Champion Stadium

[proud axle]

Slightly bad things happen if zam goes mega here (and there's no EX)

[warped swan]

zam?

[rigid flint]

If there was a support to EX both Wally and Korrina would be fine but for this there's no EX

[proud axle]

Alakazam

Sabrina

If Rosa were flinchproof, she'd be fine too

But we're facing Wikstrom in Increased Secondary Effects round (so we don't face Siebold during it)

[warped swan]

this game so complicated lol

[proud axle]

It's just Kalos League that's complicated

Kalos League is one of the hardest in the game ever

[warped swan]

yeah i prolly did wrong order

[proud axle]

In half an hour, it'll be Unova league again and it will be easy

[swift swan]

you'll get better with practice

[proud axle]

You also skipped learning teambuilding and we don't have time to teach it before Kalos ends

[warped swan]

i sorta just dont know what to do everyday and thats why i fell off lol

[proud axle]

Teambuilding isn't complex either, we just don't have time

[warped swan]

ur all good

i will happily come back for the full explanation

[swift swan]

I'd say it's fine to skip kalos, we're under a heavy time crunch

just start with Unova

Kalos is pretty hellish for new players anyway

[rigid flint]

Yeahh

Kalos is one of the harder ones

[proud axle]

Probably second-hardest in the game

[warped swan]

can i get max special attack on this team?

[proud axle]

Yes on Gallade

You don't care about it on Lucario (Close Combat is phys)

And you don't care about it on Alakazam (supports rarely deal damage worth anything)

[warped swan]

sixth sense boots special right?

[proud axle]

Yes

[warped swan]

sorry for bugging yall, i appreciate it

[proud axle]

With one of those, plus one Here I Come, Gallade will have +4 SpA, which is high enough that you can save the other Sixth Sense to heal someone

[warped swan]

this is very helpful and fun lol

[rigid flint]

CS is def one of the harder content in this game, so it's all fine

Plus you're a newer player so it's pretty tough

Tough and rough

[proud axle]

...Well, Kalos is, Unova is going to be positively relaxing in comparison

[swift swan]

yes but to be fair, CS is end-game content after all

[rigid flint]

Mhm

[swift swan]

some regions are harder than others but it doesn't take away the fact that CS is hard if you're only starting out

[warped swan]

yeah sixth sense is hard to get off cause they attack first

[proud axle]

Depends when they're starting out. They have Neo Marnie so they can now skip a stage at will

[proud axle]

That... shouldn't matter???

[warped swan]

and sabrina just dies immediately

[proud axle]

That matters. Okay

Okay, new plan...

[warped swan]

can take one hit

then 2nd hit arrives before i can get it off

i love the big brain plays being developed here

[proud axle]

Turn 1: Dire Hit, Dire Hit, Reflect
Turn 2: Dire Hit All, Here I Come, Skate On Through
Turn 3: Dire Hit All, Here I Come, Skate on Through
Wally sync
Turn 4: Sixth Sense (target Wally/Gallade), Focus Blast, Close Combat
Turn 5: Reflect or Sixth Sense, Focus Blast (spam) and Clost Combat (spam)

[warped swan]

does it matter the order i use a move in the turn?

[proud axle]

A little. Make sure Reflect is last on the first turn

Animation time will eat its duration

Then on turn 4, you obv want Sixth sense before Wally moves

[warped swan]

damn this stuff complicated lol

imma win at leats this one tho

[proud axle]

If you manage to sync a second time, let Lucario (Korrina) have that one

[warped swan]

ok maybe not lololol

still couldnt take down middle guy

maybe water guy?

[rigid flint]

Wait how many points is this?

[warped swan]

points?

[rigid flint]

Or is this hard mode

[warped swan]

hard lolol

[rigid flint]

Ah

[warped swan]

yeah not good enough stuff for masters

[rigid flint]

Lemme try the tesm

*team

[swift swan]

sabrina shouldn't die immediately in hard mode...

especially if reflect is up

[rigid flint]

Even tho my Wally and Sabrina is EX'd

[swift swan]

and she has decent special bulk

[proud axle]

What level is Sabrina

(Also keep in mind she may be gearless)

[warped swan]

125

[proud axle]

That should be able to eat a hit...

Alright, hm. SpAtk and Crit...

[warped swan]

yeah she was able to eat a few with reflect

[proud axle]

So maybe the problem is in our offense

[warped swan]

yeah i havent been able to get up to 4 special yet

[proud axle]

Ugh, but setup isn't finished in time...

4...?

[warped swan]

wait no

[proud axle]

That plan should give Wally 5

[warped swan]

i got to it last time

[proud axle]

And then Sabrina can heal herself with her other one

[warped swan]

poblem was that sabrinma cant heal herself in time

she be dead

[proud axle]

Think think thonk...
Is Blue & Blastoise available

Thinking of a new plan

[warped swan]

yes

[proud axle]

Blue&Blastoise, You&Solgaleo, Wally&Gallade

Turn 1: To The Top, Dire Hit, As Bright As The Sun
Turn 2: X Defense All, Here I Come, As Bright As The Sun
Turn 3: To The Top, Focus Blast, Focus Blast
Blue Sync
Use up his other X Def All and then spam Water Pulse
Spam Focus Blasts, let Wally/Gallade get the second sync

[warped swan]

i see

blue sync?

[proud axle]

If you have a minute, grid Blue for Pep Rally really fast (left side)

[swift swan]

yes, to give your whole team endurance

[proud axle]

He gives the whole team Endurance

[warped swan]

not fighting type sync

[swift swan]

second sync goes to wally

[warped swan]

no sync orbs

[swift swan]

first sync goes to ss blue so he gives endurance and more bulk to himself

[proud axle]

You didn't do your Sync Orb dailies today?

Argh, 5 minutes left

[swift swan]

one of the best tanks in the game, I'd be surprised if blue goes down quickly in hard mode

[warped swan]

its all good i will attempt team

[proud axle]

This team may not work without Pep Rally but give it a try

[swift swan]

with MGA and six gauges, it could work fine

[proud axle]

Also be careful because Blue/blastoise is not flinchproof

[proud axle]

8 gauges per turn on the equivalent of +2 speed when one member is literally a tortoise

[warped swan]

who gets hit last in tactics

one final attempt

[swift swan]

who knows, by the time you reach 8 gauges after spamming ss blue's TMs, mid is already down

[proud axle]

Wally is glassiest, that one

[proud axle]

If Focus Blast + Close Combat couldn't do it, this won't either

We're going for Postsync

[swift swan]

don't stress yourself. you're doing this last-minute, and you're still new, it's not surprising you require many tries. just start doing Unova early

[proud axle]

And Solga only has 2 crit due to gridless

(You can do it as soon as... one minute from now! )

[swift swan]

welp

[proud axle]

(But I'm going to sleep)

[swift swan]

this week's round parameters

[warped swan]

rip

almost

[old orchid]

No half sync countdown

[swift swan]

gn gigafreak, thanks for the help

[warped swan]

got hikm down to last one

thanks for the help

got me father i ever used to get

[swift swan]

we could've cleared kalos if you had asked earlier

do try to complete this week's CS early

[warped swan]

i will lol

just got the game again today

cause of pokemon day

[swift swan]

how new is your account?

