speaking of articuno, https://tenor.com/view/team-rocket-giovanni-sakaki-heat-wave-heat-gif-583591094048676643
#Battle Rally
timid hound
Gotta work to earn that Master Fair status
hasty marlin
just realized i havent done cs this week either but, its types i dominate so time to blitz it on 3x speed with kaizo params for the loot there too
leaden wraith
Only the #1010274591601598555 regulars know what is Chezei theme
simple frost
Johto Gaming ehhhh
simple frost
ew that A10
normal python
Poison boost with this
fluid mountain
Main character Upgrade as starting bonus. Red gonna brr 
lone rose
Wondering what to get
leaden wraith
Kanto is generally a good boost
Tho it doesn't have many options for Field and Sprint
leaden wraith
Main character Upgrade as starting bonus. Red gonna brr <:SeleneLul:611382187711...
10k seems impossible to me with this role pattern. Hopefully i can still score 9k5
stark dawn
Tho it doesn't have many options for Field and Sprint
Isnt it the region with the most options for both ? 
Archer, Chase, V Gio, SST Red
stark dawn
O yeah
carmine glade
Time to cake SS red for 6 bonus
stark dawn
timid hound
Finally, some good fking food upgrade
leaden wraith
You are the 5th person i know got the Water
4th is Hexxa
Fine i will go drink water 🚶♂️
leaden wraith
Archie's successor i see
surreal oasis
The luckiest area ever(no). Best roles, early stage.
severe bronze
My pattern this week:
i got this but the b version
lucky stage is lucky stage but this still hurts 
timid hound
karmic briar
Bonjour
Sstred already used
But however, bonjour 
leaden wraith
One is usually enough
stark dawn
All of my Reds are caked except Snorlax
Me too 
timid hound
One is usually enough
Perfect
craggy helm
So I got fighting type upgrade….should I try and nab a different upgrade in the shop bc i don’t think I can boost all areas (definitely can’t do both field/sprint as I only have SSA Cynthia)
leaden wraith
Yes you should
timid hound
LUCKY DUCK
I got Attack PU on sale for 25 points — gonna pick it up
It's so gosh darn cheap I'm sure it'll come in handy
carmine glade
I got no idea who I wanna use on A10 besides nc rosa and SST red
leaden wraith
Idk either but I'm definitely saving NY Wallace for it in case i got Argenta
carmine glade
I already used nc silver for double points so I might be screwed for argenta
Wait nvm I have Paulo
simple frost
there we go
leaden wraith
I finally got the best boost for the first time
timid hound
Wtf everyone and their mother getting crit power up this week
Where's my crit power up?
carmine glade
I bought 3 which was more than enough for Lucy probably could’ve gotten away with 2 but it’s 50 pts so it’s whatever
timid hound
I'm gonna write Sasaki-sama a strongly worded letter
simple frost
fair ember
Not too bad
Archer powerup wow
formal gull
Noice
stark dawn
not me reseting for a tm mpr that might not even be used
timid hound
~~if luck is a skill, then you got skill issue~~
Get back here
Gonna max strike you into next week
timid hound
Cooking
Synergy 100 trust
Gordie max Flare = sun & Lyra wants sun also bugsy can supplement speed until Lyra is done setting up
stark dawn
go off role 
timid hound
Just off role yeah
That can't even clear H
Is there even a case for Easy?
Calc the expected point yield
timid hound
That team can't address Argenta's gimmicks
normal python
Doesn't matter, Apple Cup will literally annihilate everything even with the gimmicks
simple frost
i'd record your gameplay then
simple frost
same
quaint star
Oh crap
timid hound
It's actually joever
stark dawn
have fun
quiet tiger
If you were me you'd be eating
leaden wraith
Gonna max strike you into next week
I'm ready 
stark dawn
If you were me you'd be eating
bro collecting all alola pairs real
(not real he's missing a lot)
normal python
How does it look y'all?
#1009564564821639379 message
rustic dagger
Got the same path as last week lol
timid hound
It's a sign
fair ember
What battle is this
normal python
SSA Cynthia and SST Red's BC
normal python
Kris has Clear passives IIRC
fickle drum
it's better to beat very hard with the apple cup
Oh yeah forgot about the cup
fair ember
fair ember
Kris has Clear passives IIRC
Its ok i hV field boost
fickle drum
Did hard with 1 multiplier, didn’t bother calculating optimal yield as I already bought all rally rewards up to the feathers with 5k medals to spare
simple frost
What battle is this
oh i got that one, Area 001
i also ran same-ish team too lol
(Geeta + V.Thorton)
bronze aspen
Can i possible clear argenta with ss morty, zerena, and ncrosa?
bronze aspen
2/5, 3/5, and 2/5 respectively
My buffs are johto x2, sp Atk down (can't apply rip), sinnoh, villain
leaden wraith
i think it's possible
just time Sunny Day when Argenta is close to half bar
and reapply restrain when it runs out, after 8 turns
bronze aspen
Oh i thought restrain runs out at 70% lmao
leaden wraith
Argenta can't remove restrain, it runs out naturally
bronze aspen
I thought she removes when she removes interference
heavy fjord
No, restrain isn't counted as an interference
bronze aspen
Wait, does turn entail my turn or hers
heavy fjord
Its just a negative status change like rebuff is, but with a time limit
bronze aspen
If it's hers, then I'll just use thousand arrows if pmun is 8 yeah?
leaden wraith
only use Thousand Arrows when you need to apply restrain
bronze aspen
Yeah so after 8 relic songs?
