 9 & Ripple Effect (Sides)- Iron Head / Rock Slide +
Rock Smash / Bulldoze + (all)
Wikstrom
Entry, ⚠️ Quad Queue- Earthquake, Iron Head, Flash Cannon
Wikstrom
- Offenses / Defenses Doubled based on Forme
Rising Tide 
, Iron Head, Zen Headbutt
Drasna
- Go Viral 9 +
Toxic 
Furious Brawn + 
Ramming Speed + 
Hostile Environment
Drasna
- Trip Wire 2, Go Viral 9 + Toxic
- Slo-mo 9 + Hostile Environment
Drasna
Terrify 2
Dragon Breath, 
Brute Wits/Smart Cookie
Drashna
Pre-Sync- Breaking Swipe, Dragon Rush
Diantha
Draining Kiss + Master Healer 2
Stat Reduction Reflection (Right) + 
Diantha
- Satisfied Snarl 9, Trip Up 4,
Weigh Down 4 + Ripple Effect 9 - Ramming Speed, ⚠️ Head Smash, Stomp, Many Sources
Diantha
- Discourage 2, Trip Wire 2, Rock Smash
Critical-Hit Defense (post-sync)
Diantha
- Healthy Advantage 4 (Status Condition), Icy Wind
Tough Cookie/Towering Force, Iron Head / Icicle Crash
would something like this be helpful^ or did someone else already type it out?
paper summit
not really, sun can be overridden easily
grand steppe
Well you want to counter the Sun, otherwise your support will take a lot of extra damage.
And they have type-shift Hyper Voice
paper summit
it's like that Bertha stage with sand on entry
zealous karma
This is just like Sylveon in vgc!
paper summit
same principle
zealous karma
Oh I know that
paper summit
This is just like Sylveon in vgc!
or Mega Gardevoir back in gen 6
zealous karma
I mean for the recommended teams I imagine they recommend the frogs and archie lel
zealous karma
or Mega Gardevoir back in gen 6
I miss mega 🐴
paper summit
they do that sometimes, yes
zealous karma
Triple master fair team recommendation hype
grand steppe
Just use 3 master fairs 
zealous karma
So true
paper summit
I miss mega 🐴
there is a big suspicious inaccessible area northeast of the map in Paldea, guess which region that is
going by IRL locations that is
zealous karma
I an hoping for Kalos dlc but I feel it’s copium
paper summit
I'm just basing my assumptions on the background that area has, same as the crater, for no reason whatsoever
they could just let it be a solid grey color, but no, it has the same pattern, so yeah, way too suspicious 
zealous karma
I mean for the recommended teams I imagine they recommend the frogs and archie l...
Could this team even beat 1.5K the gauge seems horrible
paper summit
I don't think they base those recommendations on MM tbh
it's just the battle in hard mode
zealous karma
That explains a lot
paper summit
like, they recommend teams for each HP bar in LA
when we can beat them in one go using one team, and no broken units necessary at all
zealous karma
I didn’t know that interesting
paper summit
would something like this be helpful^ or did someone else already type it out?
there is no breakdown yet, no, looks good to me
usually november compiles some summaries, but seems like she is slacking off
proud axle
would something like this be helpful^ or did someone else already type it out?
I typed out stuff for the next two weeks already, but this format looks cool
proud axle
**`Rock-weak Malva`**
Entry Sun, damage bonuses in Sun (won't resummon it at an...
Kalos week 1
proud axle
**`Water-weak Malva`**
Sun on entry, damage bonuses in Sun, resummons Sun with e...
Kalos week 2
These are my ten teams. I think this is all 18 types... Can I get it double-checked?
paper summit
yeah, I see 18, not how I'd do it but if it works 
it's just my stubborn self wanting to register as many as I can in one go
proud axle
I needed grass and Cyrus can probably take out Dragon-weak Drasna on his own, so... grass memes
RIP TouchGrass emoji
I think the second set of teams can even do Master Mode
stray sentinel
So leaf / anni Steven and Liza aren’t really working for my. Am I supposed to target the sides first for flying weak koga ?
proud axle
Go straight for the boss
The boss is the one with the sync move
Take it out and they can't sync anymore
stray sentinel
The earthquakes that come after are what slam me
proud axle
tfw two-thirds of that team would be immune if this were the main series
stray sentinel
😭
paper summit
~~tfw two-thirds of that team would be immune if this were the main series~~
this game doesn't need to be even easier tbh lol
proud axle
I mean, they're killing this guy, so
stray sentinel
Idk why I’m struggling im literally following the patterns given to me lol
paper summit
well, tbf they do like to throw some nasty AoE moves
proud axle
Leaf and Steven should have a few stacks of +Def by the time that happens, so Liza's the one under real threat here
Are you taking Koga out before he syncs?