[warped swan]

i had it since day 1

i had it pre ordered

but i didnt play an incredible amount cause i didnt know what to do each week

i dont even know what to do each day

also who should i summon articuno or zapdos

[swift swan]

just do dailies and ditch. this game is designed so you can play for a few minutes every day and done

#poma-questions pins has a brief description of what each bird does

I can't recommend without knowing your box's condition

[warped swan]

daily sync orbs?

[swift swan]

daily missions (including the sync orb area, yes), daily battles on events, lodge interactions etc

read #1010307000346878062 for more info

[warped swan]

can i use skip tickets for the sync orbs or will it decrease how much i get

[swift swan]

skip tickets are fine

[warped swan]

ill just go for which bird i think is cooler lol

i already got moltress

[swift swan]

favorites are always good

wait, how many gems do you have

[warped swan]

speak of the devil just got another wally

uhhh i had 3000 lmao

not anymore

[swift swan]

We don't recommend pulling without pity

it's a 1% chance, you might walk away with nothing

[warped swan]

pity?

[swift swan]

36.6k

after spending 36.6k on a banner, you reach 400 scout points which allows you to pick a pair

[warped swan]

bruh

how does one even get that many stones

[keen jasper]

A term in gacha games where you reach a certain amount of currency to guarantee a copy of the thing

[rigid flint]

Saving :D

[swift swan]

by being patient and playing regularly

#1010275375730925638 if you need help to save gems and avoid temptations

[rigid flint]

From this month alone you can get very close to 36.6k gems

[old orchid]

tbh it only takes 1.5 - 2 months average to reach that amount

[warped swan]

oh god, being patient with my gacha

[rigid flint]

Lmaoo

[swift swan]

surprise surprise, being patient is a virtue

[warped swan]

rip

[rigid flint]

It's good to prioritise what units u need

Then save up

[warped swan]

i have gotten pretty lucky with my summons tho throughout this game so i dont think i wasted them in the past entirely

[rigid flint]

Don't pull for something every month

[swift swan]

we can only give advice and can't control how you spend your gems. but don't complain if you spend 3k here, and 3k there, and the banner leaves without you getting the unit

[warped swan]

i will listen to the advice lol

i would like to get back into this game lol

[keen jasper]

Like me with LySSandre's banner and I jsut suddenly gave up at 300 scout

[warped swan]

so every day

Sync orbs, daily missions and events?

is there daily events?

[swift swan]

playing every day is the best way to rack up free gems

[swift swan]

just the daily battles from events

grind events with skip tickets and exchange rewards in the shop

[warped swan]

is once a day fine or do yall check in multiple timesd

[rigid flint]

Once a day is already all u need to do

I feel that playing multiple times a day makes me more susceptible to spending so I try to avoid that

But then again that's just me

[swift swan]

I open the game twice a day. once at night, once in the morning so my stamina doesn't overflow

[warped swan]

imma have to catch up on events i guess

just the ones with tickets prolly

[swift swan]

do every event

[warped swan]

even the egg events?

[swift swan]

yes, there are missions related to the egg events after all

[warped swan]

thanks yall

ill stop by soonish for team building astuff

pretty busy this week

but ill try

thanks for the help again, it was fun

[toxic cobalt]

There's usually someone here!

Just try to find time a bit earlier

[warped swan]

lmao yeah

[keen jasper]

Round 1: Make use of moves with additional effects
Round 2: Status conditions and other conditions deal more damage, last longer and are likely to take effect
Round 3: Sync buffs are more effective
Round 4: Stat-lowering effects have a greater effect than normal for both allies and opponents
Champion: Use special attack moves against opponents with low Sp. Def.

[versed meteor]

Me - alright time to test Diantha in Marshall stage
Also me - hasn't unlocked unova master mode

[toxic cobalt]

Welp. Guess it's time to unpin Kalos.

[toxic cobalt]

Absolutely amazing round parameters though????

Five bangers?

Unprecedented

[full mesa]

PoMa: Use special moves against Iris.
Me an intellectual: Used SSACynthia/Cobalion/Bea combo.

[manic kiln]

Chill month

[trail smelt]

Oh Unova you’re so easy haha

[paper summit]

no shield damage parameters? that's funny

[trail smelt]

Over Prepared for next week. Decided to give Hex Maniac a whirl

I love her and never used her before which is a shame

[undone ether]

My team for marshal is kinda meh

[toxic cobalt]

Gold standard

[undone ether]

HUM

actually

Xerneas + SS Korrina clears it.

that should do it

now how to order this

[trail smelt]

None of the parameters are particularly dangerous, just do whatever

[keen jasper]

R1 Grimsley tho

Rock Slide on the TTar

[undone ether]

Didnt get flinch'd

so i'm good

😄

[keen jasper]

Lucky

[undone ether]

i used the two iron headers to FLINCH instead

so

pretty good

ooof marshall broke my game

😭

[trail smelt]

Yeah I use flinch steel so lol Grimsley

[untold mesa]

First time doing Unova CS

[old orchid]

Congrats but you should put your teams in #1010274591601598555

[toxic cobalt]

Glad it worked! Good type medal spread.

[keen jasper]

I can't see it, but I think she just did over 300k

[undone ether]

noice

[warped swan]

Is there any order to do unova in?

[old orchid]

Depends on your roster and teams

[warped swan]

Ah I see

That is hard to describe

[old orchid]

Based on the parameters, you can do any order

[keen jasper]

This CS is a time before Sinnoh CS existed

[warped swan]

Idk what that means exactly

Did sinnoh make it harder?

[old orchid]

No

[warped swan]

This for battle 1 I’m thinking

[keen jasper]

Sinnoh had a lot of gimmicks that the previous CS didn't and it carried on starting from there

[old orchid]

You should plan 5 teams for 5 stages first

[warped swan]

Oh ok

[paper summit]

#1010274591601598555 people, not here

[mortal pine]

I’ve already used all my best units

[warped swan]

Here is the worst teams ever but I’m tired so I’ll deal with it tomorrow

The supports need to be replaced

[old orchid]

For fairy better use a strong dmg dealer with Sycamore as the support

[warped swan]

I don’t have any good fairy dmg dealers

[full mesa]

This team for fairy works if you can keep mid in -6

Otherwise Sycamore/Sylveon/Sabrina

Add Marley to Hop/Steven combo

Team 1 is ok-ish

[swift swan]

Mina could clear Drasna, I'm sure she can clear marshal

If you're using her, she wants physical offensive buffs

[full mesa]

Or she can" Bea" a control unit.

[undone ether]

welp done

[warped swan]

Who is Mina

[full mesa]

The bulldog

[keen jasper]

Striker Perrserker is kinda good tho

[full mesa]

I don't have it yet.