leaden wraith
yeah, pay attention to icons below the HP bar
bronze aspen
If i apply restrain while she is restrained, does it reset?
leaden wraith
nope unfortunately
simple frost
iirc it runs out 2-3 sync countdown on their way to their 2nd sync move.
stark dawn
You want to restrain for damage tho
bronze aspen
Damage?
misty pawn
Wait, Redlax has an EX Role?
stark dawn
No
leaden wraith
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO VH Anabel on Field Sprint and my only weather unit is NY Wallace
leaden wraith
peak gale
Not bad, altho my theme boosts are all over the place
fair ember
Cool photos
simple frost
tall cynthia
burnt fox
fair ember
Booooooooi
leaden wraith
Double the suffering
simple frost
Booooooooi
dang.
simple frost
you bought sometihng from shop?
fair ember
Oh shit overkill
fair ember
you bought sometihng from shop?
Lets say i was in a spending mood
I overspent 50 points i think in the end
The final sync nuke from red was 350,609
simple frost
Considering your opponent who has a ton of health, u bought a bug upgrade and damage ups?
carmine glade
There is no such thing as overkill for her 
simple frost
Amen to that
fair ember
Considering your opponent who has a ton of health, u bought a bug upgrade and da...
Bugt upgrade was my default
Theres was E Terrain powerup and Crit powerup in the shop
sudden heron
The shop is just rng trash
No theme based on region
Only trash dark and ground
And stupid things like dmg for reduced defence
Actual trash
karmic wraith
this is like the 3rd time i've gotten poison as my free boost LOL
game is punishing me for skipping geeta
normal python
You got poison boost too?
normal python
My poison roster is kinda stacked. Emma, SS Roxie, Geeta
My A1 and A2 have role bonuses I have exactly 3 of them
Also, do I buy psychic upgrade?
karmic wraith
good thing she doesnt need MP
bronze aspen
Omg i got the sane seed
karmic wraith
gaming
bronze aspen
Same*
bronze aspen
I only used nc rosa in a10 though lol
karmic wraith
got a lucky stage area 3 but i have no sprint/tech units for the double bonus 
normal python
No SS May/Archer?
carmine glade
It’s only like 3 units rn
1/5 archer is fine
I caked him
He does what he needs to
gentle maple
This is gonna be rough
viral loom
Yooo, new lucky springfield area member club here 
gentle maple
This is gonna be rough
Not so bad I guess got a lucky area
Had to forfeit Paulo for NC leaf since there was no damage output at a10
viral loom
Jesus what is this stage?
I thought I could brute force it without buff for the full points
But they have Tough Skin 5, crazy bulk and crazy dps
carmine glade
Looks like 4th anni but I could be wrong
viral loom
How does Tough Skin work again? Can't find it in Pomatools, and details only ask to use special moves
But that doesn't bypass it
karmic wraith
beat area 10 anabel very hard without any boosts thanks to some chocolate cake (this item is kinda crazy ngl)
glass patrol
How does Tough Skin work again? Can't find it in Pomatools, and details only ask...
I’m like 90% sure that’s super effective
glass patrol
Looks like 4th anni but I could be wrong
Isn’t 4th anni that Brock misty Erika battle?
glass patrol
O
viral loom
I’m like 90% sure that’s super effective
That sucks hard for a8, so no way to make this team work?
Only reasonable buff is Hoeen upgrade on shop
karmic wraith
tough skin 5 is super effective yeah
viral loom
But not too confident about this
karmic wraith
that is the 4th anni stage
viral loom
So they hit like trucks becase NCBlue then
Great
They also have 3 different weaknesses, this stage is awful for BR 
karmic wraith
today i learned the magic that is the guard chocolat… 1/5 the price of an apple cup to make you basically invincible
good item
prisma gyro
Is this table correct? Area 9 gets a 9× boost 
carmine glade
No
stray ravine
well, it technically is, just visualized differently
Area 9's boost is 800%, that's the same as seeing it as 9x
prisma gyro
No way I cleared 9 times boosted area 9 with only 1 boost on my side
Also normal and hard have the same multipliers
Except for area 10 
heavy fjord
seems correct to me
stray ravine
people acting like they aren't using OP units left and right
heavy fjord
if you've seen how little damage you do starting out on late stages with low boosts you shouldn't be surprised
if you have 1 boost it's like you're fighting Sentry/Wise Entry x4.5 on stage 9
prisma gyro
if you have 1 boost it's like you're fighting Sentry/Wise Entry x4.5 on stage 9
That sounds very hard. I don't remember area 9 being that hard
heavy fjord
it depends on the stage you get
polar fable
Decent ig
heavy fjord
if you get a modern battle challenge then it is gonna feel awful, if you get a unova CS stage it's gonna be comparitively way less bad
polar fable
Luckily there’s a 5th week, I just need 1750 for the last 4 PUs and then the rest I can save for reset
stray ravine
if it was 110% -> 120% and so on it'd be stupid easy, that's definitely not how it goes in reality
heavy fjord
anyway, guess i'll die this week 
glass patrol
if it was 110% -> 120% and so on it'd be stupid easy, that's definitely not how ...
We wouldn’t see the asshole oneshot us with headsmash if it were 120% like that
stray ravine
the bonuses you can get wouldn't make any sense either
no reason for them to be that big if the enemies scaled that way
flint shell
Me when I
ebon valve
rustic dagger
Please give me a new path next week ty DeNa
heavy fjord
I think I may have issues. Tech/Sprint with 1x rival boost.
fair ember
Oof
fair ember
I think I may have issues. Tech/Sprint with 1x rival boost.