stray sentinel
Yeah idk why dragon ascent with all the boasting doesn’t hit the side Pokémon hard
paper summit
what exactly is the reason to use Liza anyway? unlocking the medal?
stray sentinel
No someone said special defense against kogas moves
paper summit
sides have boosted defense, don't they?
proud axle
Faster offense boosting for Steven, and someone asked for SpDef buffs
formal vigil
the sides have high physical defece
paper summit
Koga has high special defense, they are mixed, yeah
hence why they take a bit to die
stray sentinel
So I don’t spam dragon ascent and switch to his special move?
For the sides ?
This is for masters mode if that makes a huge difference
proud axle
You could try replacing Liza with Darach, though I don't know how well he works at 2/5 (and I don't know if you've gridded him)
grand steppe
Kalos week 2
Yeah, I want to utilize the Porybot Icons so it's more legible from a glance. Just to make it quickly digestable and avoiding wall-of-text.
stray sentinel
Which is darach ?
zealous karma
Starpator
paper summit
the butler with a Staraptor
proud axle
stray sentinel
Hm
proud axle
He doesn't give himself crit and Leaf doesn't give it to him, so we'd have to swap Leaf out too. Maybe Hop?
Or was he already in use
formal vigil
at 2/5 he does get pecking order so he can nuke
stray sentinel
I have so far just used nanu Karen and sycamore
paper summit
you know, I'd rather use a leer spammer at this point
proud axle
You could also add Serena(Delphox) and just put the sides to sleep when the boss goes down
zealous karma
Could always off type with SEirika Skyla and SSDiantha it’s a weird team but since Eirika is 3/5 I imagine it works
paper summit
I'm curious about a couple things, is either Leaf or Steven EX'd? and what parameters are you using?
paper summit
I see
stray sentinel
The basic 850 one
proud axle
Oh, Sycamore too
proud axle
Sycamore/Karen/Nanu vs Will was the first, so we unfortunately are missing a really strong support and a really useful parameter
stray sentinel
Can I reset and tackle it in a different order ? What’s my best bet really
paper summit
not sure about the parameter, what field effect would be useful for Steven?
other than MGA
proud axle
not sure about the parameter, what field effect would be useful for Steven?
Not for Steven. For fighting Bruno. Psy Terrain
paper summit
oh, got it, tbf Gio shouldn't have any issues dealing with that
proud axle
Maybe. I'm just still kind of offended that I spent an hour and a half building teams for this person and they just... ignored it
paper summit
huh? where is that?
stray sentinel
Maybe. I'm just still kind of offended that I spent an hour and a half building ...
I haven’t ignored it. They didn’t work for me like I said. If you mean me lol
paper summit
Serena for dark? interesting, I'd rather off type with her lol
proud axle
I haven’t ignored it. They didn’t work for me like I said. If you mean me lol
My dude, we told you to use Bianca and Giovanni vs Bruno on round 1
proud axle
Perma Fields round... Psychic, since Bianca has Psy Terrain
Lightscreen round......
Here
paper summit
tbf people here talk a lot, might be hard to keep up
proud axle
It was the only topic for that hour and a half
stray sentinel
That was 12 pm I wasn’t even in chat before that but ok
paper summit
yeah, but I'd like to think they just missed the message with the round order
proud axle
Hey. Trying my first masters run but don’t have many limited teams or strategica...
What are you talking about
stray sentinel
And yes I def missed it if so I wasn’t tagged lol
paper summit
and again, for psychic in particular it doesn't matter too much
I'd try the Anni Steven team but I don't have the guy 
zealous karma
Same
proud axle
Are we being gaslighted?
stray sentinel
Are we being gaslighted?
