YEP!
#Tai's Kalos Klears (feat. others)
mint aspen
pine iron
not the fire type too 
mint aspen
would have been REAL USEFUL for this event if he'd decided to arrive one more time!!!
pine iron
fire type *support, one of 6
teal ridge
Can't believe I got 3/5 kiawe before you...
devout canyon
i still didn’t ex kiawe for this event, my man cannot tank
hack the game and cake serena early instead
devout canyon
for legal purposes this a joke
pine iron
Man's so frail
the lack of any defensive buffs whatsoever really hurt
devout canyon
tai would be done with this godfosaken event if they’d just given evelyn her ex
hazy lake
Exactly; the ONE regularly accessible fire support that buffs both defenses (Marley’s Friendly Shield does not buff special defense IIRC) and she still can’t tank well
mint aspen
tai would be done with this godfosaken event if they’d just given evelyn her ex
I'm not even screaming and crying I'm lying down and silently sobbing
snow plank
dw next anni we'll get the 4th sister and all of them will get their ex
rough cypress
How is your Kiawe not 3/5 
Tai out here running 3* eggs on a HP remaining points scaling event
jovial bison
I also used her there
Do you think it’s possible to get more points out of that clear?
jovial bison
For at least a x2 multiplier
I already got 180k I did a really high point clear with Serena and Ethan
pine iron
ah okay 
mint aspen
Tai out here running 3* eggs on a HP remaining points scaling event
I didn't know about the HP scaling 
main arch
Goodluck Tai 
mint aspen
goddammit I looked up Kiawe's 3/5 grid out of curiosity and you're telling me he gets ENDURANCE?
fire types. my beloathed
covert prawn
Yeah, Chezei told me that
rough cypress
Endurance and super potions, the only way my clear worked
mint aspen
marble rock
Kiawe's Endurance is necessary for the higher end clears
mint aspen
can we skip to Grass HSE already I can definitely 180k that one
marble rock
What about Psychic HS? 
mint aspen
no psychic limiteds except a random LuSSa I yolo'd for and got
Kalos HSE next please!!
marble rock
You have Calem and Olympia! You'd be fine 
Tbh I'm hoping for Ghost after Grass because I don't want to have to invest in more Psychic types 
covert prawn
can we skip to Grass HSE already I can definitely 180k that one
That’s the one where I’ll get only 180k
mint aspen
Still at it besties 
SS Korrina bullies tf out of Kiawe but the points just aren't there
mint aspen
https://discord.com/channels/583120259708616715/1010275375730925638/117308138276...
Also, pinning my tierlist here so I don't lose it
atomic horizon
For a moment there I thought you got top 2k in HS and I was like holy shit Tai overshot
rough cypress
Surprised you're not going a bit higher on the Flint stage. Marley has team fire guard?
mint aspen
I'm working on Kiawe atm but will probably try to push all of them a bit higher, yeah
rough cypress
Just push one hard bestie 
mint aspen
Pushing pushing pushing....at 166k rn
I've decided I'll be happy if I can cross 168k...that's all the rewards bar 2
Playing with the Chili clear, trying to find the sweet spot between a high strength number and a good amount of HP remaining
mint aspen
Which happens to be the problem with the Flint clear 
Zerena can push into the 350+s but with no debuffs at all and a battle conclusion with f all health remaining, the score is low
urgh
mint aspen
😭 you can do it.......
Thank you bestie I'm trying my best 😭
teal ridge
you really have very few fire debuffers huh 
is cerena and kiawe on the same team redundant since they both debuff?
kiawe has unfortuitous
marble rock
And Shadow Bone
marble rock
Pushing pushing pushing....at 166k rn
you're doing great!
mint aspen
kiawe has unfortuitous
Are you sure that's not at 3/5
Mine is 2/5
Aaaand it is at 3/5
Man
mint aspen
They really out here punishing CLeaf skippers
marble rock
Do you have any Alola tickets?
mint aspen
(No regrets though )
mint aspen
Do you have any Alola tickets?
Nope
marble rock
They really out here punishing CLeaf skippers
And trying to push people to pull SS Morty
Oof
mint aspen
Nice try, he's still a skip
marble rock
mint aspen
Although I have had a few unhinged thoughts about doing a multi on that banner to see if Kiawe comes home
marble rock
mint aspen
But we are NOT spending 3k minimum for nothing other than pride!!
marble rock
You'd probably get Morty or May to 3/5 before Kiawe tbh
marble rock
At least that'd give you a limited Fire pair
mint aspen
Y'all: Tai maybe you should pull a decent fire limited
Me: NO
Also me: why can't I do this Fire HSE event
All my problems are self-inflicted besties, dw
marble rock
She might be good to put in against Kiawe so you can move Blaine to Flannery 
mint aspen
I don't want to touch the Flannery battle, I'm happy with that score
But why SSR against Kiawe
marble rock
Because Kiawe is Ghost weak and she'd give you extra debuffs
I know people were speculating about her before the event started
marble rock
marble rock
She'd probably do better than a sunless Ethan
True, just make sure the sun runs out before Blaine's sync
pine iron
Which happens to be the problem with the Flint clear <:VolknerDed:63791947393164...
I'm sure you're aware but just double checking, do you Shadow Bone with Kiawe relatively early?
Or get lucky with a defense drop on Chili with Cerena
Cos if not he's got Defense Up: Moves ⬆️ or something so he hits really hard
teal ridge
Although I have had a few unhinged thoughts about doing a multi on that banner t...
Tai...
yeah, at the very least shadow bone can debuff so he can go to a debuffless team?
teal ridge
All my problems are self-inflicted besties, dw
nah but this clearly shows how restrictive HS can be even for veterans
like it's not your fault fire limiteds aren't any faves of yours so you're not inclined to pull
marble rock
Smh how dare you not have more faves
pine iron
This one is especially restricting in the support department, there is literally just SS Morty who is worth mentioning
pine iron
teal ridge
said Torchic is paired with the best fire debuffer in this game, yeah sure
marble rock
mint aspen
Cos if not he's got Defense Up: Moves ⬆️ or something so he hits really hard
I did not know that....SB only has a 20% chance though, it's rough
mint aspen
like it's not your fault fire limiteds aren't any faves of yours so you're not i...