Use one Hazer
Then Courtney and a Rival
heavy fjord
i'm using SS Cyrus / Alt Leon rn
no rival but idt that'd really help much with this team, my main concern is timing
and it worked almost flawlessly
Skyla served her purpose admirably
quiet tiger
Best Rally yet, almost 11,000 points. Should have made Ryuki EX Role to reach it but oh well. Makes up for last week's under 9,000.
Seed. It was Grass boost.
viral loom
Cursed Hard Palmer clear
Starter buff was Villain, bought 1 Hoenn and 1 Interference Up
VH was also Palmer, so it was a no-no for full buffs and points
heavy fjord
This one went nicely for no lucky stage, im happy for once
fair ember
VH was also Palmer, so it was a no-no for full buffs and points
I was wondering
DATAMINE SOON MEANS NEW BATTLE FRONTIER LEVELS MEAN NEQ LEVEL 10s
misty pawn
Nooo...
fathom lance
Lol I rolled permanent rock zone and a ton of rock zone power up with this seed
Twas an NCSilver party
glass patrol
<:applegun:1015249005543956510>
Glorious
urban ledge
Great income but had I been just a bit braver I could have gotten 150 more if I dumped Cerena on Area 9
But Anabel scares me so I had to keep her in reserve LMAO
hardy tartan
Just wondering, which items are typically worth getting? I usually buy the crit power and super effective ones. Anything else worth grabbing?
heavy fjord
It really depends
onyx wadi
the cheap one at 50 that is not locked for a type or character / region
like buff if atk is increase, get those
the game will start throwing that for 50 in each round
simple frost
Stat Debuff power is nice too if you can do it most stages.
onyx wadi
that too
simple frost
Personally, i like the opp def down power
heavy fjord
I dont like most of the buff/debuff related ones bc they end up being inconsistent
Crit power up is the only one of those that I realistically will always consider
onyx wadi
Yes!
simple frost
Ye too bad its rare ;-;
heavy fjord
Crit power boost is basically the only thing that I would ever consider close to a must buy
And even that I've probably skipped like twice just due to me not checking the shop
dense latch
What's the gimmick with this guy. I can't do jack all dmg because it's got impervious 😂
urban ledge
Looks like Champion Stadium
simple frost
What's the gimmick with this guy. I can't do jack all dmg because it's got imper...
the only thing to take note is that they have impervious.
(Machamp i mean, the rest dont)
dense latch
It's sprint strike
dense latch
It's this set 🥹
leaden wraith
Oh yeah so no worries about wasting 3 op MFs
Grid Red for TM MPR so you can max his atk again next round
dense latch
Yeah got that on short cut😂 as preset
timid hound
It's modes like Rally that make me appreciate stuff like survey corp teachings or honing strike
dense latch
Lol
simple frost
ooof. how's your upgrades?
timid hound
A8 no upgrade 
dense latch
Haha well all of them that came sucked
simple frost
yeah not happening unless you can flinch them like madd.
simple frost
I went into A09, with roles, but no upgrades, against BC SC Steven one.
I won by the skin of my teeth :x
dense latch
I'm sure I can do it just need a nuke that's not stats related
simple frost
Mix Red is cracked.
(NC rosa died)
bought an MPizza so SC Selene can keep flinching things.
thankfully i had +2 Rebuff Power and +1 opp sp.atk down pow
leaden wraith
SST Red can nuke without stat debuffs, and he also has Staggering 4 to deny some turns
you don't have any boosted supports?
ebon valve
Hey all, sorry it took a while, but the #1232035765954019338 is now live.
And I've included a list of every battle challenge with a bulleted list of what their main form of mitigation. If it just lists a field effect, assume it has both offensive and defensive passives associated with it. It's sorted by weakness, if you're looking for the fight look by the weakness displayed in the area's battle info.
You can find the list here: #1232035765954019338 message
This shortlist can be used until a full doc is constructed.
- Types are sorted the way there are in-game. So Normal-> Fire-> Water -> Electric -> Grass etc.
- If a designation is not listed, assume it affects all 3 opponents.
- [Mid] or [Sides] is used to specify it it only affects one of them.
- Check out #1092823068256251945 message if you don't know what the skill names are
simple frost
just in case we get more of these sages?
leaden wraith
Thank you for your hard working Sages 
ebon valve
just in case we get more of these sages?
yep
This is the template I took from maelmc's sheet
lone rose
Ufh
timid hound
Oats Curry, Sages
But you see, I actually remember every wise entry and sentry entry stage because they've emotionally traumatized me so
simple frost
it'll be my luck if they update the stage listings in this upcoming datamine
i feel like they'd do it in a year or so.
or anniversary of battle rally rather.
thankfulyl most of the champion stadium battles are in pomatools
simple frost
yeah i've got the pastebin when i run rally
i will never play Rally when i'm not on my PC looking at the weakneses and stuff
ebon valve
well hopefully this little list is helpful, it was the reason i painstakingly made it
timid hound
Thank you for your hard work
dense latch
Gross lol 😆
leaden wraith
flinch harder
gentle maple
Roxanne destroys that 👀
timid hound
I don't have FRoxanne
I would try Lysandre NCSilver SSGladion but none of them can debuff speed
simple frost
Strike that can ddebuff speed?