You didn’t tag me in your suggestions post but ok
proud axle
You asked, we answered, we talked about it for an hour and a half straight, and... you didn't check
I give up
stray sentinel
Sorry for the confusion.
paper summit
I guess their mistake was just not scrolling up when they returned, they did go away for a while, no need to get mad, you can always try resetting and going with that advice
stray sentinel
Yeah I will. Tbh im not used to an active discord for a gacha like this so I didn’t expect that much help so fast. Ill try to keep up.
paper summit
yeah, people here a bit intense I must admit lol
zealous karma
The helpers in this server are nearly always active and very quick to help
paper summit
some forget newbies can get very easily overwhelmed
stray sentinel
This game is drowning me and I think I’m like 30 days in. 😂
I am used to steam@rolling these champion stadium type setups in other games but def not the case here
zealous karma
It gets much easier in time
paper summit
it gets easier, and once you build your EX roster, even more
stray sentinel
Yeah.
paper summit
it's funny to wipe a team in one sync move for example, handy for nasty battles
stray sentinel
I’m waiting for those 100 pools just so I can catch up to you guys a little bit
Pulls
proud axle
I guess their mistake was just not scrolling up when they returned, they did go ...
They have to win before they can reset
That's the other reason this is so bad
paper summit
hmm, that is true, but again, it's not the end of the world, worst case scenario they can beat the battles without any points, reset and then go at it again
stray sentinel
It let me reset on going to follow your guide giga
paper summit
it did? did you unlock Johto MM this week?
stray sentinel
Yeah
zealous karma
Kalos CS Quick Rundown:
<:TYPE_WATER:967452396366233670> Malva:
- <:WEATHER_SUN...
Don’t forget this
keen silo
This game is drowning me and I think I’m like 30 days in. 😂
Try to absorb the content/mechanics one by one, when I started last year it was also very overwhelming for me but i pressed on, you got this 
toxic cobalt
Don’t forget this
Getting to be a lot
void wyvern
This game is drowning me and I think I’m like 30 days in. 😂
This game takes time, and every expert was once a beginner. Just take it slowly and at the pace you’re comfortable with and don’t be afraid to ask for help or clarification! But most importantly, have fun with this game!
trail smelt
Can I just say, I love Monday resets the best, the anticipation before a new CS and then doing them ahh so good
My favorite battle content I think haha
grand trout
Omg kalos cs is later right
void wyvern
Correct.
grand trout
Woohoo I'm so excited
proud axle
Gotta start the 18-type medal
Fortunately only one boss has a defense x2 skill in the next two weeks (Bug-weak Siebold)
old orchid
You forgot Rock weak Malva
proud axle
Oh, she has one? Let me recheck
(I'm suspect I saw the sun modifiers and immediately stopped reading)
Sentry x2. Aw heck.
I think I'm still going to throw Olivia at her, but it'll be less advantageous than usual. I might need to edit the post that got pinned...
(Fortunate that she's on the HardLv1 week, but she shows up again before the month is over...)
grand steppe
Getting to be a lot
Oh wasn't expecting this, guess I'll finish typing this.
toxic cobalt
Oh wasn't expecting this, guess I'll finish typing this.
Richu ordered me to I had no choice
proud axle
I've edited it to add that detail, plus a few more
Thank you for calling that Sentry x2 to my attention. This does complicate that fight.
grand steppe
I noticed on Pomatools, that the Malva/Siebold stage with it don't have their def value changed
nocturne pawn
the funny thing is that malva has sentry entry x2 but ss diantha the shiny new rock unit is physical
its like they want to sell her but also not
proud axle
Unless an Eggmon has something weird, I'm only seeing two sync pairs with Special Rock attacks. Classic Blue and... uh, Roxanne.
grand steppe
nocturne pawn
Unless an Eggmon has something weird, I'm only seeing two sync pairs with Specia...
dps roxanne real!!!!???
i mean it could work
tbf
sages got 12k with her
it'll probably just suck cuz you also have to overwrite weather
proud axle
I mean you could just... suffer the weather instead
nocturne pawn
i mean do you really want to take a sun boosted flare blitz to the face
cuz thats what you're dealing with on rock weak malva
proud axle
Indeed
grand steppe
12k with 4 
🥹
Sync Grid Expansion for Roxanne: 4x +100 Sp.ATK tiles
nocturne pawn
pain
paper summit
at least this week will be hard mode only, so it shouldn't be an issue
that second instance... well, good luck I guess
I'll just brute force it with SS Diantha and the train bros
grand steppe
I'm running out of character room in the post, maybe I should trim it down to just the gimmick.
Listing out all the buffs is eating up a lot of text.
toxic cobalt
12k with 4 <:sync:1069927916730843177> 🥹
Sync Grid Expansion for Roxanne: 4x +1...
That was a big disappointment with her grid expansion
toxic cobalt
I'm running out of character room in the post, maybe I should trim it down to ju...