SO TRUE 
marble rock
I did not know that....SB only has a 20% chance though, it's rough
Doesn't he have OAR? Or is that a grid thing
spring tapir
Yeah, he has a 100% def debuff rate at base
pine iron
Pushing pushing pushing....at 166k rn
Also I don't see Hilda in this she's such a great unit for this event
spring tapir
Although I have had a few unhinged thoughts about doing a multi on that banner t...
You could use alola tickets
marble rock
He doesn't have any
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spring tapir
That 15 way split is rough
mint aspen
Also I don't see Hilda in this <:PrycePain:971377771987206154> she's such a grea...
For which stages? At this point I'm willing to EX her
mint aspen
~~You could use alola tickets~~
Do y'all really think I wouldn't have thought of this
marble rock
For which stages? At this point I'm willing to EX her
She'd definitely be better than L Calem vs Chili
pine iron
yea
mint aspen
Yeah, he has a 100% def debuff rate at base
NAUR HE DOES???
mint aspen
She'd definitely be better than L Calem vs Chili
He's just there to burn, Cerena is doing the work
marble rock
Hilda can heal tho
mint aspen
If Hilda can replace one of my non-Fire limiteds then I'll happily include her
mint aspen
Hilda can heal tho
So can Kiawe, I'd rather use her elsewhere in a team with no healing abilities
marble rock
True, I forgot about Kiawe's Potion you could maybe use her against Blaine? I'm less sure about that, but Irida can put in work with the flinches
mint aspen
I was thinking that
But SSDia -6 the entire enemy team defence
How do I replicate those debuffs
marble rock
Maybe put Serena there and SSR onto Kiawe? I don't know if that'll have that many more points though honestly
mint aspen
Yeah, that's the issue
But this is all good advice, I appreciate it!! Will be using SB with my Kiawe now....
marble rock
you can do it!!
spring tapir
Do y'all really think I wouldn't have thought of this
I refused to for a long time cuz of the awful rate
teal ridge
NAUR HE DOES???
plus reading command
mint aspen
atomic horizon
Yeah, he has a 100% def debuff rate at base
Today I learned Kiawe debuff
pine iron
Have you not Zeen his kit smh?
pine iron
marble rock
mint aspen
Ughhhh I just KNOW my Chili score would be even better if I had 3/5 Kiawe and his U4 but!! It's not too bad
rough cypress
What a Flanery score!!!
mint aspen
With my one reliable Fire attacker 
( 😭 )
bitter reef
Tai ik you can do it
sonic flame
nice progress Tai!!
mint aspen
only 2 more reward tiers but idk besties
i do have some ideas i want to try and MAYBE I can get the blue feathers, but ain't no way i'm reaching that gold coin/180k
sonic flame
there might be some things to improve here and there
for example did you burn on all/most stages at least once?
do you manage to have enough hp for the points?
do you use debuffs?
the small 1000 points get multiplied and they do make a diff in the end so it's easy to forget them
mint aspen
i've been Big Focused on burn and MC, yeah
debuffs I could definitely improve (the Zerena clear has like. 0 it's tragic)
sonic flame
i'm looking at that Chili clear and thinking to myself this is the fated day where you have to EX Kiawe for the sync supp lol
mint aspen
but Cerena needs to nuke 😭 no time for support sync!!
and i'm far too mad at Kiawe for shafting me to EX him 
3/5 or bust!!
sonic flame
any grid that has Endurance is a must
mint aspen
which he gets.....at 3/5
sonic flame
Endurance is key in this game mode
mint aspen
sonic flame
there's a fire 2k paid select for spotlights wait déjà vu much
mint aspen
lmaooooo i don't want a couple of feathers and a coin quite THAT much
mint aspen
I do, yes
sonic flame
i wonder if he could be slotted anywhere hmm
mint aspen
i'd probably lean more to Hilda unless there's something I'm missing about Bluecanine
if I have to add someone new, I mean
mint aspen
mine isn't EX but I'm willing to do it if it helps
someone also mentioned SSRC could be a good choice? i haven't looked into it yet
sonic flame
what STR are all these at?
sonic flame
i think Kiawe is your best chance to upgrade the score
he's like one of the easiest afaik
and 30k on triple fire compared to Flannery is lowish
so we should work on that one imo
mint aspen
Yeah I'm so bemused by that score
it's Serena, Torchic and Blaine and they just aren't delivering
unfortunately Hilda is of no use on that stage
sonic flame
yeah and neither is Bluecanine
mint aspen
yeah it's really just Serena, unfortunately
there's also like 0 debuffs in that team, at least with Torchic and Blaine
mint aspen
I was thinking that, tbh
that or taking out Torchic and putting in some OP support like Penny
or trying SSRC
so many options...
sonic flame
yeah but the score would still be around 30k
mint aspen
that's the depressing part
sonic flame
could be a diff in HP
sonic flame
welp the idea i had is just not working
i put mg2 and mg4 on Serena and debuffed his spdef so he doesn't get his multipliers, but even then he still oneshots my Blaine who is 4*
and put Blaine as the sync nuke since my Serena isn't EX, but i'm almost convinced he syncs harder anyway at that point
mint aspen
thank you for trying Dreamy I appreciate it
sonic flame
i tried with SSAC as well, it's more doable but you have to like double the STR, at which point the sides are an issue and dps isn't there
devout canyon
crossing my fingers tina shows up for you
atomic horizon
I believe bestie
devout canyon
i wonder if flannery could go higher with ethan over fuecoco
mint aspen
fuecoco is giving Silver sun and buffs, Ethan can't deliver either sadly
(he's actually not too bad defensively, though, I discovered)
sonic flame
tbf Silver can set his own sun and sync dmg doesn't matter, plus he has berserk on TM to get +3 crit & +6 atk
Ethan can wear down sides with eruption
devout canyon
yeah i was going to say
you dont have to grid silver's sync tiles so he can self buff
theyll both be hitting in sun for all of their moves, itll just run out at sync
which doesnt matter on that stage
sonic flame
i can give it a shot too before you commit
mint aspen
what is ethan bringing to the table though, other than a bit more surviveability?