[warped swan]

Updated

[swift swan]

Team 1 has no supports

[undone ether]

that cynthia's probably the support o_o

[untold mesa]

Not sure for next week. Need bug, grass and psychic

[old orchid]

Grimsley team will def face gauge issue and HJasmine hardly support SS Leaf

Marshal team seems fine but Sabrina doesnt have much synergy with PElesa

Shauntal team has zero synergy

Caitlin team is good

In Iris team just need an offensive support for Iris Alt. Or replace Iris with Cyrus

[old orchid]

How many types you need to fill?

[untold mesa]

3

I got all 15 possible today

[old orchid]

Which are those?

[untold mesa]

Bug, grass and psychic

[old orchid]

I would do Liza/HLeon/a gauge support on Shauntal instead

And do Falkner/PElesa/Lysandre

Can you show me your grass roster?

[old orchid]

Shauna/SS Erika/Brendan

Grid sun tiles on Brendan grid

[untold mesa]

Any particular gauge supports?

[upper rampart]

Is Unova significantly easier than Kalos or have I just made progress as a relatively new player? I struggled each week with Kalos but I breezed through Unova with 15 types today

[old orchid]

Hilbert, Sonia, Skyla, Sycamore...

[old orchid]

It is

[untold mesa]

Oh easy

[untold mesa]

Not sure if Nita's the best support for Alt Iris but sorted otherwise

[old orchid]

what move level is your Iris btw?

[untold mesa]

I literally only just got her from the champion rally thing

[old orchid]

she cant do good dmg at base

so focus on buffing SS Hilda

bring a good take and a sun setter like Blaine

[untold mesa]

I think I'm all set now, thanks for the help

[swift swan]

Gonna do a challenge run next week open to suggestions! I have all male protags minus Ash

From my teambuilding I realized furbert doesn't have main character theme skill

And yeah I know ss red probably won't be able to move at all in that caitlin team but it's Funny ™️

[old orchid]

all of them are too op

[swift swan]

If i have trouble I'll switch typhlosion and charizard's places around

I doubt I will though, despite 1/5 ss hilbert he's too bonkers

[dark osprey]

SS Hilbert do be crazy. maybe gauge issues

[swift swan]

Elio hopefully can manage with sing spam

Iirc ethan's pretty fast too

[dark osprey]

ah yeah. that seems to be the hope

and can metal sound whenever in doubt probably

any other male protags missing?

[swift swan]

Preferably I hope he doesn't need to use metal sound often... I have mind games gridded on elio's sparkling aria

[swift swan]

Variety Lucas is unused

So is furbert, but he doesn't have main character theme skill

[dark osprey]

oh ok. seems fun

nate and calem there are just funny

hopefully nate alt soon

[swift swan]

Throwaway pairs because I don't want to duo

[dark osprey]

yeah. duos just mess up with the sync cycle

[swift swan]

Also because marshal next week has a ridiculously low paralysis resistance

[dark osprey]

oh nice

[swift swan]

Zero, even??? Am i seeing this correctly 💀

[dark osprey]

really?

wow nice

[swift swan]

According to pomatools

Like I understand his low resistance to burn is probably for kahili but I can't think of paralysis

[dark osprey]

hmmm yeah. not sure tbh

as always, supports are usually the limiting factor i guess

[swift swan]

Well surprisingly I have enough to pull this off

[dark osprey]

true. all great ones that too

[swift swan]

Exactly 5

(move level and potential in that pic is inaccurate, I do my tracker on PC)

[dark osprey]

ah perfect.

is this week's dark e4 the one which has wise entry stats?

[manic mica]

15 medals done 3 more It's my first unova channel damn i have to wait for next week

[frosty axle]

My F2P 10k Master Mode Unova run
#1082259385658650634 message https://youtu.be/Mz4ySPIcRyk

[old orchid]

That stage is designed for Holiday

[swift swan]

Ooooh that makes sense

[swift swan]

I don't think so

Wait nevermind

Not exactly doubled sp defense stats but higher sp def bulk nonetheless

[keen jasper]

Nice flinch stall on Grimsley

[dark osprey]

ah thanks. still probably CMarnie would ohko i guess

[frosty axle]

thanks 👍

love the parameters which boosts flinch chance

[keen jasper]

I don't suppose you can EX Viola and use her on your F2P for bug-weak Grimsley?

[frosty axle]

I can probably try my EX Viola to see

[versed meteor]

Lmao csmm with r1 against iris must be fun

[grand trout]

@old orchid unfortunately grimsley can't clear Caitlin

I did paltry damage, i made sure to snatch her buffs and all

[old orchid]

Its totally understandable, he nearly doesnt have damage

I have him EXed, will give him a try

[dark osprey]

oh grimsley. Nanu would do a better job now

grims needs some good multipliers on grid update

[grand trout]

double drop on snatch

[dark osprey]

lol. at least the new grid expansions don't seem to have such memey tiles

just a fraction of regular Kris is nice

[grand trout]

All he needs are multipliers anyways

[dark osprey]

need another better prepared user at least. its about time

[bleak eagle]

Round order?

[keen jasper]

Any

[prime warren]

Let grims set psychic terrain on snatch so that him and lear both become consistent

[dark osprey]

lol. so he's lear's latest sidekick

[tender shore]

is there anywhere to see a recommended battle order? or should I wait since it's the first day?
most of the rounds aren't really something that I'll use very much I imagine, such as moves with extra effects
so ig it really comes down to what buffs I wanna avoid giving people

[prime warren]

It's unova CS, order wouldn't matter much for a developed roster

There's no infi field or half sync afterall

[main crow]

Don't think anyone is particularly dangerous on specific parameter

[keen jasper]

It wouldn't really matter now with the latest units

[main crow]

I personally recommended R1 Grimsley if you have an iron head unit bc haha flinch

[tender shore]

fair enough ig

Marnie gaming

[dark osprey]

can use the other round paramaters to your benefits as well

like stat reduction is good if you are using Mina for Bruno i guess

sync moves as much as possible as well gives an extra buff for pre sync clears

[vagrant shuttle]

Is there like a set up we need to do the stages in?

Like any needed order?

[tender shore]

dark weak Caitlin when I pull up with Marnie

[old orchid]

Depends on your team since this week parameters dont make any stages harder

[proud axle]

Unless you post-sync clear on the "sync buffs are amplified" round, but tbh that one makes it much easier to win pre-sync

[dark osprey]

Sorry for the ping. just curious, do you think u would be using MC Torchic more in the F2P clears with their grid out?