Switch everything to CamelCase 
silent quail
do an image
paper summit
we do like images, saves us from walls of text
and let's be honest, people don't read...
grand steppe
toxic cobalt
My concern with images is they don't scale very well
And are very poor on desktop
(Mobile discord rare W)
mellow linden
I know someone did the Subway Bros with CS tips during Sinnoh CS once or twice
Like as stickers
old orchid
I think it was Armlo
mellow linden
I think so, yeah
toxic cobalt
I think Sage is aiming for a bit more detail than those had
mellow linden
Fair
grand steppe
Well I finished typing it. but I axe'd all the buffs applied
toxic cobalt
Fair enough, those aren't that important
grand steppe
toxic cobalt
Are you wanting this pinned instead?
toxic cobalt
Let's see what the public demands
grand steppe
maybe I should make it portrait only
old orchid
Can you make infographics?
grand steppe
If I had a template to start with, I could probably edit it. But going from scratch is a bit tougher.
old orchid
ic
trail smelt
I’m fine with either format
proud axle
A picture is worth... a thousand words over the symbol limit
grand trout
Is olivia doable this malva fight atm
Like i don't want to try too hard atm because it's just hard
toxic cobalt
^that legible?
Not on desktop, but that's normal
paper summit
not that it matters, if you are on desktop you just open the image on a browser and call it a day
zealous karma
Maybe if the weekly CS images were changed in design could be possible to fit all the info of what the stage has to be there
trail smelt
Legible in mobile
grand steppe
Like i don't want to try too hard atm because it's just hard
Without Rock Zone, Olivia won't OHKO the stage, but it shouldn't be that bad at 0 strength.
grand steppe
Well most images are small unless you expand on them.
Only Text isn't exactly great when its in an image.
not like Lost's pinned Kalos CS image, it's easier to process even in its thumbnail view
zealous karma
True and fair
toxic cobalt
Lost's images are horizontal, makes a huge diffference on desktop
grand steppe
The pinned text version is almost as long as Gigafreak's wall of text, so in the end, I think it's fine keeping the discord text post.
paper summit
smh
swift swan
so if I get this right: Wikstrom should enter the battle in shield forme right
and only switches to sword forme if he uses an attack move
old orchid
Yes
swift swan
Ghost-weak Wikstrom in MM would be so much fu-
oh...
trail smelt
Hmm let me check my team
old orchid
Me with SS Korrina: 
old orchid
Ghost-weak Wikstrom in MM would be so much fu-
_oh..._
Just haze him
nocturne pawn
Just haze him
so pre sync with one damage dealer what fun
trail smelt
nocturne pawn
not that hard but its annoying
swift swan
jeez, wikstrom having sentry and wise entry 2 is annoying for smarty pants units
nocturne pawn
jeez, wikstrom having sentry and wise entry 2 is annoying for smarty pants units
thats why we love sundering 9
trail smelt
I’ll just see how it goes haha
nocturne pawn
being fr though ghost weak wikstrom is literally use ss korrina pls
proud axle
Sundering 9 would take a while since he also buffs Def and SpDef
swift swan
~~thats why we love sundering 9~~
but even then
nocturne pawn
Sundering 9 would take a while since he also _buffs_ Def and SpDef
outside of the sentry and wise entry?
swift swan
you just get less debuffs before your sync
debuffing, even with sundering 9, would be much easier if the stat buffs were at 0 instead of +2 like that
nocturne pawn
lets just be happy that he didnt have x2
proud axle
outside of the sentry and wise entry?
He has En Garde, since it's his Aegislash.
Though looking again, he uses it before King's Shield so instead it gives him, err, Atk and Crit, which is a different nature of emergency
old orchid
Just use a strong debuffer smh
proud axle
Summer Hilda can turn the +2 into -2
void wyvern
Not many people have summer Hilda
proud axle
I mean, not many people have multiple Sundering 9s
nocturne pawn
isnt there only one
proud axle
And you're not getting +2 to -6 before sync without multiple
proud axle
isnt there only one
SSLeaf and Renegade Cynthia, I think?
void wyvern
On a team of pal dawn, SSR, Fantina. You’d be surprised.
old orchid
Why do people forget Brycen exist?
nocturne pawn
Why do people forget Brycen exist? <:MortySigh:614702971246215208>
because hes contributing literally nothing else
proud axle
I mean, I suggested Haze when I typed it up
proud axle
Someone else was the one who floated Sundering
nocturne pawn
so
devout sluice
Last time I used him was from the hardest fight ever, the diantha EBE back in December.
nocturne pawn
Someone else was the one who floated Sundering
as a joke
proud axle
Yeah, I think I'm using Brycen for this
devout sluice
Same.
nocturne pawn
was the diantha ebe actually that terrible
proud axle
These are my ten teams. I _think_ this is all 18 types... Can I get it double-ch...