devout canyon
dps
sonic flame
yeah his dps on this stage was really nice
devout canyon
he frees up having to focus down the sides so silver can just keep hammering mid
sonic flame
how much str was your run
teal ridge
Grid Ethan for TM MPR and use it as often as possible for the HP scaling too
teal ridge
Serena has mind games in grind
she also has stat leech! a very good debuffer 
sonic flame
gotta watch out because Ethan gets hit for weakness by Flannery's sync
dmg guard saves him the first time, but still that takes a huge hit on his dps
mint aspen
how much str was your run
210
sonic flame
yeah honestly idt you're gonna want to deal with this
i'm trying 300 STR and not only do you want the rng on both TMs for Silver and Ethan but then Evelyn is kinda frail against their moves too and will die most times to first sync and Ethan's DPS is nuked down after first sync as well. And finally the gauge is pathetic you can't triple queue after first cycle.
sonic flame
pine iron
Hey you got super close 
pine iron
With NO fire limiteds
pine iron
That's impressive
sonic flame
HS is detestable
mint aspen
i'm trying 300 STR and not only do you want the rng on both TMs for Silver and E...
yeah sadly evelyn's innate RB4 is a QQ killer
pine iron
No EX, no QuadQueue, Evelyn really just out here self sabotaging
sonic flame
it's shameful that they couldn't unlock her EX for this event in particular when she's one of the rare accessible fire supports
it goes to show how idiotic they are with their planning
mint aspen
seriously I don't understand why they didn't give her EX for this event like come ON
pine iron
Or not just give them EX's to begin with 
mint aspen
the fact that we have to earn 10000 BP points to earn a pair that cannot even EX is just so goddamn ridiculous
pine iron
fr
devout canyon
you got really high up there with minimal resources tai, nice work
mint aspen
thanks cami 
i'm happy with that
mint aspen
In other news
this week was so much more kind to me 
Not too much to say about all of these since they're pretty self-explanatory; wanted to use SS Korrina for the half-sync stage, she nuked Agatha right off the field (which is what I would expect with Chalem's buffs and Blemont's debuffs!)
None of these stages were particularly difficult but I did notice a bit more...bite, I suppose? From them
This is going to get less and less fun as we move into the harder CSs
sonic flame
i truly hope mix gives me SS Korrina and Lyss, they seem very fun
my beloveds
pine iron
i truly hope mix gives me SS Korrina and Lyss, they seem very fun
Two of my most wanted ones too
mint aspen
crazy how SS Korrina has never had a free rerun
pine iron
In other news
Where is the Penny Diantha Wally team 
mint aspen
see thread title 
pine iron
mint aspen
bitter reef
Remember when the first Kalos aoe crit buffer was SS Korrina? Bad times
teal ridge
now fuck this event
say it louder
sonic flame
FUCK THIS EVENT
mint aspen
snow plank
fuck hs
all my homies hate hs
bitter reef
Waiting for Arch, rancer or Chezei to reach with 
pine iron
Arch, Rancer and Chezei they will come through 
sonic flame
until you're hit with a HS you lack the roster for
teal ridge
usually it's every other month but now...
idk, every 3 months?
LG, HS, dead month, repeat? not sure actually
teal ridge
until you're hit with a HS you lack the roster for <:TabithaHehe:998042781375275...
chezei will never experience this
atomic horizon
I wish the no heals parameter doesn't exist
spring tapir
LG, HS, dead month, repeat? not sure actually
Weird way to say every month is a dead month 
covert prawn
Where am I hearing this HS slander I won’t get 300k points this time but it’s still miles (or even kilometres) better than LG
snow plank
chezei will never experience this
Poison ? Ground ? Fighting ?
marble rock
chezei will never experience this
Some of them would be a struggle even for me 
I may have every pair for some types like Dark and Bug, but that doesn't help when they have 5 supports or fewer
teal ridge
Poison ? Ground ? Fighting ? <:MinaBreak:1103286730762760302>
If chezei has trouble with this then 90% of the people in this server will also have trouble
mint aspen
Roster update
It's been just over a year, so
The glow-up! 😭 the Kalos roster was TRAGIC when I started this
marble rock
marble rock
5/5 chatelaines when
mint aspen
5/5 required - Calem, all Chatelaines
Cake required - frogs
That's all the work I need to do
😌
spring tapir
You should pull sshau to boost valerie
mint aspen
I have Penny for that
atomic horizon
Roster update
Jesus the amount of dedication
You're a trooper to dedicate so much into this
marble rock
Scroll up and you can see some <:TabithaHehe:998042781375275158>
Confirmation from staff that we can post our rosters in our threads
spring tapir
I have Penny for that <:DianthaSmile:637919666366316544>
Penny only gives rebuffs and smun, while hau gives zone and smun
mint aspen
Thank you bestie they all deserve it!
mint aspen
Penny only gives rebuffs and smun, while hau gives zone and smun
I have SS Wally for that
spring tapir
For SMUN
mint aspen
Close enough
marble rock
Tai only has like a billion gems, he doesn't have enough to pull for Hau
covert prawn
Gem flex
mint aspen
marble rock
Bestie I've never been above a full pity
mint aspen
You can't MAX like I do if you don't hoard an insane amount of resources
But I'm a massive weirdo 
So don't be like me, have fun how you have fun!!
marble rock
covert prawn
No favs life fun
marble rock
When I post my faves tomorrow I need your help in learning how to save
mint aspen
Hit me up in #1010275375730925638 and I will 
covert prawn
Chezei in gem zen 
main arch
Roster update
I will follow your footsteps for Dana, just need 1 more support coin
spring tapir
But I'm a massive weirdo <:whitneyheart:1051094218543743006>
And because #main-plaza message
mint aspen
covert prawn
2022 receipts
spring tapir
It’s been a while since i’ve last used that quote 
mint aspen
Another very kind week this time, Wikstrom annihilated Lance first try
R2 was lol, R3 was lol [2], R4 was....when your best support is yourself + Drasna was there to activate Sycasaur's innate Toxic Power 3 with her poison, R5 was lol [3]
jovial bison
Wikstrom goated
rough cypress
Sycamore sweep
pine iron
Sycamore looks a little different with his Dragalge there
mint aspen
Now that you mention they do look similar. Excellent vibes
pine iron
At least you're set for the Fire HSE rerun!