[proud axle]

TM MPR alone is a big deal there

[dark osprey]

yeah. seems like it

[onyx ice]

After Kalos, this week just got steamrolled with -3 sync parameters

[frosty axle]

I could use if needed as it looks nice

also another synchro healing is good for stall

[proud axle]

Hit and Heal, too

Fast Track 9 isn't exactly Pep Rally, but maxing its own speed that much sooner can help with gauge

[frosty axle]

team fast track would have been nice for Hooh

[proud axle]

(For non-stall purposes)

[sand karma]

Honestly filling types is more annoying than 2k lately

[dark osprey]

Always is annoying

[dark osprey]

Synchro healing and hit and heal seem really nice for gauntlet. Without defense buffs, don't know if you'd want to use it for stall

[tender shore]

the forbidden normal mode teams (I need to fill out the medal)

[proud axle]

I'm a little amazed that team had the gauges to accomplish anything, even on Normal

[tender shore]

it didn't lol
it was brute force through sync moves and then tanking like 3 sludge bombs with lunala waiting for gauge

shauntais just a weak nerd

I got 14 (don't remember where I used a dupe but I guess I did) And got the harder ones out of the way like ground/rock because Marnie can basically solo dark weak so long as someone's there to tank so I could just pair anything with her

oh I used two steel types right

[warped swan]

Anyone got any good teams for renegade Cynthia?

[keen jasper]

What move level?

[mellow linden]

I mean, her teams are pretty flexible

[warped swan]

2 but she is ex

[mellow linden]

Do you want to use her as the only damage-dealer or alongside another Ghost damage-dealer?

Also, what CS stage are you planning to off-type?

[main crow]

Why her tho? There's no ghost weak rn and who you off typing?

Unless you're referring to the neo champion Bede battle

[keen jasper]

Which battle are you doing with her?

[warped swan]

Just doing the beds battle

Bede

I barely won it lol

Now only one more, gotta beat marine

[keen jasper]

Yeah, wrong place

[mellow linden]

Technically the wrong channel for that, but not a huge deal

[main crow]

Yeah he has sentry entry x2 lol but it doesn't really matter

[warped swan]

Oh my bad

[main crow]

Any stages that are from events usually goes to #1009557516369281075

[prime warren]

I just go SSRcyn, M2, Roxanne whenever I see ghost content

CS or whatever

[nocturne pawn]

mismagius is surprisingly good with ssrc tbh

helps set up smarty pants and she has pretty solid dps with sup prep on tm

[prime warren]

I tried but still felt worse than M2, even without the mega
But yea she's servicable

I am trying to find a better 3rd support to offtype 3k MM
Roxanne pretty weak and other supports are already taken by other teams

Hopefully aura Cyn reruns soon then I can run smth in there

[nocturne pawn]

isnt falkner a better roxanne

[prime warren]

No

Falkner doesn't have defense buffs, wide guard or endure

[mellow linden]

Falkner handles all offensive stats, Roxanne handles Sp. Atk., Speed, Defense, and some Sp. Def.

[prime warren]

Atleast for that comp he's worse since crit isn't needed

[proud axle]

And Falkner needs to use a two-turn move if he wants to give speed to the team. This is okay in long fights like Legendaries or some Extremes, but often a problem in CSMM

[arctic wren]

HIYA

[proud axle]

Wut

[arctic wren]

you helped me with the other challenge

kalos?

[proud axle]

This challenge is much easier thankfully

[arctic wren]

lovely

[proud axle]

You might be able to do teams with "one attacker, plus one support who solves the attacker's buff requirements, plus one random weirdo of another type just to work towards the 18-type medal"

[arctic wren]

okayyyyy

[proud axle]

I'll say this much, though.
Marshall has entry Evasion, so Lisia&Altaria is particularly effective there. If you have her, she can Defog the evasion off and then hit his Fairy weakpoint with Moonblast.

[arctic wren]

mmm okay

i do in fact have her

who do i pair her with?

[proud axle]

I'd try something like Lisia+Sycamore+(someone who gives crit)

[frosty axle]

depending on level Altaria can be a striker

[proud axle]

Let's see, there's no fire weakpoint this week or next week. So You&Torchic can work great here

[arctic wren]

she’s 100 but i can take her a bit higher

[frosty axle]

I like it a lot as Gigafreak said

[proud axle]

100's fine, Unova's not so hard

[arctic wren]

mmmm okay

so sycamore lisa and torchic?

[worthy ridge]

I am planning on trying out Champion stadium, will these teams work or do I need to cover all types?

[frosty axle]

ye type medal isn't bad even Xerneas can do it

[proud axle]

Yeah, that's a fine team

[proud axle]

You want to spread your types as wide as possible to work towards a certain medal

The medal is "you have won Champion Stadium with all 18 types on one of your teams at least once" (it takes at least two weeks to complete, as there are 18 types but only 15 party slots per trip)

[frosty axle]

9 minimum needed per week

[arctic wren]

i can’t find my torchic 🧍

[proud axle]

Is it possible you accidentally skipped the chapter where you recruit it? Check the main story chapter with Calem

I think it's that chapter's "epilogue"

[arctic wren]

hmm

alright i’ll check

[proud axle]

That happens to people sometimes

They hurry to the next chapter without noticing the extra thingie in Calem's

[arctic wren]

i coulda sworn i’d used it before 😭

[proud axle]

Then you can always try filtering your roster for Fire and/or Support

Gah, I should be going to lunch

Someone take over

[arctic wren]

i can’t find it-

[frosty axle]

did you do every chapter to 30?

[arctic wren]

nvm found it 🚶

[worthy ridge]

alright I will switch them around, how about for the challenges? anything I must turn on ?

[proud axle]

Challenges?

[proud axle]

I thought this was your first time?

[worthy ridge]

master mode prefix? what do you call them

[kindred phoenix]

Oops wrong gc

[frosty axle]

they got master mode activated in screenshot

[proud axle]

When they said they were going to "try it out" I thought they were still on Hard

[worthy ridge]

apprently I did finish unova once

[proud axle]

In that case don't worry about spreading types if you already have Master mode

[frosty axle]

so you mean parameters

[worthy ridge]

tbh I forgot

[proud axle]

At least twice, no less

So yeah, type spread is no longer important here, go wild

[frosty axle]

you must have done it on the last two weeks of Unova in season 5

[proud axle]

The pinned posts have some recommendations for parameters if you're going for certain score milestones

As for me, I'll be back later. Good luck!

[worthy ridge]

how about for other regions? do I need to beat them once with spread typing first or do I just get master mode on all of them

[worthy ridge]

cya

[frosty axle]

only if you don't have the medal already

[worthy ridge]

then I need to work on other regions then I am pretty sure I only did unova

[arctic wren]

what if i replace torchic with anniversary lillie?

[wraith cove]

In Sycamore and Lisia team that could lack some Gauge before Sycamore used his Sync Move, but afterwards that team can go wild
With anni Lillie your Lisia won‘t need to be the only dps anymore tho

The Gauge acceleration should be enough tbh pre Sycamore sync

[proud axle]

(eating lunch)
Also I think I saw a Ghost-weak fight next week anyway

[zealous karma]

I genuinely don’t know the rules for this week cause i off typed literally every fight

[proud axle]

Lisia and Sycamore, with Torchic support, can achieve +6SpA and +3 crit powering their Moonblasts

[zealous karma]

Torchic got its grid already?