timid hound
I have NCRosa but that's random
simple frost
there's Pryce
timid hound
daring peakBOT
1: 
3* Min Rarity | 
All Pairs (Limited Included) | 
Physical Striker/Special Striker Role | 
Speed Down
Barry & Empoleon
⤷Bubble, Bubble Beam
Barry (Special Costume) & Heracross
⤷Tripping Strike 1
Burgh & Leavanny
⤷Silver Wind: Unfortuitous 9, Trip Wire 1
Emma & Crobat
⤷Ruthless Toxin 9
Molayne & Dugtrio
⤷Arresting Glare 9, Trip Wire 2
Naomi (Sightseer) & Sandslash
⤷Mud Shot
Palmer & Regigigas
⤷Max Strike
⤷MAX Slip Up 2
Petrel & Weezing
⤷Ruthless Toxin 9
Player & Blastoise ( Special Striker)
⤷Bubble Beam
Pryce & Dewgong
⤷Icy Wind
Raihan & Duraludon
⤷Trip Twice 9
Sygna Suit Brock & Tyranitar
⤷Rock Tomb
Sygna Suit Leon & Eternatus
⤷Lucky Seven 4, MAX Slip Up 1
Tate & Solrock
⤷Rock Tomb
Victor & Rillaboom
⤷Drum Beating
⤷MAX Slip Up 2, Trip Up 2
Volo & Gible
⤷Bulldoze
⤷Bulldoze: Trip Up 4
Wally & Gallade
⤷Low Sweep
timid hound
simple frost
huh burgh has Unfortuitous..
daring peakBOT
1: 3* Min Rarity | All Pairs (Limited Included) | 
Sprint Role | Speed Down
Archer & Houndoom
⤷Archer’s Proposal, Trip Up 9, Trip Wire 2
Nemona & Pawmot
⤷Trip Up 9
Noland & Ninjask
⤷Trip Up 9
Rei & Decidueye
⤷Trip Twice 9
timid hound
OH ARCHER
Hold on
I can probably do Lucy boostless right
Grid antitoxin on everyone
west abyss
No Rei? Strike Sprint with Trip Twice 9
leaden wraith
I would try Lysandre NCSilver SSGladion but none of them can debuff speed
highly doubt
if you gonna use this team
west abyss
Oh that's a 4/5 node oop
twilit chasm
Moment when i realize 3 lucky skill slots are not enough
timid hound
if you gonna use this team
Definitely not
Can I do 2 of those + Archer?
There's like no healing in that team tho
simple frost
anything in shop to help? xD
leaden wraith
i don't see it will work
timid hound
leaden wraith
definitely not
simple frost
hard mode time
simple frost
its palmer too. with an ATK Power
timid hound
Wait no
I'd rather do VH with 4 matching
Than H with 5 matching
I'll swap one of them out
I should keep SSGladion over NCSilver bc Gladion nullifies poison anyways
Let's see
Well I have my choice of support
NCRosa?
NCBlue?m
I need to find a way to give SSGladion +ATK
leaden wraith
NC Rosa then
timid hound
I can LS Mad Strength
leaden wraith
1/7 chance to boost atk
simple frost
try it i suppose. She will hit hard though.
timid hound
I wanna see if I can fit in a water somehow
heavy fjord
Oh that's a 4/5 node oop
5/5 bestie
west abyss
simple frost
Do rally to get cake
Use cake to do rally
Repeat
Basically yeah
viral loom
It do be a Villain week this one 
stiff flume
Got 2 of them obv 
timid hound
Okay week
viral loom
Vilallins is not so bad
Not enough rolex, and only a very small bunch of them are fit for specific UB 
quaint star
9400 without Lucky Stage. Eh, I suppose it's fine
pearl lion
not bad
simple frost
The best upgrade~
normal python
Not bad? That's one of the best theme upgrade
simple frost
course Main Character has everything
sweet mango
<:HildaCry:596507965947641866>
I got villain too 
misty pawn
course Main Character has everything
True!
pearl lion
pretty good imo
simple frost
almost the NC Rosa track 😮
viral loom
VThorton seed
leaden wraith
simple frost
pretty good imo
Initial upgrade?
pearl lion
Initial upgrade?
kanto
simple frost
Sst red at the end i suppose
misty pawn
Probably not.
ebon valve
I'm reapplying trap every turn
ebon valve
this completely respecticble lady keeps attacking and I get 20% hp before 1st sync
cause no def buffs
I can't really use her b move
ebon valve
leaden wraith
I doubt the team works without overspending
ebon valve
just needed to buy another 50pt Interference damage boost
prisma gyro
Best shop selection i've ever seen
ebon valve
Crit power my beloved. I think I’ve only ever had it once
viral loom
I've never even seen it on my shop, didn't know that it existed. Sounds like cheating for 50
Btw does getting one of those, or a different theme buff make them appear more on the next areas?
Or did I just get lucky? After buying Interference Up and Hoenn upgrade, the next area also featured those buffs on the shop, alongside the starter one
ebon valve
if you buy one of the upgrades it will appear again
prisma gyro
I have a very special rat saved for area 10
prisma gyro
Btw does getting one of those, or a different theme buff make them appear more o...