mint aspen
rough cypress
marble rock
Nah you made it past the Fire HS, that's all you need
marble rock
atomic horizon
Kiawe was so impressed to see you struggle in Fire HS and he simply had to come to you.
mint aspen
Sorry y'all, I really shouldn't have posted that here - this ain't for pulls
especially not non-Kalos ones now we will soon be back to my beautiful Kalos Klears
spring tapir
Woah Tai actually used only Kalos
mint aspen
opaque geyser
doesn't he always try to
rough cypress
~~doesn't he always try to~~
There were dark times when I had to step in
mint aspen
especially not non-Kalos ones <:CalemRelieved:641357875637387284> now we will so...
WHAT ARE THESE REACTIONS
mint aspen
not using Kalos units is unnatural. i hated it. everything was so easy
anyway there's a bug weak stage this week so i need to build up the strength to attempt it
atomic horizon
Viola gaming!!!!
mint aspen
Nice
Trying a new theme for this one
ughghghghhhh but i might not have the supports for it dammit
mint aspen
can one of y'all please call the police, someone has stolen Helena's damage
teal ridge
i can't recognize Tai with his new profile pic
opaque geyser
He’s in his Wikstrom era now
mint aspen
It gives my comments a new flavour I think
chilly nimbus
Congrats Tai on Holiday Sycamore! Are you going to use him to beat up CS immediately after getting him?
mint aspen
He won't be doing any beating up but I will definitely be using him!
atomic horizon
Sycamore and Ramos duo so true
chilly nimbus
He won't be doing any beating up but I will definitely be using him!
I'm sure you can make razor leaf dps possible 
sonic flame
whisper
chilly nimbus
The Impossible Dream (Ramos and Sycamore) Made Possible
teal ridge
<:BarryPogChamp:718173426199560315> LG TRYHARDING TIME
We got him, boys
Tai will roll up to that LG solo sheet with 5/5 EXR Wycamore
marble rock
Wycamore 😭
mint aspen
<:BarryPogChamp:718173426199560315> LG TRYHARDING TIME
YOU CANNOT BAN ME FOR BEING RIGHT
mint aspen
Tai will roll up to that LG solo sheet with 5/5 EXR Wycamore
The cake is already ready
teal ridge
Whoooo
marble rock
The LG propaganda is affecting the staff. We need to hold an intervention
covert prawn
Wycamore 😭
not the worst nickname i've ever heard lately for pomas units 
hazy lake
not the worst nickname i've ever heard lately for pomas units <:SycamorePanic:81...
and what would that be?
covert prawn
i think it was with fall roxanne lol 
marble rock
Goatamore
covert prawn
looking forward to your Holimoregoat clears
and in grass HS, since he's kinda made for that...
chilly nimbus
IDK why but Holimore really reminds me of HoliJasmine without the defensive masterminding
hazy lake
somehow Mr. Christmas Tree doesn’t tempt me in terms of Grass HS because I already have actual supports (offensive & defensive) in that type
marble rock
But he can tank while Lyra nukes 
chilly nimbus
I know his curls are combed
but it looks like the side render of his head got poorly cut via adobe photoshop
teal ridge
Tai will you tryhard Grass HS?
chilly nimbus
well it's gonna go better than fire
marble rock
I don't know how good SS Lyra is gonna be honestly. They're all bound to have Resilience
mint aspen
Good
teal ridge
I don't know how good SS Lyra is gonna be honestly. They're all bound to have Re...
She has debuffs at least
mint aspen
Anyway. I will get back on my CSMM clear tonight
chilly nimbus
I don't know how good SS Lyra is gonna be honestly. They're all bound to have Re...
most stages even outside of hyper-challenges are giving stages immunity
marble rock
Anyway. I will get back on my CSMM clear tonight
Save it for Sunday for Chezei theme
marble rock
mint aspen
SYCAGOAT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR THIS NEXT CLEAR I'M TRYING 
DAMMIT
spare frost
I'm back again
After taking a break from the game
It brings me back because of Kalos content
mint aspen
Can you guys guess my theme for this week? 
I had a look at the weaknesses and said fuck it, 15K LOWER TIER DAMAGE DEALERS TIME! Would you believe I wasn't going to stick with this theme bc Bug didn't have a lower-tier DD...and then datamine happened 😭 so we ball!! I'm super proud of myself for this bc a few of these clears were super damn challenging (Blue and Agatha in particular)
So basically:
- R1 FIGHTING-WEAK: SC Diantha -> Base Korrina
- R2 GHOST-WEAK: SS Korrina -> Helena
- R3 DRAGON-WEAK: SS Serena -> Drasna
- R4 WATER-WEAK: NC Serena and SS Lysandre -> Siebold and Wiebold
- R5 BUG-WEAK: ViViola -> Base Viola
R1 - this was actually a 1-attempt, which was nice! I probably went too hard on the supports but Korrina was the only physical clear so she got both SC Shauna for crit/debuff shenanigans and Blemont for the defence debuffs. Probably could have switched in a less OP tank and saved SC Shauna for later but it all worked out.
R2 - a rough one; Helena's sync is tricky to set up (she wants both paralysed opponents and Spdef debuffs), so I sent in PalRena to get the paralysis done for her. Originally tried to use Kali but the damage output was just too low to clear 3k without a support EX boost, so Helena stole the best SpAtk buffer from all the others 
video up above of the final moments, which were very satisfying bc Agatha hit like a truck!
R3 - out of all five clears I knew this would be the easiest 
she's so self-sufficient that I didn't need to be picky with her teammates; Nita's buffs were useless for the next two stages so she got to tank, and Valerie is serving with that EX so she got to sightsee and just look cute! The last 1-attempt clear of this week....