[arctic wren]

it worked ty

[proud axle]

Doesn't need it if Sycamore grids for Team Sharp Entry 1

[zealous karma]

O

[arctic wren]

how would i go about this one?

[proud axle]

Add someone who gives speed, and someone of a type you don't need (so it counts for the medal)

Neo Marnie can handle the damage output herself

[keen silo]

Also self setup ^

[arctic wren]

true

okay okay

[keen silo]

Only worry is speed

[arctic wren]

steven?

wait is it speed or move gauge

[proud axle]

They're closely related anyway

[keen silo]

^

[arctic wren]

i’ll use him then

[keen silo]

More speed = faster recharging of move gauge

[arctic wren]

skyla?

or do i save her for later

or i can falkner

[proud axle]

I don't see a Psychic weakpoint this week or next. You could even put Calem in here. His self-speed with Neo Marbie's self-speed might be enough

Or you can add a third self-speed hero just to be absolutely sure

[arctic wren]

don’t have him

[proud axle]

I don't see a Bug weakpoint in these two weeks. Viola can be that third--

[proud axle]

You get him right before Torchic

[arctic wren]

wait wait

[proud axle]

You can't not have him if you have Torchic

[keen silo]

skyla sounds good, if you don't have the flying type for the badge yet

[arctic wren]

calem?

[proud axle]

I refer to Calem/Espurr(Meowstic)

Psychic Tech

[arctic wren]

oh that one

yeah yeah!

[proud axle]

There is a flying weakness next week but I'm more trying to save Skyla for another team just in case

[arctic wren]

alright ^-^

mmm actually

since steven and calem are both psychic

i would wanna change one no

[keen jasper]

Just change Calem to a psychic terrain user

[zealous karma]

!!

[keen silo]

Keep in mind you'll need to clear all 5 (elite 4 and champ) for badge progress to count, so its ok to use 2 of the same types if needed

[arctic wren]

mm true

but i feel this battle in particular can be done without using duplicate types

[wraith cove]

And since you need 2 weeks anyways (in case this is your 1st clear), you can also just do 9 types minimum

[arctic wren]

decided to go with misty

[keen silo]

All the best 💪

[arctic wren]

^-^

[proud axle]

It might be too late now but Viola/Masquerain would've been good for this purpose

[proud axle]

Yeeeahhh definitely too late now

[arctic wren]

hahah it’s alright, thanks for the effort

onto grimsley

solgaleo?

[proud axle]

Steel, huh... Solgaleo is a pretty obvious choice

[arctic wren]

yeppp

now who do i paid her with

[proud axle]

Need speed and crit. I am once again reluctant to bring Skyla but for a different reason this time: two of the three dudes there are Rock, and that's her weakpoint

[arctic wren]

ah i see

mmmm

what if

bea instead

she does increase her own speed and crit

[proud axle]

Doesn't give us the Steel medal thingie, but we can probably stick Hop somewhere to make up for it. But before we resort to that, let's try something

[arctic wren]

mkayyy

[proud axle]

Can you filter your roster by
Role: Support
and
Known Move: Increase Ally Stat: Speed

[arctic wren]

wait cobalion

[proud axle]

Hm! Maybe!

[arctic wren]

mc and cobalion might be good

[zealous karma]

This is overkill off type as well

[arctic wren]

cuz of team fast track

[proud axle]

Cobalion+Solgaleo would've been illegal somewhat recently. Couldn't have the same trainer on the same team until just last November

Just in case, can you do that filter and tell us what you see?

[arctic wren]

haha true

sure thing!

hereeee

[proud axle]

Ooh, Leaf/Eevee

Maybe Solga, her, and one other who can give crit

[arctic wren]

cobalion has dire hit all 🧍

or should i save it

[proud axle]

Maybe that can work!

[arctic wren]

alright ^-^

[proud axle]

There is a Fighting weakpoint this week but it's not so bad to repeat a type or two

[arctic wren]

🎉

next is shauntal

then iris

[arctic wren]

^-^

[proud axle]

Ground type, huh... What options do you have?

[arctic wren]

we could try that may thing we did last time?

i do have 1/5 cynthia though

not much aside from them

[proud axle]

Hm! Let's see what we can do with this

Oh, right, the May thing. Maybe we should!

[arctic wren]

mhm could work!

[proud axle]

Team needs speed and maybe SpAtk... How about Roxanne&Nosepass/Probopass

Have we used a Rock-type yet? This'll fill that too

[arctic wren]

no we have not

oki lemme go touch her up a bit

[arctic wren]

this then?

[proud axle]

Looks good, give it a shot

[arctic wren]

i died to poison damage at the last second TwT

definitely doable though

we go again

[nocturne pawn]

wait shauntal poisons or did you get unlucky with sludge wave

[proud axle]

Probably the latter

We also don't have infinite fields this time so it's a little harder to use this team

'Course, the alternatives are Cynthia (who also needs a field) or Hapu (who... isn't great). Or Clay, but I'm not familiar enough with him to give advice

[arctic wren]

sludge wave

did it dw

[proud axle]

That leaves Fighting. You mentioned Bea, but let's see what else you have

[arctic wren]

i have wally

hold on hold on

[proud axle]

[proud axle]

Bea might actually have a disadvantage here. The enemy has Terrify 1 (reduces your Atk by one rank at the start of the fight) and Breaking Swipe (group-target attack that reduces targets' Atk by one rank)

Wally has Focus Blast so he can rely on SpAtk instead

Maybe let's see if we can build around him! What Supports do you have left?

[arctic wren]

well

ss kris as you can see

i’ll get the others 🫡

[proud axle]

Alright, let's see here...

All he needs left is Speed, so this can be the time to bring Skyla in!

With SSKris that is

He'll be very ready

[arctic wren]

true

wondering how we could maybe fit in an extra badge though

only one i get here is flying

[nocturne pawn]

nah bea works fine

[arctic wren]

idk how replaceable kris is 😭

hey hey what about ss elesa?

crit, accuracy and sp atk buffs

and sync count reduction

[viscid stone]

Hey, I'm trying to maximize the Master Mode rewards, but I have no idea which buffs I should give with little/no impact while gaining as many points as possible.

Is there a general list to get us started?

[sand karma]

There's a list of suggested parameters based on preference in the pins

[warped swan]

Any improvements for these teams before I make any attempts

I know y’all said Cynthia team needed improvements

Also is there any preferred order to do the battles

[proud axle]

SSElesa should work fine

No electric weakpoint this week or next, either, so that's one we actually need

(I got pulled into a meeting, so I couldn't answer sooner)

[arctic wren]

issokayyy

[arctic wren]

i keep in dying within one-two turns of victory

might just be my underlevelled ass this time 💀

[rotund lagoon]

You can check the pins of ones to be careful of or avoid

~~Wait, Nov’s not the one this week, fuck ~~

[proud axle]

The turn order I'd do with this is something like...