Ah, yeah, Brycen Anniv.Lillie Skyla
devout sluice
Once poison week comes I should be able to test the results with Lucy Sonia and Roxy to prepare for poison EBE.
paper summit
the EBE starts before, doesn't it?
devout sluice
Oh, right. 
paper summit
yeah, 5 days before that week even
devout sluice
Well there goes my practicing runs.
proud axle
Oh, we have details on the next one?
proud axle
Thanks
rigid flint
So Wikstrom was designed for SS Korrina huh
devout sluice
Ghost could be an issue. But I can always off type it if I run into trouble.
nocturne pawn
So Wikstrom was designed for SS Korrina huh
pretty much
proud axle
Lessen Poison 10 on the whole team...
rigid flint
Also man Rock Weak Malva seems like a pain
paper summit
it's only an issue if you let the enemy sync, which we usually don't
nocturne pawn
Lessen Poison 10 on the whole team...
for calem ebe?
proud axle
Yeah
nocturne pawn
makes sense tbh
devout sluice
I have just the team for malva.
proud axle
Both sidekicks have Toxic Viral 9
devout sluice
Malva?
proud axle
Also Calem
Right sidekick uses Toxic on first turn, left sidekick uses Toxic on third turn
Both have Go Viral 9
You could probably clean the first one off and knock the left out before it uses the second...
Bigger worry is that Calem has Blizzard and Hostile Environment 4
Among the Grown Woman themeskill... Melony. She has two charges on Safeguard. That might help
devout sluice
This is champion stadium.
proud axle
Right, right
devout sluice
Brought in a full heal just in case malva burns my sandstorm setter.
proud axle
I'm probably going to use Olivia on Rock Malva despite Sentry x2. Maybe I'll offtype her when she comes back on Week 3
Hunh. Malva also has the Water-weak fight, so... there's no risk of being unable to use my strongest rain team on her
paper summit
those Entry x2 passives pretty much make it so you are essentially off typing unless using the opposite type of damage
devout sluice
I’m probably gonna see if can do this CS run with only generation 5 units, haven’t done a challenge in a long long time.
paper summit
shouldn't be too terrible
proud axle
those Entry x2 passives pretty much make it so you are essentially off typing un...
Yeah exactly
proud axle
I’m probably gonna see if can do this CS run with only generation 5 units, haven...
Unova vs Kalos showdown?
devout sluice
Yep.
proud axle
That could be cool
trail smelt
Just remember to type clear within two weeks
void wyvern
Gonna use Roxanne on Malva because I like pain.
devout sluice
Popped in Cheren for malva just for fun.
old orchid
Should try Lusamine tanking on Malva
devout sluice
I’m going for full Unova.
old orchid
So Burgh tanking on Malva then
devout sluice
Ya.
Dark will be the last type, my favorite type, saved for last.
Oh wait, I don’t have a steel Unova unit.
old orchid
Kimono Grimsley has Alola theme skill kek
nocturne pawn
is there even a steel unova
devout sluice
If I had him.
trail smelt
Guess you’re off typing then
devout sluice
And no.
Yep.
But this challenge will be interesting for those 18 types to unlock MM.
swift swan
is there even a steel unova
Colress
trail smelt
lol how’d i forget him
devout sluice
Same.
old orchid
nocturne pawn
i dont even have covid but goddamn brain fog hits hard
swift swan
after a thorough look at the gimmicks this week, we have 2 very straightforward ones (drasna and diantha) and 3 that are slightly more demanding
...I haven't made my teams 
nocturne pawn
ill just wing it
toxic cobalt
ill just wing it
This is the way
paper summit
after a thorough look at the gimmicks this week, we have 2 very straightforward ...
tbh Wikstrom doesn't buff all that much, shouldn't be hard to presync as usual
proud axle
...I haven't made my teams <:SphealLazy:669500449505804289>
Here's my ten, if you want.
Note that Rock-weak Malva has Sentry x2, so I'm mostly just getting away with this because MM isn't open yet on Week 1
proud axle
For a moment I thought the egg team was part of it
swift swan
tbh Wikstrom doesn't buff all that much, shouldn't be hard to presync as usual
yeah, it's just that his gimmicks are pretty unique
civic trellis
Ik malva has sentry entry but diantha lowers defense + zone and its not MM
proud axle
When MM is open, I'm just gonna smash Rock Malva with a rain team instead.