R4 - I was benching two meta DDs for this one, so I replaced them with two lower-tier DDs! I've always wanted to do a double Siebold clear and this actually wasn't as tough as I expected it to be; if you can get Basebold's SpAtk and Crit maxed his sync hits incredbly hard, with the bonus of being AOE. Definitely nerfed myself by putting in Evelyn (who offers no offensive or crit buffs), but it turned out to be the right decision because....
R5 - ....this stage, my GOD...I was DETERMINED to clear this with Viola as the only DD; initially used Kali instead of Dana but I had to sacrifice maxed SpAtk for maxed SpDef to even survive the stage; this involved shifting parameters, modifying Chalem's grid (he already has 3 different presets and I need to make a FOURTH just for this clear), and giving Viola WW3 for her LS but WE DID IT!!!!
bitter reef
Wall of text
mint aspen
+reading
fickle vortexBOT
sonic flame
theme seems like Kalos only
is there really another one?
mint aspen
It's literally in the text
sonic flame
oh ok i see
i was confused because i got stuck on the "so basically" paragraph and tried to understand what Helena and Korrina had in common
then i backread the lower damage tier lol
very nice
atomic horizon
Quick question
How the hell did Viola make it through all that hell in 3k
That's honestly impressive 😭
mint aspen
How the hell did Viola make it through all that hell in 3k
it took. a Lot of resets,
sonic flame
Viola is not that bad tbh
well
i mean i ran Viola off type with SS Kris before, her nuke under rain can be salvaged
i can only imagine how satisfying it is with the Kalos master passive and SEUN, makes me wanna try
mint aspen
yeah it's a shame that she only has one multiplier for her sync but she can clear, it's just hard work
shame Calem's Master Passive can't help her offense at all
hazy lake
Siebold (Clawitzer) is based tbh; I EXed him for a Kalos VA battle challenge and got way more mileage from it than I ever expected to
covert prawn
Oui love to see it
chilly nimbus
The duality of man 
mint aspen
Y'all maybe take this convo elsewhere next time
I'd rather keep this focused on my clears
mint aspen
Siebold (Clawitzer) is based tbh; I EXed him for a Kalos VA battle challenge and...
Yeah he's surprisingly great for a 4* gen pool tbh; DPS isn't great but the sync is excellent and makes up for it imo
Plus the fact that he can max his crit and spatk is v handy for things like LG
chilly nimbus
Hey Tai I had a question for you since you use Kalos pairs practically every day
Do you use Spiky Shield on Shauna that often?
mint aspen
Nah, it fucks up sync countdown too much
mint aspen
I'll use it if it's a low-tier stage that I know I'm going to sweep but if the stakes are high it's too gimmicky
chilly nimbus
I just got her 3/5 today, I’m wondering if an EX really makes her that much better
mint aspen
Depends if you plan to use her, honestly - she's a handy little gen pool unit with the atk and crit buffing, EX will help her tank
Plus she'll be useful for Grass HSE if you want to try and get a decent score there
chilly nimbus
I was wondering if you’ve tried spiky shield meme dps tbh
covert prawn
Has Tai ever done the sycamore solo in CS?
mint aspen
Nope, I have very little patience for solos
But I might change that since I want to tryhard the next LG
mint aspen
I was wondering if you’ve tried spiky shield meme dps tbh
More like spiky shield nuke - yes it's possible but like you said, memey af
chilly nimbus
It doesn’t seem worth it other than at very low hp
mint aspen
I took a little video of the very stressful last moments of the Viola clear
In which I ignore her sync in favour of AOEing 😭
The perma-field came in clutch here, idk if this would have been possible without the rain staying up
mint aspen
Can't wait to try the double Viola soooooon 
Those funky debuffs are gunna be so fun
These winter units are so insanely made for me and my clears cannot believe this
marble rock
I'm looking forward to seeing them in action! and hopefully getting them
chilly nimbus
where did the damage guard come from?
mint aspen
Dana's TM
mint aspen
I'm looking forward to seeing them in action! ~~and hopefully getting them~~ <:S...
Good luck to both of us!
(I don't need luck, I will whale save gems 
)
chilly nimbus
the dedication to all kalos is unreal
and you've been awarded with bug zone for viola
mint aspen
Ye it should make Bug-weak far less stressful for me
LG will be using my full roster though
chilly nimbus
what's your favourite non-kalos unit
mint aspen
That....is a great question, wow
In terms of design and lore, SSRC and CyruSS
Having them in matching Goth outfits made me deliriously happy as an old-school Sinnoh lover
In terms of usage....I think Adaman
He's just so insanely stupid
I'm considering 3/5ing him for Grass HSE, especially since I doubt Kalos will get anything new for at least a few months minimum
chilly nimbus
Aren't you a Cynthia fan? that would make sense
also SS Cyrus is probably the most effort this game has shoved into a SS's backstory
mint aspen
Cynthia is my favourite character in this entire franchise, yes 
Sycamore is #2
teal ridge
But I might change that since I want to tryhard the next LG
you should try Sycamore soloing bulu or entei!
bulu needs stoic though, so if yours has vigilance, just solo entei
mint aspen
I was gunna head into the LG thread and ask for some advice on solos
We are TRYHARDING
mint aspen
It's too late for me y'all they got me
I managed 50 in the last LG now that's my minimum RUN
atomic horizon
I probably won't be bothering as much this time around. Maybe.
So I'll wish you luck.