Turn 1: Take Flight, X SpAtk All, Here I Come
Turn 2: Take Flight, X SpAtk All, Here I Come
Turn 3: Gust, Breathtaking (target Wally), Dire Hit
Wally Sync
Spam Gust Thunder Shock, and Focus Blast

I would use the round 3 condition (sync buffs are more effective) and try to take Iris out before she syncs

If not that, then Round 4 (increased debuff effects)

[warped swan]

what are good supports for cynthia

cause i got palosand for sandstorm

[warped swan]

im bad at discord, where do i go for the pins

[arctic wren]

if you’re on mobile, swipe right and you’ll see it

[arctic wren]

literally what i did 😭😭

i’ll go again 🫡

[proud axle]

Part of the problem here is that if you can't presync, every possible round condition helps the boss in some way

[paper summit]

if this is hard mode, who cares if the boss syncs?

[proud axle]

Because they're dying.

[paper summit]

MM is when it gets sketchy

[proud axle]

Again, it wouldn't matter if they weren't losing.

I can see a much stronger path to victory (SSKris is EX, so give her the first sync with the round 3 condition) but they want to include SSElesa for the type medal

They've already used Water but not Electric

Also this matters if the boss can sync

[paper summit]

well, that one is easy to avoid...

[arctic wren]

why is the tyranitar using ancient power all of a sudden

[proud axle]

It would be easier if we either had EX Support (can't because we're trying to fit Electric) or could run a dual-striker team (can't because we're trying to fit multiple types)

Wally has at most five hits to take the boss down, and one of those is his sync. Without quadqueue, it's only three hits.

It might be slightly less-bad if we have orbs to work with, but I'm not sure we do

[arctic wren]

🎉

[proud axle]

That's terrifying. But you got it.

How many types are left on the medal?

[zealous karma]

Is TM hat off type wally?

[proud axle]

That's ontype

[arctic wren]

5 more

[proud axle]

Cools. Which five?

[zealous karma]

There’s a stage week to fighting?

[formal vigil]

yes iris

[proud axle]

Yeah, this week's champion

[zealous karma]

I swear I played this week

[proud axle]

<-- She

[arctic wren]

poison grass bug ghost ice

[zealous karma]

Ice Ghetsus
Bug@viola
Ghost Shauntal
Grass idk
Poisom koga

[proud axle]

Ghost, Ice, and Grass are easy, they're weakpoints next week. So poison and bug are gonna have to be fill-ins

[zealous karma]

Poison stall Swag

[proud axle]

Doesn't have to be, could just stick Ariados Janine in as a debuffer for any team

[formal vigil]

grass could be rosa

[proud axle]

Or Crobat Janine as a support

[zealous karma]

Oh I forgot rosa existed

[arctic wren]

okay!

tysm

[proud axle]

Your first Master Mode will be the same week, so don't thank me yet

[arctic wren]

💀💀

[proud axle]

Actually hol up

Grass-weak Grimsley has reduced Poison/Toxic resistance

We can totally toxic-stall him with a Grass/Poison/Bug teamcomp

[zealous karma]

If you have Lsycamore can use Koga LSyca and Sycamore

[proud axle]

I'm thinking BPErika (or SSLeaf, who does it better), with Janine/Ariados for debuffing and Viola/Masquerain for tanking (and Trap)

I used that team with SSLeaf for CSMM stall fights, for a long time

I can attest that it is effective.

(If they use BPErika, then they can even put Aaron in Viola's slot to tank even better)

[warped swan]

I’m still confused on what the recommended order of battling these guys are, I looked in the pins and saw the order of effects but I’m not too sure which is the best what fight

Also I edited the Cynthia team and made a new fighting team based on earlier messages in this discussion, I would just need a replacement for marine

Well a replacement for skyla on marines team

[mellow linden]

Marnie, not Marine.

Can throw Roxanne on the team I guess, she provides Speed buffs

[warped swan]

Played around a bit more

Oh lol my bad

[mellow linden]

Even with Piers’ Trainer Move I think that team is gonna have some gauge issues

[warped swan]

Should I put samourot on there instead?

For speed

[mellow linden]

Wait

Why did you replace Hilbert with Roxanne?

You said you were looking to replace Skyla on Marnie’s team

I never said to make any changes on the Cynthia team

[warped swan]

Cynthia already boosts attack so I felt like it would be a waste of a trainer move to keep hilbert on

[mellow linden]

No, because Cynthia would spend too many turns buffing herself

[warped swan]

So this?

[mellow linden]

Maybe Drake instead of Evelyn if you find the team has gauge issues, but yeah, that seems fine for now

[warped swan]

I feel like the fairy team might be a bit weak but idk, I haven’t really used any of those units besides sabrina

[mellow linden]

For future reference, if your damage-dealer would take more than ~2 turns buffing themselves then it’s better to have a Support who can reduce the amount of turns it would take to get those buffs. Especially if the damage-dealer can’t reliably max one or more of those stats on their own

[warped swan]

Ahhh I see

That makes sense

[mellow linden]

The Fairy team seems fine, at least for now. You can adjust it as needed later

[warped swan]

Yeah I only have Sylveon for a striker

Now I just gotta figure out battle order

[proud axle]

...And, I might add, Sandstorm doesn't last very long, so a turn spent buffing is a turn she can't enjoy the sandstorm (you could delay the sandstorm, but Acerola is glass and might die before you get both Sandstorms out)

[warped swan]

I don’t think it really matters what order I run as long as I fight the poison guy third or 4th so less chance of poison?

I prolly am wrong tho lol

[mellow linden]

I don’t think anyone inflicts Poison this week?

Yeah, doesn’t look like anyone does

But anyways, only round 1 would boost the chance of inflicting Poison via secondary effect

Round 2 would only boost the damage Poison deals if it gets inflicted

[warped swan]

So it doesn’t really matter the order too much?

[full mesa]

Not at all

[proud axle]

Someone had problems with poison earlier but it was from Sludge Wave so they were really unlucky

Ah, yeah, Shauntal's sidekicks spam Sludge Wave if they outlive her

They don't have Hostile Environment or anything though so it's very unlikely that it'll get you

[knotty vale]

is it ok to post here a list of characters i have and who to prioritize to beat the Stadium? I started out this week, and I'm not sure who to invest in

[rigid flint]

Sure!