I bought the crit upgrade and the shop restocked it in the next area
viral loom
25, what a bargain
prisma gyro
I decided against buying it for 25 and then left with a useless 25 that cannot be used for anything
viral loom
Imagine having the power to resist buying a buff usable for almost any team with no restriction for 25 
prisma gyro
Didn't need it. 2 MC boosts and 1 crit boost are enough to steamroll Lucy in area 10 
Easiest rally run in a while for me, with over 9k points too
pearl lion
No lucky stage
pearl lion
could be worse
dense latch
I’m hovering at 9k with 17 Rolex
Average 10-12 pairs that havr a duo match per run
I’m guessing 10k average would need 22ish or more
ebon valve
Oh you're buying everything monthly
I’m low on powerups so I’ll probably pick them up. Last month I grabbed everything and 20x 2-star yellow feathers
quaint star
Fought anabel this week, but good thing I can use Blue, Red and Kris
Still how she takes little to no damage early on
dense latch
Are you guys hoarding points
Top 3 items from menu is the majority I think
Anyone who play LG and HS will want the power ups and orbs
quaint star
Grab all cake vouchers, then 5star power ups, and finally orbs if you need more
I only grab the first two avidly
quaint star
Gym leaders are decent buff. At least better than Trial Givers
Now I don't usually grab any 50 point buffs so you have to ask others about Paralyze
hasty marlin
I always forget Wallace is a gym leader instead of champion wtf
quaint star
On paper, if you have SST Red, you can max move right off the bat to apply Paralyze then just mop the floor with them
hasty marlin
Why do I always just assume he’d be champion…?
urban ledge
Yes? In game you can filter for gym leader tags and inflicts paralysis
timid hound
Search command is definitely superior to in-game filter if you wanna be holistic
elfin tendon
search gym leaders and check them one by one
normal python
So... Ummmm...
Water-weak Malva, I have 3 strike/tech units but only NC Red can replace weather
Well, luckily I did it without even replacing Malva's sun
normal python
And GG, 10k pts. for me because I got Lucy
normal python
I had to spend 100 points for the extra poison upgrade because Lucy was kicking my ass, but even with those extra 100 points, I don't think it would've mattered
gentle maple
Morty too
normal python
SS Morty getting field EXR is godly
austere cipher
true and real ™️
normal python
Especially because of how many sun extension units we have
austere cipher
imagine hoenn nc gets that
normal python
Jokes on them, I'm saving for anni anyways
austere cipher
me dreaming
hasty marlin
I just realized. New ub coming means new a10s too. …I wonder if I’ll run into Leon this week or not considering I haven’t progressed my rally and already updated lol
normal python
They might update it on the next month
hasty marlin
Never know how spaghetti code the programming could be. We started getting pasio theme stuff as soon as that dropped so theoretically a10 could be programmed similarly to pull from any ub fights. we’ll prob see for sure later this month if it’s in or not (or in general sometime this week or next week if someone runs into the guy if it’s not able to be compared in datamine itself)
I’m pretty happy with tech/strike Gilbert even if I prob woulda liked tech/sprint or /field for rally
Two zoroarks in a row I have to skip I’m not as happy about. Anyway sleeping now I just got back from a road trip
hybrid abyss
Aw HELL NAW
hybrid abyss
Oh yeah
Tho I think rolexing a unit for this seed is worthwhile. I am thinking either Geeta or Volo. (There’s also SCSelene, but she’s not as versatile as Geeta is)
leaden wraith
Do you have other Fields with EXR other than Red?
leaden wraith
Then Geeta or Selene with him
hybrid abyss
LOL I FORGOT THAT I HAVE ANNIMAY ROLEX LOL
normal python
I made a mistake of using Geeta on an early round
hybrid abyss
I’m on A1
leaden wraith
Yes ik
hybrid abyss
Tho I think rolexing a unit for this seed is worthwhile. I am thinking either Ge...
Goddammit.. SCSelene seems like a really good decision now
1/5
SSGladion 8-9 I suppose
Omg
SCSelene is the only viable solution for an A10 bonus
Everyone else sucks 
AnniMay, SSTRed, SCSelene
Can AnniMay work as a psuedo tank in an UB? I highly doubt it. 
simple frost
who are you fighting?
hybrid abyss
Aw HELL NAW
Not fighting - moreso planning for this atrocity.
simple frost
oh the SST Red seed
i basically ran SST Red in A010, againsts Thorton.
NC Leaf, and forr my tank was Holiday Whitney, with 4x Johto upgrade
hybrid abyss
Meanwhile I’m stuck with Alola
I just have 0 tanks
Do I just suck it up and pray for a better boost later?
simple frost
any damage upgrades that's useable?
leaden wraith
Yes you should. Anni May+ SST Red + a tech EXR support can only check Darach, and May has anti synergy with Red
hybrid abyss
This should be posted on April Fools 
simple frost
guess you can fish for a workable theme upgrade.
unless you want to use SC Selene all the way into A001 to A006
hybrid abyss
Just wondering whether I should save one of the other Supports for A10.
normal python
Cerena?
normal python
formal gull
i still managed but i had to buy a parfait to get the boost i needed for SSTeven
plush anchor
Last night: spent hours crafting Support dps to speedrun to 100 streak in LG
Today: Get all support run
normal python
Last night: spent hours crafting Support dps to speedrun to 100 streak in LG
To...
Looks like it's V. Thorton time
wary kayak
Last night: spent hours crafting Support dps to speedrun to 100 streak in LG
To...
Arceus acknowledged your determination and is rewarding you, it seems
fathom yacht
Last night: spent hours crafting Support dps to speedrun to 100 streak in LG
To...