That or I'll have an exceptionally empty day at work and I'll go tryhard like I did last time.
chilly nimbus
goodness y'all thinking of 50 and I can barely scratch 10 
teal ridge
I managed 50 in the last LG now that's my minimum <:EusineWhy:793553619844595733...
i'm so proud of you
hazy lake
My Sycamore still has DC2 from Vigilance and I am too lazy to change it I think
wait forgot to reply
pine iron
I see a Calem KO there 
not Wikstrom
mint aspen
Calem helped too
Man I cannot believe I rolled a Skill Pin with Unscathed 5% on it
5% boost to offence when the unit is at full health I mean come ON
teal ridge
Me with endurance on entry
marble rock
it's so bad on almost every stage
marble rock
Half HP sucks unless you have solid healing and can't nuke fast enough with too high of enemy HP
mint aspen
Yeah there's no way in hell I could touch that param with some of my clears
Unscathed works very well for me
Poor Wikstrom only has like 2HP he cannot lose half of it
marble rock
I seem to get every single Swift, Hyper Voice, Heat Wave etc when I try to use Unscathed
mint aspen
Yeah it's good for loading up the offence at the start, before the sides get on their AOE bullshit
teal ridge
i've been using half ally HP more and more ever since 3k was a thing
still don't use it if I'm tanking with Hilbert though
spring tapir
KINGSTROM AT IT AGAIN FOR 3K
Since runner’s not hear rn I’ll emulate him
Grr star head or something
mint aspen
just wait until he gets a variety alt
pine iron
Half HP sucks unless you have solid healing ~~and can't nuke fast enough with to...
Um skill issue
atomic horizon
Star head or something 😭
pine iron
Half HP my beloved, never doing a clear w/out it again unless I've got SS Silver or something
marble rock
Next OP unit gonna have HP Advantage 90 or something
pine iron
Skip
marble rock
But what if it's Korrina
pine iron
SO TRUE
marble rock
Her and Shauna for Palentines pls
This for real
pine iron
Not palentines the outfits tend to be a 
apart from like Serena 🏃♂️ 💨
marble rock
Palentine's Dawn is adorable and incredible tyvm
atomic horizon
I do hope for your sake Elesa is an exception too.
pine iron
Oh she unironically is, actually. Forgot she was a Palentine's pair 
marble rock
I need one of the mods to be a Dawn stan with me smh
mint aspen
It's not the worst (I stare, cringing, at Marnie) but it is very busy
pine iron
Agree
mint aspen
Elesa's was fun though, IA
atomic horizon
A based opinion.
mint aspen
mint aspen
Good choices to save for!
mint aspen
Need y'all to appreciate my Chadstrom clears more I mean look at where he sits on the Kalos roster here
bro is at the bottom of the list and still has to handle 3k steel-weak please be nice to him
bitter reef
Tai only the Shield form's atk is counted
mint aspen
How dare you imply I'm purposefully spreading misinformation
(I'm purposefully spreading misinformation)
bitter reef
so your statement is meaningless
marble rock
Wow, how incredible that you manage to do so much damage with a pair that has such low attack!!
Man has even lower attack than Clemont, what dedication you must have
mint aspen
so your statement is meaningless <:SeleneLul:611382187711004672>
(That's the joke my dude)
mint aspen
<:LeonWow:713062481043521586> Wow, how incredible that you manage to do so much ...
THANK YOU CHEZEI SO TRUE
marble rock
bitter reef
atomic horizon
Need y'all to appreciate my Chadstrom clears more I mean look at where he sits o...
I was about to say how the fuck but then Gakon saved me from misinfo
marble rock
Smh my head Gakon
pine iron
Need y'all to appreciate my Chadstrom clears more I mean look at where he sits o...
While I may be a strong disliker of Wikstrom, I do love his kit in PoMa, especially since they gave his lame undeserving ass one of the coolest pokemon, and pray that he gets an EX soon so that x3 attack can go even crazier
atomic horizon
While I may be a strong disliker of Wikstrom, I do love his kit in PoMa, especia...
He already has it though.
pine iron
mint aspen
While I may be a strong disliker of Wikstrom, I do love his kit in PoMa, especia...
The haters are so mad Aegislash belongs to him!
pine iron
The haters (me) will rejoice when someone deserving gets shiny Aegislash
marble rock
inb4 Palentine's Wikstrom with shiny Aegislash
teal ridge
white day wikstrom
pine iron
inb4 Palentine's Wikstrom with shiny Aegislash <:TabithaHehe:998042781375275158>
Oh is PoMa going to do Wikstrom's re-design before XY remakes do?
bitter reef
just remove his star
snow plank
(I'm purposefully spreading misinformation)
he actually has a ridiculously high attack since his form change is a net x3, meaning gears, grid nodes and theme skills also get multiplied
snow plank
opaque geyser
<:EusineWhy:793553619844595733> bro is at the bottom of the list and still has t...
Live Wikstrom reaction
pine iron
jump scare
mint aspen
Small.......
mint aspen
After spending last week using the lowest-tier pairs in my roster I decided to be kind to myself in this, the first week of Alola...
Not too much to say about these, most of them were "lol, lmao" one-attempt clears
pine iron
SS Korrina spotted 
pine iron
Give her the goddamn expansion DeNa
mint aspen
she's finally getting a free rerun so maybe.....
mint aspen
that's because she's getting a Pals alt soon
I'd like to personally apologize to Hau, btw
pine iron
So true
mint aspen
Drasna almost had him off the field before Zerena got to sync
pine iron
Kalos queens doing their usual
mint aspen
TRUE! 
they OWN the dragon type
pine iron
He really pulled out the Noivern for this 
mint aspen
using Drasna's ace against her.....rookie error
I also have to say....Wikstrom was all over Olivia, he even had time to smash most of the Golem's health off before pre-syncing her
...using only DPS 
does he multiply all these by x3 when he changes form?
(that's my standard Kalos gear set now, v happy with it - need to rename the pin)
pine iron
does he multiply all these by x3 when he changes form? <:RosaThink:8154266549555...
Reduces defenses x3, buffs attack x3
Rest stay the same
mint aspen
oh ofc, so the gear buffs that add on to those stats get multiplied
it wouldn't apply to the Skill Gear skills
pine iron
(that's my standard Kalos gear set now, v happy with it - need to rename the pin...