It can't even conflict with another boss, because Malva herself also has the Water-weak fight
nocturne pawn
at least her theme is worth the torture
proud axle
Waiting for her to show up in the sync pair scout just to see whether she counts as Elite 4 or Villain for Lodge expeditions
nocturne pawn
doesnt e4 take precedence
proud axle
I dunno. Blue's Champion tag usually takes precedence over Rival
swift swan
Waiting for her to show up in the sync pair scout just to see whether she counts...
how about both
oh you mean for the lodge expedition bonus
that's interesting
civic trellis
Theme skills affect lodge expedition bonus? 
paper summit
wait what? since when trainer class matters? I thought only region is relevant
if you have a pair increasing the level based on that of course
what does it even do?
swift swan
for example, Rival theme skills give +2 rare cache
keen jasper
30 more minutes
paper summit
for example, Rival theme skills give +2 rare cache
where the heck is that documented?
I guess I gotta read that
swift swan
so do villains, except they also lower a stat
swift swan
where the heck is that documented?
eh, idk if it's documented. it's just a noticeable pattern
trainer lodge forum might know more about it
that's why all my expedition teams include at least 1 villain or rival, because they give rare cache boost
dark osprey
would u be clearing directly or just try and reset all the E4s?
thinking of resetting and trying each e4 at least a couple of times during the week
dark osprey
i mean reset before completing the battle
its tricky i guess
hope the first round paramater is not reduced countdown or something weird
swift swan
if there's any week when I will accept half sync countdown, it's type-clearing week
get it out of the way
paper summit
if there's any week when I will accept half sync countdown, it's type-clearing w...
coward
zealous karma
Doesn’t Kalos CS have a lot of innates or sync passives
dark osprey
true. just not sync countdown on first round. else will have to clear one at least before reset trials
dark osprey
Doesn’t Kalos CS have a lot of innates or sync passives
oh yeah. did seem like that
sync nukes and stuff right
zealous karma
I’d say Malva is Aaron of this CS and wikstrom is above that
toxic cobalt
I’d say Malva is Aaron of this CS and wikstrom is above that
Then who is the Bertha?
toxic cobalt
(And ruin your quad queue)
Literal hell
dull yarrow
Oh Siebold will be easy this week?
dark osprey
everyone's easy this week i guess
dull yarrow
Yeah true
rigid flint
Time to run Bertha and Ash together ig
dull yarrow
Are we getting Emma this week or next
spring fable
#1012256199128915968
rigid flint
Oh wait this isn’t MM so it should be fine
swift swan
~~coward~~
look me in the eye and tell me you like half sync countdown param in MM
dull yarrow
Save easy types for next week
dull yarrow
look me in the eye and tell me you like half sync countdown param in MM <:Volkne...
I like half sync countdown param in MM
paper summit
look me in the eye and tell me you like half sync countdown param in MM <:Volkne...
I'm eh about it, I have plenty of nukers
rigid flint
look me in the eye and tell me you like half sync countdown param in MM <:Volkne...
Oh ew half sync countdown
dull yarrow
I like half sync countdown param in MM
Only when Psychic weak though
trail smelt
Same haha
dull yarrow
And only when it's Marshal/Bruno
keen jasper
Here we go
rigid flint
Aaaand Kalos CS is here!
swift swan
LFG BABYYYY
R1: Sync moves are more effective
R2: Status conditions and other conditions are more effective
R3: Additional effects of moves are more likely to occur (be careful with Wikstrom and Drasna here)
R4: When a pokemon faints, lowers the stats of all allies
R5: Physical attack moves are powered up
sheeeesh
great params, such a waste for non-MM week
time to actually build my teams this time haha
toxic cobalt
swift swan
the kalos CS... victory road (?) music is nice
toxic cobalt
Only whiff is 4 and that's not even a bad whiff!
swift swan
hmm, Malva's gonna ruin my quadqueue
toxic cobalt
Anyone that needs to be watched out for in R3?
swift swan
Malva...? sides have fire fang
though I don't think it's too bad
Wikstrom is probably more intimidating R3 with iron head becoming 60% flinch
and the side has zen headbutt too. yeah
but also, Drasna's stage has two moves that can status
zealous karma
Wow doing 15 types here was way easier than hoenn
swift swan
was it?
toxic cobalt
It's been 13 minutes 
swift swan
I haven't even finished teambuilding yet lmao?
zealous karma
Already finished 15 types lel
swift swan
WAAAH i forgot to check something
Recommended teams for each E4, according to the tips
Rock-weak Malva: Roxanne/Bertha/Classic Blue
Ghost-weak Wikstrom: Fall Allister/SSR Cynthia/SS Korrina
Dragon-weak Drasna: SS Brendan/Drake/SS Cynthia
Electric-weak Siebold: Sonia/Classic Elesa/SST Red
Flying-weak Diantha: Holiday Rosa/Darach/Anni Steven
verbal karma
Wikstrom or Malva for R1?
zealous karma
It’s not Mm so doesn’t matter either
toxic cobalt
Recommended teams for each E4, according to the tips
Rock-weak Malva: Roxanne/Be...