I got that exact setup, and if not for Anabel on Area 10 i would have gotten no Lucky 10k
But i only got 9850
proven matrix
hybrid abyss
You have more than enough for Tech Sup
Sure, but I was moreso considering saving a tankier unit for A10 cuz I got no other tanks
Oh waitaminute Alola boost
karmic wraith
does leon appear in round 10 already or nah?
stark dawn
nah
fair ember
Do we know if theres new Level 10s added
stark dawn
read literally 1 message above
sudden heron
Any kind of battle rally calculator anywhere?
lost cliff
calculator for what? the role lineups?
sudden heron
Hmm would it be better to do x2.0 x2.0 x2.0 on a hard stage or x1.5 x2.0 x2.0 on a very hard?
stray ravine
you could do the math yourself, it's very simple...
lost cliff
depends on the stage too im p sure
sudden heron
How does the battle rally calc work to get 700 on very hard with x1.5 on all 3 units?
lost cliff
if we’re talking a10, vh gives 900 and hard gives 600
stray ravine
well of course, but that's just the base score difference, and it's the same in any area, not just particular to A10
Normal is 100, Hard is 200 and VH is 300
Lucky Area is a flat 600, basically look at the pins
it's still very simple and quick math
sudden heron
Might be doing the math wrong but the vh showing 1050 and the hard would be 800
daring tide
Dickhead
area 8 and im trying to get by w pikared/ss hau/ss blue
he keeps using that fuckin iron head
urban ledge
That battle seems to keep popping up and wall people
glass patrol
Head smash go brrr
zealous plover
I'm doing the ultimate battle versus anabell and i am struggling because Bulldoze keeps oneshotting SST Red. I'm doing NC Blue, SST Red, and May.
leaden wraith
what boosts do you have rn? i assum it's Anabel with 2 sync buffs or more
so Vigilance is mandatory
zealous plover
no boosts relating to the types im using. the shop was not kind to me
i do have vigilance on pikachu and on blue's grid
simple frost
Very Hard fight?
zealous plover
yup
simple frost
what about damage boost? anything of those?
cuz if none, that fight is impossible without a theme boost or 2.
leaden wraith
you are fighting an UB with 100% incrased on their stats, no wonder why
can you please show your shop?
zealous plover
cuz if none, that fight is impossible without a theme boost or 2.
ohh.
simple frost
you have weather change and aggressive stat debuff
the problem is, your bulk is lacking 😭
simple frost
what's that x5 on the left? also those initial DEF+4 and EVA+4 suck.
zealous plover
Poison
zealous plover
what's that x5 on the left? also those initial DEF+4 and EVA+4 suck.
I was trying my options
zealous plover
Yeahhhh i was desperate
leaden wraith
keep it in mind for future runs then, don't overspend to beat VH
zealous plover
Yeah
leaden wraith
or it turns out moving down to H nets in point loss rather than point gain
simple frost
I was trying my options <:LarryDead:1090014801654198383>
UBs have Piercing Gaze.
so evasion is really bad, even if you have units that have a damage multplier
its like, what 150 cost too? Def+4 iirc is 250 iirc.
zealous plover
Regigigas' sync is criting, im guessing he ignores vigilance?
How do I beat this then?
leaden wraith
you can't slot a Poison into your team?
zealous plover
oh yeah i could
leaden wraith
H difficulty is way easier than a normal UB, because the opponents get reduced stats
heavy fjord
Regigigas' sync is criting, im guessing he ignores vigilance?
Palmer's fight has piercing blows on all 3 enemies, yeah
zealous plover
ok finally finished this battle rally. thank you for the tips for future runs
tawny dagger
Can’t totally say what seed is yet, (Area 1 is Strike + Support), boosted units are Battle Facility Foe but I have the option to get Main Character. Since my roster of Battle Facility units is a little lacking should I go for that?
leaden wraith
MC is one of the best boosts, arguably the best
daring tide
since im still stuck on the roark fight, should i just reset?
polar fable
U cant reset
daring tide
i mean like start a new rally and give up on this one
daring tide
i have a few spares bc ive been lazy abt battle rally
ill just do the hard tho
daring tide
how often do we get passes anyway
leaden wraith
once per week
and completing BR gives you 300 gems, once per week
retiring does not give you gems
daring tide
ohhh
timid hound
Dont roast me but I am a non NYWallace haver so I gotta ask but fire field pairs set Sun right, not fire zone right
simple frost
yep
NY Wallace Field ssets sun, and SS Morty will be setting Sun with his Field EX Role upgrade
timid hound
Ok nice
daring tide
what the FUCK is this guys problem
leaden wraith
Sounds like Akari and Rei BC
You need to replace his zone and use physical attacks
daring tide
booo
then i have to switch out my ice team (nc red/irida/ss blue) for rei
oh whale i shall dew it
wait i need someone to replace zone
hmmm
daring tide
ughhhhk idk whos best to support rei
all my supports keep getting knocked out before my first sync
straight up ohkoed
leaden wraith
What are the role bonuses and your theme boosts?
daring tide
support and field
flying upgrade, paralyze power up, ice moves power up
leaden wraith
Can you show the shop please? You should try to bring pairs whose roles matching with the bonus ones
You also didnt bring any Flying pair, thats why you are easily one shotted
daring tide
Fucking diabolical but it worked
leaden wraith
Can you show the shop please? You should try to bring pairs whose roles matching...