A goated set indeed
pine iron
it wouldn't apply to the Skill Gear skills
Yah
Theme skill stat buffs also get multiplied
mint aspen
foiled this time....
mint aspen
A goated set indeed
I would have liked something like Phys Moves Up on the bracelet, like the bandanna has
but that poisoned 5% is just too good for Emma
and fuck it, Drasna too
Toxic the enemy for the 5% boost
pine iron
Yeah the 8% generic boost is so good, high stat roll too
bitter reef
time to get some ever pins
mint aspen
Yeah the 8% generic boost is so good, high stat roll too
yeah the stat also makes me want to not touch it, it's not 80 but hell it's close enough
and having Galar on there as well means Oleana can use it too, so
pine iron
yeah the stat also makes me want to not touch it, it's not 80 but hell it's clos...
No room for pedantics when they're so gatekeepy with everpins & stat rolls (I reroll unless 70+ )
pine iron
wish you could pin more than one skill smh
FR
mint aspen
I did it! 
my first ever solo!
(yes I know he's a very free one on Bulu but I didn't look at any grids or guides so I'm very proud of myself )
mint aspen
okay
snow plank
No dont it's terrible lmao
snow plank
If you want something easy you have NC Calem Uxie, it's pretty easy you just spam water shuriken all the way
It's just 15 minutes long lol
mint aspen
atomic horizon
I did it! <:WallaceFab:707537366965026817> my first ever solo!
Now do the next solo with Sycamore so the two besties can be side by side
mint aspen
Now do the next solo with Sycamore so the two besties can be side by side
.......
you're onto something......
snow plank
Now do the next solo with Sycamore so the two besties can be side by side
This is still relevant
mint aspen
i'm definitely going to launch his Winter version at Bulu, he should solo with ease
snow plank
Definitely
I dont remember if Xerneas Can solo all 3 or just Entei and Bulu
I would go for entei
snow plank
It's pretty easy
mint aspen
oh my god
i forgot to reset entei after i attempted a solo with Eusine and he fainted
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
I NEED EUSINE GODDAMMIT
I'm gunna have to redo the Lysandre solo
atomic horizon
naur are you maximizing your solos
mint aspen
Yeah tbf I got it on the second attempt I'm just annoyed at myself, what a goddamn rookie error
snow plank
Eusine isnt Kalos smh fake fan
chilly nimbus
OMG november and gakon and all the lg grinders have gotten into tai
He's doing soloing now
atomic horizon
We lost him, Jim.
mint aspen
it was a beautiful time
pine iron
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
2nd LG run & we've already gone off the hook
snow plank
Time to spend 15 min with NC Calem
mint aspen
snow plank
(iirc it's actually 13)
mint aspen
triple Kalos solos.....I Need
snow plank
You kinda need fast track tho
mint aspen
hmmm
i'll give it a crack without it, is it basically just TM + Water Shuriken until the B-moves unlock, etc
snow plank
You want 1 TM MPR for sure, preferably 2 to max SpA
Dont use the 2nd and 3rd right away keep them for gauge
mint aspen
Ahhh yeah that tracks, thank you!
snow plank
Then yeah B move whenever you can for evasion because rain doesnt matter lol
And uh if you're in a dire need of gauge you can brutal swing since dark form has Recharging Strike 9
mint aspen
gotcha 
let's see how we go
spring tapir
Do the ss korrina soloes
pine iron
Yeah smh stay true to Kalos
mint aspen
okay
- yeah you definitely need Fast Track
- I made it to the end of Bar 1 before Chalem fainted, I had 11 SYNC BUFFS
snow plank
Lmao
mint aspen
it'll definitely be possible once you can max speed but whew
snow plank
When I did it my 20th sync was the killing blow
teal ridge
so proud of you
bitter reef
nov we should get into Arch next
teal ridge
2) I made it to the end of Bar 1 before Chalem fainted, I had 11 SYNC BUFFS
tai hear me out
the ccalem solo on entei is much easier
and doesn't drain your sanity
snow plank
Ok but Uxie is more worth to solo
bitter reef
but Uxie is the road blocker 
snow plank
Yes
bitter reef
teal ridge
i'm in the middle of finals season, haven't started LG 
mint aspen
IM HALFWAY THROUGH BAR 2 WE AIN'T STOPPING NOW
teal ridge
We've lost him
snow plank
LESGOOO
teal ridge
even i wouldn't attempt ccalem on uxie
mint aspen
teal ridge
i'm not giving him FT2
mint aspen
10 SYNC BUFFS
bitter reef
I was in a heartbeat when 6 sync buffs Uxie's Iron Tail critted Calem
but somehow he got to full health so quick
????
bitter reef
and lasted for an entire month
teal ridge
69 is my minimum now
bitter reef
mint aspen
mint aspen
15MINS OF MY LIFE IM NEVER GETTING BACK
teal ridge
15 minutes for one run?
mint aspen
YES
teal ridge
how about the failed ones
bitter reef
Calem solo is not that hard smh
mint aspen
but once I put FT2 on him....just one run
bitter reef
i did it first try
teal ridge
cause I know my BP Barry solo on Torn took like, half an hour in total lol
mint aspen
mind you, Uxie did hit fairly hard on Bar 3, I had a few moments
teal ridge
ughhhh i don't want to give him fast traaaack
bitter reef
farm more cookies then
mint aspen
tbh I meant to replace Vigi anyway, this was a great excuse
bitter reef
snow plank
cause I know my BP Barry solo on Torn took like, half an hour in total lol
You're comparing an easy long solo to a medium hard long solo lmfao
bitter reef
if only you remembered to grind daily BV coop
teal ridge
if only you remembered to grind daily BV coop
I always do!
bitter reef
mint aspen
ah, i remember blissful....back in the day....
teal ridge
rip the blisseys
mint aspen
🇫🇷
mint aspen
it's not too bad, Bar 2 is a pain in the ass if you're on-typing and you need to be able to endure Bar 3's Wood Hammer
bitter reef
mint aspen
Cerena solo on Uxie, in other hand
uughhhHHHH I was thinking of doing that, is it rough?
bitter reef
very
mint aspen
bitter reef
iirc it requires EXR
mint aspen
hmmm. i think i do have enough tickets to EXR her but oof
teal ridge
it doesn't in the doc
bitter reef
teal ridge
mine's 2/5, i wonder if it's more worth it to use her with another unit to duo Uxie or solo Entei/Bulu
bitter reef
so EXR makes the solo easier
mint aspen
EXR would defs make it easier but I do wonder if it's essential
bitter reef
mine's 2/5, i wonder if it's more worth it to use her with another unit to duo U...