Ghost-weak Wikstrom just went nuts lol
toxic cobalt
DeNa monotyping
swift swan
Wikstrom or Malva for R1?
doesn't matter, R1 is a free round as long as you don't postsync
swift swan
Recommended teams for each E4, according to the tips
Rock-weak Malva: Roxanne/Be...
incredible, I can replicate exactly... 1
zealous karma
They didn’t recommend ash for electric rip ash fans
toxic cobalt
I can do two! Aurochs awaaay
zealous karma
K can replicate dragon
swift swan
They didn’t recommend ash for electric rip ash fans
they should've recommended ash and told the players to spam Thunder to get paralysis instead of using red's gmax
zealous karma
True
toxic cobalt
They didn’t recommend ash for electric rip ash fans
Wiped from the game like his music
zealous karma
Amazing
zealous karma
If you did try using sskorina for Wilkstrom and syncing wit. Her
You wouldn’t be able to get her innate off
Because of his TM
Ig they want you to sync with Cynthia
They recommended 2 diff Cynthia’s for the same week just noticed
toxic cobalt
Recommended teams for each E4, according to the tips
Rock-weak Malva: Roxanne/Be...
I should pin this 
swift swan
Because of his TM
dang
swift swan
I should pin this <:HilbertHmm:625860604347023360>
at least that's more helpful than the most used teams
zealous karma
I should’ve checked those before I cleared
toxic cobalt
at least that's more helpful than the most used teams
swift swan
it hasn't been half an hour and I already see anni lillie on every top 4 of wikstrom clears
zealous karma
swift swan
oooh someone used the ss kanto trio to clear wikstrom, much respect
idk what they were thinking but much respect
toxic cobalt
3 types is 3 types
zealous karma
oooh someone used the ss kanto trio to clear wikstrom, much respect
People are lazy when team building
paper summit
it hasn't been half an hour and I already see anni lillie on every top 4 of wiks...
what did you expect? she was available until just less than an hour ago tbf
swift swan
...so they recommended anni steven for diantha, knowing full well he leaves before kalos CS arrives?
zealous karma
You mean you didn’t pull for him 1
Minite before he left?
swift swan
"lol if you're having trouble with diantha, we recommend using anni steven. too bad he just left, you missed him a few minutes ago"
at least that's much better than when they recommended Raihan for steel-weak Glacia without rerunning him
hot shadow
"lol if you're having trouble with diantha, we recommend using anni steven. too ...
I mean, it's not that bad - they recommend a pair that was recently available. If you scouted him, you can use him. You didn't - go with other pairs
toxic cobalt
Recommended teams for each E4, according to the tips
Rock-weak Malva: Roxanne/Be...
There are much older units than Anni Steven
swift swan
I mean, it's not that bad - they recommend a pair that was recently available. I...
oh I agree. they've pulled off worse tips
toxic cobalt
Still no recommending multiple SS Giovannis
swift swan
rip
hot shadow
Moved up?
swift swan
did you accidentally unfollow the thread and follow it again
the most recent followed thread is put on top
toxic cobalt
Discord moment
hot shadow
You can just change the order again, no?
Doesn't seem like a problem
old orchid
woah there is a lot of pinned things
paper summit
Drasna's theme slaps so hard 
swift swan
dragon specialist E4s won again with their banger themes
devout sluice
Well that CS wasn’t bad at all with only Unova units.
paper summit
I tanked that stage with Sycamore, AMA
funny how he almost died due to Iron Head spam and getting flinched
devout sluice
Maybe I’ll do Unova units only challenge again once I unlock MM, gonna be painful but I love a good challenge.
swift swan
funny how he almost died due to Iron Head spam and getting flinched
iron head flinch... traumatic
plush tangle
How am I suppoed to showcase the power of my Serenas this week if I can't do Master Mode 
toxic cobalt
Building up sync buffs
devout sluice
Next week MM.