If you want to get many points as possible, please take note of this
daring tide
gotcha
ok for the final area i may be a little fucked
my best units have all been used except for my fairy team but im going up against whatshername poison chick
leaden wraith
Oh you bought the apple cup
leaden wraith
Then its a free win
But do note that
Moving down to Hard difficulty gives you more points than clearing VH with cup
leaden wraith
You can't refund
normal python
Why'd you buy the Apple Cup?
leaden wraith
So just go ahead
daring tide
i didnt realize it lowered point output lol
whatever i can i do another rally after i finish this
mmmjdhj yummy apple cup <--brainless
leaden wraith
Yeah apple cup is fun and brainless option, but its not good if you want to exchange for all good rewards quickly
oak jolt
i didnt realize it lowered point output lol
500 points is a lot,it should be the very last resort
timid hound
It's only last resort if the only other alternative is to hit Easy with low role matches — Hard will get you more points 99.9% of the time (but you don't get the power trip Apple Cup gives you)
timid hound
i didnt realize it lowered point output lol
Lower as in you spent points to buy it just to be clear, same as buying anything from shop. Just making sure you don't think it applies a debuff on your medals or anything post-purchase haha
Like Ketsuban said 500 points is pretty steep
oak jolt
Clearing normal with standard 2.5x multiplier vs VH with apple cup gives the same final results, so if you can fit some double roles VH with apple is better than normal (but not hard)
timid hound
That's true at that point might as well do AC for the thrill of it but realistically the thought of being unable to even touch hard feels doomged 
somber prawn
NY Wallace Field ssets sun, and SS Morty will be setting Sun with his Field EX R...
hes getting field ex role?
simple frost
yep
plush anchor
Yeahhhh i was desperate
Instead of paying for everything else you coulda just go down a difficulty or Applecup if going down a difficulty was still difficult
oak jolt
Instead of paying for everything else you coulda just go down a difficulty or Ap...
I guess the real problem is that it bought useless and expensive boosts like crit shield and stats on entry
twilit chasm
Time to afk and wait for rika 
fair ember
read literally 1 message above
Yes
hybrid abyss
Aw HELL NAW
Kinda stuck as for what to do for A2. Should I attempt to pull Rika tomorrow considering I kinda want her already?
There's also the enigma of A10 role combo, which is very nasty as I don't have a good tech tank, especially an Alolan one (innate/starting boost)
I'm thinking about my tanky tech rolex choices of either SSSteven, 1/5 Elaine, or 2/5 NCCalem, but all of them are relatively frail for UBs
What the hell do I do
hybrid abyss
Wtf is this? Is it even worth atp?
A2 shop offer
holdup... idt any techs are actually viable as a tank in UBs
hybrid abyss
1/5 
which of my 3 tankier rolex units should I save for A10?
or should I just get A6 over with, or wait for Rika?
also, idk if the shop boosts currently available are actually any good for me
oak jolt
Last time i tanked with NC silver
twilit chasm
if your alola roster is that bad then sure
hybrid abyss
Last time i tanked with NC silver
On whom? Want to know to compare to AnniversaryMay’s bulk.
oh and could you remember the number of upgrades you had? May come in handy
gentle maple
Dumb question: obvious take right?
Yes because kanto has some of the most broken pairs
candid harness
I personally think we should remove the Trial Giver theme skill from the game is that too much to ask
(Got a battle rally start with trial giver again)
hybrid abyss
Kinda stuck as for what to do for A2. Should I attempt to pull Rika tomorrow con...
WHAT ROLEX SHOULD I SAVE AAAAAAAA
oak jolt
On whom? Want to know to compare to AnniversaryMay’s bulk.
Against Lucy, I had 1x Johto 1x speed 1x any stat down
hybrid abyss
I assume ShinyTyranitar, gauge management, Dewgong?
oak jolt
NC silver has good gauge management
hybrid abyss
what was the team?
oak jolt
Leon NC silver geeta
hybrid abyss
guess you don't need speed debuffs...?
oak jolt
Geeta can randomly debuff, but I think it had positive speed
Silver has some good tanking nodes on grid of you keep sandstorm
hybrid abyss
HE HAS 2 DAMAGE REDUCTION NODES 
hybrid abyss
Nvm ik what to do
simple frost
Time to afk and wait for rika <:CobalionSquint:727233291241127987>
oh i just noticed this, they added Rally Shop text wwww
lost cliff
I've never seen that background for anabel before
simple frost
iirc that should the one where you fight Ho-oh in Legendary Adventures
quiet apex
It shows up on Hard Mode.
Palmer was Very Hard this week and F--k him.
simple frost
not enough damage upgrades?
quiet apex
Have had bad luck with them this week.
Except Galar Upgrade which let CMarnie and DragaLeon have some fun.
leaden wraith
sounds like Pal Marnie / Pal Bea BC
muted sparrow
Our Grassy Terrain
severe bronze
ice guard time
leaden wraith
half cake:
severe bronze
purple is rival boost? 
leaden wraith
seems so
leaden wraith
no half cake or guard chocolat?
leaden wraith
go for it then
simple frost
Ohh that opp stat downs noice o.o
And is that ultra jelly?
Def for ultra jelly o/
muted sparrow
Ohh that opp stat downs noice o.o
Yeah, that is so good
I took it very early (Area 1)
simple frost
Managed to clear Thorton?
simple frost
Kewl
stiff flume
One of the worst pattern for me
I even did better with sprintfield on A10
And got Villain theme, until area9 when sinnoh popped up
A10 is argenta, so at this point I think I the possibilities are:
Buy another villain upgrase and clear with ncBlue Silver and 1/5Maxie
Or buy Sinnoh and clear with ncBlue ncSilver 4/5 Cynthia
What a boring choice
daring tide
my three best fairy units keep getting obliterated by him
UGHHH and the bonus is for Sinnoh so i GUESS i have to switch out one of them for a sinnoh unit
leaden wraith
as a reminder, always try to use pairs matching roles with the bonus, and use at least a boosted pair in your team
daring tide
fuck dragon rush
bwaaah i know v_v
ig ill tack on irida in place of penny
shell get a bonus bc shes tech
leaden wraith
Penny doesn't make sense there
daring tide
i know i just like them to match
all fairy...