Uxie is the road block so i would duo with her on Uxie if i were you
teal ridge
EXR would defs make it easier but I do wonder if it's essential
it's not necessary that's for sure
bitter reef
yeah
teal ridge
Uxie is the road block so i would duo with her on Uxie if i were you
yeah i thought so too
mint aspen
Uxie is the road block so i would duo with her on Uxie if i were you
yeah Uxie is definitely going to be the worst of them, I want to solo/duo it as much as possible
might slap a low-tier eggy with her and see if that's enough
mint aspen
yeah the gimmicks are annoying ughhhh
teal ridge
funnily i run out of dmg dealers before i run out of Uxie counters
don't we all
bitter reef
i expected people would run out Uxie counters before DDs lol
snow plank
the Lodge Serena solo on Bulu
the Lodge Serena solo on Entei*
(absolutely don't it's so painful)
pine iron
nov we should get into Arch next
Good luck to you
mint aspen
spring tapir
tbh I meant to replace Vigi anyway, this was a great excuse <:CalemRelieved:6413...
Now you can give him HS1 
mint aspen
ooh that would cook tbh
I removed Sycamore's Adrenaline 1 for Vigilance, just for that solo
(now I need to put it back smh or my man about to RUIN everyone's QQ)
bitter reef
dedication
teal ridge
why don't you take adrenaline on his grid? just what grid are you running
mint aspen
Putting it in as his LS meant I could grab other things I wanted like Impervious and that crit boosting passive whose name I have forgotten
mint aspen
Impervious is his SIGNATURE
his Lodge pair has it as a passive it feels WRONG to not have Imp on Sycadeer
what the fuck? his Winter unit doesn't have Impervious?
shit unit, no longer summoning!
teal ridge
?? i can usually get impervious and adrenaline
mint aspen
I am not interested in arguing how I grid Sycamore
mint aspen
bestie I know about the HL tiles obviously
bitter reef
🏃♂️
mint aspen
well regardless it's irrelevant now, he's lost his Ad1
I'll have to see what I want to do once CSMM returns
bitter reef
just drop Imp smh
mint aspen
the desire to keep going with Kalos Solos™️ or pull out some of the other units that I know will have an easy time
Tai's Kalos-usually mostly-CSMM Clears
teal ridge
keep going, it can be a theme
mint aspen
oh god i don't know if i'm strong enough for an SC Shauna solo
y'all thought Chalem took a long time
covert prawn
Good luck
covert prawn
mint aspen
it's too late me lads/ladettes you need to flee
bitter reef
keep it up Tai
devout canyon
ladettes?
covert prawn
Don’t question it cami
covert prawn
They got him
There’s still me and chez
pine iron
🤝
devout canyon
its lassie. i did not find timmy stuck in a well to be called ladette
mint aspen
but it's so much more fun to type
hazy cedar
Tai went all in to the dark side?! RIP, gone but not forgotten
covert prawn
oh we still have odinson, Arch!
pine iron
We'll always have Odin
teal ridge
<:DianthaSmile:637919666366316544>
I'm so proud of you
spring tapir
(now I need to put it back smh or my man about to RUIN everyone's QQ)
take it on grid for an affordable 12 energy 
spring tapir
its lassie. i did not find timmy stuck in a well to be called ladette
Who’s timmy? Is he ok
mint aspen
Thanks all, I appreciate the support 😌 solos are so satisfying when you win the battle my gawd
currently trying Olympia vs Uxie, looks fairly doable - https://twitter.com/Luri_Choucho/status/1687887302419517440
bitter reef
good luck i heard the solo is ass
teal ridge
Thanks all, I appreciate the support 😌 solos are so satisfying when you win the...
The caveat is "when you win the battle"
mint aspen
yeah that's the hard part
I hate Fire Spin, I hate Heat Wave, I hate Wood Hammer and I just hate Uxie in general
teal ridge
Tai lend me some of your luck when you did the sycamore vs entei solo
mint aspen
girl i have no idea how i managed it so quickly, it was like second attempt??? you can do it!!!!!!!!!!
UGHHHHH GOT TO BAR 3 WITH OLYMPIAAAAAAAA
Ridicure decided to stop procing smh my head
GOT TO 30% OF BAR 3 LEFT
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
godDAMMIT, timed the healing wrong
very frustrating that all her crit is tied to her healing move but I don't want to use the TM on bar 1
then Shadow ball got me twice smh my head
atomic horizon
teal ridge
Just a normal saturday for an LG streaker
marble rock
It's still Friday for me so I was thoroughly confused for a sec
mint aspen
you have to be so ready with your finger on the pause battle button when you get to low health had a few near-misses
this solo is definitely possible but whew, it's rough
marble rock
If you hit "battle again" you can restart the battle without needing to reset the whole gauntlet
teal ridge
Just don't panic once you lose lol
mint aspen
oh i know that lmfao
that's what i mean, having the button ready to restart the battle once the red X appears
marble rock
You can do it even it you go through the whole fainting animation and it pops up saying "you lost loser!"
mint aspen
oh that is good!!!
marble rock
Just don't hit Quit
mint aspen
there's been times when i've missed it and just hard-closed the game to save myself LOL
mint aspen
Do you want to resume the previous battle- NO I DO NOT
marble rock
They changed it a few gauntlets ago I think
Also every time I've "resumed" a battle it just takes me to the beginning again 
mint aspen
i don't trust it
bitter reef
mint aspen
i almost lost SC Diantha and panic-quit the entire game LMFAO
NOOOO NOT SC DIANTHA GIVE HER BAAAAAAAAAACK 😭
marble rock
just like me fr
mint aspen
i'm loading up my Kalos solos because I've got banger skill gear for that theme skill
but I have some non-Kalos ones in mind for Entei ( ) and Bulu ( )
freaking Uxie
bitter reef
on Bulu is very easy
too, but he can solo Uxie