paper summit
they are all a different type
paper summit
bully someone
swift swan
yeah, maybe I should a run with all 5 alts of a unit
paper summit
run one Serena on each stage, easy
swift swan
...I think I only have Blue for that
devout sluice
But so far, Kalos isn’t scary, yet.
devout sluice
Exactly.
paper summit
we've been spared, for the moment
swift swan
5 soon if she gets to lodge 
void wyvern
Spared of a candy coin…
swift swan
Spared of a candy coin…
NOOOOOO
void wyvern
It’s a support coin too.
paper summit
also, RIP Battle points
void wyvern
Does DeNa expect me to finally do bp daily? Never!
swift swan
paper summit
Does DeNa expect me to finally do bp daily? Never!
wait, you don't?
swift swan
Does DeNa expect me to finally do bp daily? Never!
gasp how could you
paper summit
and you call yourself a helper?! smdh
void wyvern
I’m genuinely just forgetful
paper summit
void wyvern
I-I’ll go do it right now!
fringe valve
Can already this is gonna be a fun few weeks lol. So much hp for no perameters.
didn't read sybold and went in and took like 3 syncs to kill him
fringe valve
Yea, next week we'll have access
devout sluice
I think I’ll save dark for diantha battle.
swift swan
I'm missing fire, fighting, and poison
paper summit
almost same, steel instead of fire
trail smelt
Easy as all type clearing is… though I completely forgot that Annie Skyla is not a dps unit LMAO
Ready? For next week. Iffy on Drasna’s team
paper summit
don't go monotype there, problem solved, but looking at the others, well... guess that's not an option
old orchid
Do we know which candy coin does Kalos CS give
void wyvern
Support
trail smelt
1/5 Diantha and 2/5 Alder sadly
trail smelt
Also I thought Lodge Dawn is a debuffer
paper summit
would have been heartbroken if it was tech lol
trail smelt
Sweet
grand trout
Without Rock Zone, Olivia won't OHKO the stage, but it shouldn't be that bad at ...
Nvm i use roxanne for dps lmao
It worked for hard, prolly not when mm comes
trail smelt
Lol
void wyvern
Roxanne worked for Drake. She might be able to work here.
paper summit
I learned a lot with that battle, Sandstorm will ruin my Rock Zone usage
dark osprey
really? because of the duration?
paper summit
chip damage eats the timer
paper summit
add gradual healing on top, it ran out before my sync
dark osprey
chip damage eats the timer
so cannot do rock zone move 1 i guess?
move 2 is ok i guess
paper summit
I used it on turn 2 lol
toxic cobalt
I can’t believe what mm is gonna do to me
Fear not, there is no ghost-weak Wilkstrom MM this month
dark osprey
wth
dark osprey
so turn 2 doesn't last for first sync?
paper summit
I'd have to test, probably does if I ensure she is the one moving last on that second turn
spring fable
Fear not, there is no ghost-weak Wilkstrom MM this month
My brain gonna hurt next time kalos rolls around
dark osprey
I'd have to test, probably does if I ensure she is the one moving last on that s...
still though. that's a bummer
is Wikstrom actually difficult without SS Korrina?
trail smelt
Didn’t find any of them too threatening but of course it’s not MM yet haha
dark osprey
yeah true
swift swan
Fear not, there is no ghost-weak Wilkstrom MM this month
booooo
queen ore
Boooooooo x2
paper summit
still though. that's a bummer
tbf I didn't have Diantha gridded for Sand Shelter, and the third unit also was receiving chip damage, the usual team I'd run shouldn't have that issue at all
dark osprey
just that turn 2 should probably take care of that as well usually
paper summit
yeah, I think this was just a bunch of mistakes I made
all together ruined my nuke, not that it mattered in the end lol
dark osprey
wasn't wikstrom in sword form more vulnerable to damage and hence slightly easier to take out?
trail smelt
He is yeah
dark osprey
ah ok. nice
paper summit
yeah, his defenses are the usual values when in Sword form
swift swan
which is fine and all until he knocks out more than half of your tank's HP in master mode lmao
dark osprey
all together ruined my nuke, not that it mattered in the end lol
ah. 3/5+ then. maybe rock zone MPR on the cards?
dark osprey
which is fine and all until he knocks out more than half of your tank's HP in ma...
oh crap. hope the sides are slightly less damaging at least
paper summit
honestly maybe not, I might just sync with Ingo first instead
paper summit
Sentry Entry x2 means I'll reach a second sync, when I usually wouldn't, the train bros are too strong lol
dark osprey
like wikstrom iron head aggravation or something