Post ur units here and we’ll help as best we can

[knotty vale]

thanks! 1s

assume nobody but marnie and ss blue have anything on the synch grid

i'd love to just keep buffing c marnie, but stadium demands four separate teams, so i'm doomed

[mellow linden]

For future reference, it’s best to get level 120 on a bunch of Sync Pairs before going beyond that on anyone. 120 is cheap and is generally sufficient for most content

Anyway, a team built around:

• Mina for Marshal

• Champ Marnie for Caitlin

• Cynthia and/or Courtney for Shauntal

• Solgaleo or Wikstrom for Grimsley

• Bea for Iris

Should be able to win no problem since if I’m reading things correctly this is Hard Mode

[knotty vale]

yeah it's the most basic version after you first finish victory road

[mellow linden]

Well, Hard Mode is a bit harder than general event stages, but nothing too bad

[knotty vale]

i'll be focusing on 120ing mina/solgaleo/bea first, then

ignore i can't do a lot of events like the gloria event because i get murdered

ty for your time!

the road to sparking bede looks a little less scary now

[mellow linden]

Tbf if you’re taking about Galar’s Shining Star that’s not a normal event, it’s a glorified advertisement to sell Leon

[knotty vale]

yeah, that one

though the galar gym leaders/bird trio ones i also couldnt go past the lowest stage for everyone

yet. six days of playing is still small potatoes.

[mellow linden]

Yeah, Extreme Battle Events aren’t general events

So no worries if you get stomped by them early on

[spring axle]

Is Unova easy?

[paper summit]

yeah, especially if you compare it to Kalos

[spring axle]

Can I use this

Or is it not strong enough or overkill

[mellow linden]

That works fine

[spring axle]

Does this work?

And is there someone I should do last

Like Wikstrom for Kalos

[mellow linden]

For Unova CS Hard Mode basically any decently built team is fine

There’s not really anything specific that makes ordering more restrictive for your 4 fights

[spring axle]

Alright

Thanks again

Died

[mellow linden]

To what specifically?

[spring axle]

I don’t think I was dealing enough damage

Samurott also got rinsed

[drifting sleet]

Whoo Unovaaaaaa

[long thicket]

I'm honestly shocked that I managed to first try 3/5 of this week.

This server made me go a long way.

I'm slightly worried about Steel and Fighting, but I'm pretty sure I've won them before. Now I have Hop, who I wouldn't say is overkill as a zone setter, but he's a great help.

So from what I've heard, DLC Gloria has a great Fighting damage despite not even being Fighting sync?

Also, Groudon survived Shauntal's sync, but then it got KO'd by Sandstorm...

[mellow linden]

Wait, why is Maxie in a Sand team?

[toxic cobalt]

Thematics

[paper summit]

pls tell me you don't think sandstorm buffs ground attacks

[spring axle]

Ngl I did

[paper summit]

well, it doesn't in any game

[spring axle]

Unless it boosts Olivia cuz of grid or smt

[paper summit]

yeah, but that's different

[spring axle]

True I should know this

I play competitive pkmn

[mellow linden]

Also Olivia is Rock, not Ground

[spring axle]

Right

Still got rinsed by chantel and the 2 gengars

[rotund lagoon]

Only pairs with Sandstorm-related passives benefit.

[civic trellis]

It doesnt in mainline? Or just ground steel rock r immune to the passive damage from it

[rotund lagoon]

Also note Sandstorm is a rock, not a ground type move lol

[paper summit]

they are immune and receive a defense boost, but nothing about damage

[drifting sleet]

Cleared Iris w/ Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Swanna

One of these birds is not like the other

[paper summit]

what did poor Iris do to you?

[civic trellis]

Ah ok

[spring axle]

What team can I use for this

[drifting sleet]

What fairies u got

[spring axle]

None

Sycamore, violet

Mina

[drifting sleet]

Uhhhhhh

[mellow linden]

3 Fairy types =/= 0 Fairy types

[drifting sleet]

Probably stick with Lysandre then? Then just buff him until it dies

Or if you want to embrace the jank, bring Gladion kek

[mellow linden]

Mina can handle Fairy weak fine

[drifting sleet]

I wouldn't know I use nylisia for all fairy weak

[spring axle]

For this can I do me and solgaleo, Hop and Zamazenta and someone else from here

[mellow linden]

You don’t need to do monotype teams

And for CS Hard Mode you want to try and get a lot of different types so you can unlock Master Mode faster

[spring axle]

I won’t be able to beat it anyways tho

What’s the point of unlocking

Also is Solgaleo and trainer a good pair?

[mellow linden]

850 points per stage isn’t that much harder than Hard Mode and it gives you all the important rewards

[spring axle]

What rewards?

[mellow linden]

Better to unlock it immediately and not do it for a while than to ignore it and not have it unlocked when you need it anyways

[mellow linden]

Stuff like candy coins and extra powerups

[spring axle]

Ooohh

[mellow linden]

You can search “f2p” using the Champion Stadium tag in #1010277884922953830 for inspiration if you need it

[drifting sleet]

^

[mellow linden]

Lots of the teams are for Master Mode, which would mean they’d do even better on Hard Mode

Just try to make sure you’ve used 10-12 different types by the time you’ve done all 5 fights

For an easier time finishing up the medal next week

[mellow linden]

Regarding this, Solgaleo’s alright, but Colress and K. Grimsley are both better options IMO

[spring axle]

Used 3 already

[drifting sleet]

Probably you can do Mina/Giovanni/Maylene?

For Marshal

I agree with K.Grim for Grimsley

[spring axle]

Which is the better of the two?

[mellow linden]

They both do different things

K. Grimsley is damage + a gimmick that can let him do funny numbers, Colress is a bit more utility-focused with a good Sync Move

[spring axle]

I also have 3/5 Lisia

[mellow linden]

The one with Galarian Rapidash?

[spring axle]

Altaria

[mellow linden]

Mina would probably be better

[spring axle]

Really?

[mellow linden]

Lisia's only Fairy damage is Moonblast and she doesn't have much in the way of damage modifiers for it

Mina has a good Sync Move and solid regular move damage

[spring axle]

Should I let Gio to get 130 or is 120 good?

I alr got Mina to 125

[mellow linden]

120 is sufficient for the majority of content. No need to get me specifically, lots of people can help out

[spring axle]

Sorry bout that

[mellow linden]

It happens, no worries

[proud axle]

Against Marshall? Lisia may still be useful, as she can defog his entry evasion off.
'Course, if you go with the Maylene route, you can grid her to give your team enough Accuracy to counteract it

[warped swan]

With doing champion stadium how long does it usually take to ex one character?

[rotund lagoon]

I wanna say about two weeks?

[old orchid]

2 weeks are the average

[warped swan]

Is that master mode or will just hard mode do, cause I don’t think I can beat master mode yet lol

I was able to beat 2 so far

[drifting sleet]

Hard mode I believe

Since you get 5 souls per stage

[old orchid]

Master mode

[paper summit]

you can get enough spirits to EX a pair every 2 weeks even if it's hard mode, but new players especially would want to use 5* PU tickets to alleviate the need for regular PUs

Hard Mode gives 40 of those per week, so it's definitely much slower, like a month or so

[proud axle]

Your first few EXes will be quick because of the from Lodge Guest level-up bonuses, from 1-100 each

[paper summit]

4.2k points is the relevant score to get EX materials as fast as everyone else

that's not particularly hard to achieve

no reason to tackle 10k sooner than you should

[proud axle]

Yeah, it's why there's an 850pt recommendation in the pinned thingie

[warped swan]

Yeah leveling up the friends in the lodge gonna take a bit but oh well

Is the points just doing the battles over and over?