leaden wraith
even she is ontype, that doesn't even make sense either
that mindset is not good if you want to get many points as possible
please try to change your mind
daring tide
yea im putting irida in her place
although maybe i should pick someone else
has to be a sinnoh unit for buff
daring tide
ss gladion and ss mina
leaden wraith
SS Mina is not a tech or sprint, please replace her
daring tide
well yeah but shes a very good support
but in the name of points....
daring tide
i just dont want to get obliterated again
i see
leaden wraith
i'm pretty sure Irida tanks decently well
daring tide
ill give her a shot then but i still need one more unit...
might just say fuck it and put nc red on there to pair with irida
his ex is tech
leaden wraith
does tech / strike combo appear later?
daring tide
lemme see
leaden wraith
if it does, save Red for that
daring tide
that particular combo? No
leaden wraith
can you send your full seed?
daring tide
do i just screenshot
leaden wraith
yes, take screenshot of your full seed at battle rally menu on pomatools
daring tide
oh i did not know that was a thing
do you have a link
twilit chasm
Time to afk and wait for rika <:CobalionSquint:727233291241127987>
And then i realize diantha counters her
timid hound
I've actually been using type guard cookies a lot since Rally too
They're very useful
daring tide
ok well that dragon rush will not stop ohko'ing me ffs
leaden wraith
does the stage have Fairy and Fire weaknesses?
and who is the third besides Irida and SS Gladion
daring tide
too late i already managed to beat it
buuuuut irida got killed in the process
got a lotta points thooo
i used nc red
daring tide
ok but now i gotta figure out how to proceed
ss mina, penny, and irida are all Out
and i wanna keep using nc red and gladion, for this battle at least
weakness is to electric tho
bonus is strike and support
simple frost
you in A10 now? o.o
daring tide
nope a6
leaden wraith
Do you have any Strike Support EXR?
Also who is the opponent? Telling us the Electric weakness doesn't provide enough context
daring tide
ok penny is support/strike but i cant use her
zamn
leaden wraith
Well that's unfortunate
Lesson learned, always plan your EXR out first
So a Sinnoh support + Red and/or Gladion then
simple frost
do you know what your A10 Role Bonus are?
leaden wraith
If the team can fulfill both's needs, replace either of them
leaden wraith
Aaron doesn't help NC Red or Gladion
So you need a support to help them alongside Aaron
daring tide
but then one of them is out for good...
twilit chasm
After i used nc blue at a3 already?! ☠️ ☠️ ☠️
simple frost
After i used nc blue at a3 already?! ☠️ ☠️ ☠️
Might as well. what'ss your A10 bonuses?
twilit chasm
Sup + sprint
simple frost
time to 3x Strike/Support 🙂
daring tide
this is taking too much mental effort....
i just wanna cheese the whole thing w pikared
and plan out the next one better
twilit chasm
Battle rally challenges your team management yea
Dont mind to buy things from rally shop. It makes the game fun.
timid hound
Some people like it, but it can be taxing haha
I guess thats why the JP players received it poorly
twilit chasm
Honestly i think they should change 300 weekly gems to 1200 monthly gems so that people wont feel rush themselves
Or maybe makes the stages easier
timid hound
I think that'd be an excellent change
It means I can wait for SSMorty Rolex and others'
simple frost
teh stages can be easy, but even then, sometimes you get hit by that BC that's just.... No.
And you don't have the boost for it.
twilit chasm
They literally just throw a lot of ebe, cs, ub into rally but didnt expect how hard it is when we have to rely on randomize
timid hound
It's all fun and games until it's annoying passives like SEx2, WEx2, or even TS
simple frost
at least most of the BCs can be like "Can i flinch lock this?"
twilit chasm
Ub at a10 is just ridiculous
timid hound
simple frost
UB is a given. no shame on dropping from VH to Hard at all.
like you didnt get proper theme boosts, or your damage is lacking.
thankfully i haven't dropped to VH to Normal... yet. >_>;
twilit chasm
But i want points!!! 
simple frost
itss basically a balancing act with pointss and your sanity
timid hound
Screw you old man!
twilit chasm
Honestly a10 is the most troublematic since they require a lot of gimmicks that you have to save without knowing which bs is waiting for you
timid hound
Not a lot, but they demand very specific methods of playing
You can't brute force A10 except maybe Apple Cup
Disclaimer: I've never bought Apple Cup
twilit chasm
After i used nc blue at a3 already?! ☠️ ☠️ ☠️
Anw cant really complain much when it means i can save a stage not to use unit having this shitty theme skill while keeping both rosa and paulo for a10 bonus 
Rip anabel at a10
simple frost
what'ss your role bonus?
4 damage upgrades, seemss liek you can do it.. Black should be Battle Facility Foe?
simple frost
need a good debuffer though.
twilit chasm
Paulo bmove can debuff
twilit chasm
simple frost
how much debuff can he do though?
i know NC Rosa can debuff as long as your opponent is confused
timid hound
i know NC Rosa can debuff as long as your opponent is confused
Not enough
You'll be outpaced
I didn't even know Paulo can debuff
Interesting
twilit chasm
Wait he cant
timid hound
In fact his only debuff is 5/5 on Accelerock that's like DC2
Yeah I think you're confused
He's not a debuffer 
simple frost
Wait he cant
aight letsee your Battle Facility Foes hrm
twilit chasm
Just ingo and evelyn left
timid hound
Oh dear
simple frost
whaat about Support / Support EX Role?
simple frost
o.o
timid hound
Bruh..m