Idk if I can beat master mode yet tho

[proud axle]

Though next week has a poison-stall-friendly fight. Grass-weak Grimsley has less poison/toxic resistance than most bosses

[proud axle]

No

In Master Mode, you choose how the fight is harder than normal

And each thing you add, gives points

[warped swan]

Ahhh

That’s cool

[proud axle]

You can get up to 2000pts per battle (you can stack more handicaps but you won't get more points beyond 2000)

[warped swan]

I most definitely cannot get all 2000 lol

[proud axle]

And your high score within a single trip through that week's challenge, is what determines your rewards

[proud axle]

It's what the pinned thingie is for, with the 850pt suggestion

You can also vary your point income-- add more points for fights you're stronger against, and add fewer points for fights where your roster sucks

Like, a toxic-stallable fight can easily get you 1500-2000pts with little danger

[warped swan]

Swag

What would the strat be with this team btw

I don’t understand sycamore kit

[proud axle]

"get rid of Valerie"

[warped swan]

Lmao

I don’t have any fairy strikers

[proud axle]

Sycamore's sync is what makes him so powerful

Sycamore is a Fairy striker even though he is technically support

[warped swan]

Who else should I throw on the team

[proud axle]

He has a passive that gives him +50% Fairy damage

[warped swan]

Also I’m realizing I should prolly upgrade him through the event first

[proud axle]

The event ended yesterday

[warped swan]

Oh rip

Unfortunate

[proud axle]

Yeah, big oof

[warped swan]

Oh well I’ll make it work

[spring axle]

Alright I saved CS for tmw

Just beat the whole event

With the bird trio

[proud axle]

Add a crit buff unit (Sabrina can do this but she is a little wasted here) and Sycamore can Moonblast very well after his first sync

[warped swan]

So get rid of Sabrina?

[proud axle]

If you have the orbs, you could try Sycamore Hop Mina. I hear Mina's sync is very strong if you build her right.

[warped swan]

I do not have the orbs lmao and already used hop

Rip

[proud axle]

Sycamore+Hop+(one other) tends to be a powerful composition because Sycamore and Hop, combined, give a very broad set of buffs that will make nearly every attacker happy

[warped swan]

Wait no

I didn’t use hop yet

I didn’t use the steel team yet

So I could swap hop

[proud axle]

Hm. Do you happen to have Phoebe? Piers?

[warped swan]

To replace hop on steel team?

I think I have both

[proud axle]

Or Sabrina on fairy team, either or

Maybe Phoebe, Sycamore, and... A third...

Was Lisia/Altaria on the roster?

Tech, Dragon

[warped swan]

Don’t have her

[proud axle]

Darn

[warped swan]

I’m always missing one unit lol

[proud axle]

Lillie/Clefairy? Fairy support

[proud axle]

This is cursed but it may work if you can't grid Mina

Sycamore syncs first, and then you spam Moonblasts

Lillie gets the next sync, and every sync after

X Acc all will counteract Marshall's eva

[warped swan]

Oof

I will try lol

Tactics phoebe first sycamore last?

[proud axle]

Lillie is glassiest, put her last

Sycamore should be tankiest, you can put him first (or put Phoebe first because her damage doesn't matter)

[warped swan]

Also sorry to keep bothering you but what moves should I have everyone use first

Beat the grimsley

That’s 3/4

Just marshal

[proud axle]

Before the sync, it barely matters as long as you use X Acc all and both Dire Hit Plus All

After the sync, just spam Moonblasts and Shadow Punch

[warped swan]

Wait what does sycamores sync do?

[proud axle]

Maxes out the team's Speed, SpAtk, and SpDef. Also fills the move gauge.

[warped swan]

Darn

[proud axle]

It's insane. It just doesn't deal damage

[warped swan]

I could have won but I gave sycamore all syncs L

[proud axle]

So you only need to use it once

Let Lillie have the syncs after him

[warped swan]

So should I still use Lilly’s attack buffs or just acc

[proud axle]

Hers actually deals some damage (even if it isn't much)

[warped swan]

And moon blasts

[proud axle]

Barely matters, her SpAtk will be max after Sycamore syncs

You can give a TM to Phoebe so her Shadow Punches hurt, and maybe one to Sycamore early on so he can do some damage with Moonblast before his sync

[warped swan]

TM?

Also I think I need a defense boost

[trail smelt]

Trainer move

It’s the one where the weird names and the trainer appears

[warped swan]

Also what extra effect should I add to the champion fight

I was able to beat the last elite four

Sync move boost?

I beat it!

[obtuse heath]

Sorry to bother, fairly new and I didn't understand one thing: I definitely have the teams to do at least the hard mode of the Champion Stadium, but I didn't understand the thing about the badge. I should use all types on the span of the 5 types to unlock something specific? Sorry to bother

[tired sleet]

Try to use as many types as possible within the 5 teams

[toxic cobalt]

So the badge records types (ie SYNC MOVE TYPES) you use to beat everyone

[tired sleet]

You can only get up to 15 types on the first week tho

[toxic cobalt]

By using all 18 types you unlock a harder mode with more rewards

As Winston says this takes two weeks

[obtuse heath]

So, I should focus on using most types possible, but it stays "saved" between weeks?

[toxic cobalt]

Stays saved forever yeah

[obtuse heath]

Oh great

[toxic cobalt]

But is separate for each region

[obtuse heath]

So, each time I do all 18, I unlock harder modes, but they're exclusive for each region. Did I get that right?

[toxic cobalt]

Sounds right

[obtuse heath]

Thanks a lot then. ❤️ I really appreciate all the quick responses, you guys are great. ❤️

[latent eagle]

How are these for MM?

[swift swan]

idk what evelyn is for

the fairy team can't give Mina max crit, you need critical eye on her TM

[latent eagle]

Literally just shoved her there cause I don’t like duo teams lmao

[swift swan]

she's pretty redundant there but sst red wipes the floor already so sure I guess

[latent eagle]

I realized I put the wrong lillie oop, it's suppose to be lodge lillie

[swift swan]

I don't think lodge lillie can get crit by herself? let me check

yeah she can't. if you're planning to use her for damage you need a crit buffer

unless she's actually meant to lower attack for mina

[latent eagle]

Lodge lillie doesn't lower attack, mina does tho

Why do most crit buffers only buff themselves I need more that buff everyone

[cinder summit]

Overwhelm 9

Lowers the target's Attack by one stat rank when the user's attack move against it is successful.

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[swift swan]

replace sycamore then, he only buffs ally crit by +1

plus Mina is physical and sycamore takes a while to buff physical attack

[latent eagle]

How uhhh gio classic instead of mina? Sycamore is my tank

[swift swan]

so lillie will be the main damage dealer?

moonblast sycamore actually has pretty good DPS