#competitive_discussion

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molten oasis
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Also like, say I go specs dengo

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On kyogre, I’d rather Archaludon 90% of the time

autumn vault
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Yes, it does

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Only for rock types however

craggy dagger
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oh

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well then...
ig thats fine

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just worried of ep lando

autumn vault
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It actually can tank a calyrex shadow tera fairy blast

mighty stump
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then its balance modes to look at

torn parrot
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It does seem a little hard to find a reason to fit gholdengo on teams these days when you have these powerful restricted doing the hard hitting

molten oasis
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Well yea

mighty stump
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Unfortunately dude some form of Grinding needs to happen lol

molten oasis
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It’s the fucking restricted I’m not sure about

mighty stump
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Its for NAIC like you said

molten oasis
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I know, I know

autumn vault
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252 SpA Life Orb Tera-Fairy Calyrex-Shadow Rider Tera Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Tyranitar in Sand: 143-172 (69 - 83%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

molten oasis
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I’ve been playing

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Not much cuz school

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But I’m almost free so I can get the full on grind going

autumn vault
molten oasis
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Pretty much wanna get ideas to grind ladder with

craggy dagger
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better than not playing at all cause of school

molten oasis
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See what feels good

autumn vault
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Kyogre and Ice types (kyurem and ice rider)

molten oasis
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Kyogre “works” but requires a faster form of play

craggy dagger
molten oasis
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Snow feels kinda inconsistent

dapper crag
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Ability: Turboblaze

This Pokemon's moves and their effects ignore certain Abilities of other Pokemon. The Abilities that can be negated are Armor Tail, Aroma Veil, Aura Break, Battle Armor, Big Pecks, Bulletproof, Clear Body, Contrary, Damp, Dazzling, Disguise, Dry Skin, Earth Eater, Filter, Flash Fire, Flower Gift, Flower Veil, Fluffy, Friend Guard, Fur Coat, Good as Gold, Grass Pelt, Guard Dog, Heatproof, Heavy Metal, Hyper Cutter, Ice Face, Ice Scales, Illuminate, Immunity, Inner Focus, Insomnia, Keen Eye, Leaf Guard, Levitate, Light Metal, Lightning Rod, Limber, Magic Bounce, Magma Armor, Marvel Scale, Mind's Eye, Mirror Armor, Motor Drive, Multiscale, Oblivious, Overcoat, Own Tempo, Pastel Veil, Punk Rock, Purifying Salt, Queenly Majesty, Sand Veil, Sap Sipper, Shell Armor, Shield Dust, Simple, Snow Cloak, Solid Rock, Soundproof, Sticky Hold, Storm Drain, Sturdy, Suction Cups, Sweet Veil, Tangled Feet, Telepathy, Tera Shell, Thermal Exchange, Thick Fat, Unaware, Vital Spirit, Volt Absorb, Water Absorb, Water Bubble, Water Veil, Well-Baked Body, White Smoke, Wind Rider, Wonder Guard, and Wonder Skin. This affects every other Pokemon on the field, whether or not it is a target of this Pokemon's move, and whether or not their Ability is beneficial to this Pokemon.

molten oasis
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Really hard to get veil going with the weather setters and then torn being everywhere

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Then like, caly ice is good so that’s a route id definetly go

torn parrot
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That’s for sure

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It’s a weather war out here

molten oasis
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Yuh

autumn vault
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Snow + Sun + Rain

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And i run Sand on my Zac team to counter them

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Also there is terrain wars

molten oasis
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Still think snows better than sand but, yea rain and sun are just in much better spots rn

autumn vault
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Electric + Psychic + Grassy

mighty stump
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Yotam got 1st in Bo3 ladder with Gholdengo-Caly-I just saying

timber falcon
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which mon basically always kills flutter?

molten oasis
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This must be the way to go then

mighty stump
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Wops 29th not 1st

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but 77% GXE

timber falcon
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anyways, whats a good mon for flutter counter

molten oasis
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That’s still really high

molten oasis
timber falcon
autumn vault
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Except Boom

molten oasis
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Also, answer is a better term

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Not counter

timber falcon
molten oasis
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So?

timber falcon
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AV

autumn vault
timber falcon
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do i just run seed

molten oasis
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Go miracle seed

autumn vault
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Seed is fine

upbeat quail
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Just played someone on showdown who U-turned their Urshifu into their own Iron Leaves 🤡

autumn vault
craggy dagger
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miraidon meta :0

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but leaves isnt actually that bad-

dapper crag
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Pokémon No. 1010: Iron Leaves
Types

Grass/Psychic

Abilities

Quark Drive

HP/Atk/Def/SpA/SpD/Spe

90/130/88/70/108/104

Total

590

molten oasis
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I think leaves is shit

timber falcon
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yeah this is why i didnt wanna add rilla, just remembered

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molten oasis
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That typing cough

craggy dagger
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could argue that shadow sucks cause of typing then

timber falcon
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i need a flutter answer thats not rilla, any ideas?

craggy dagger
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but yeah the typing isnt really helping

molten oasis
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You’re weak to 2 types and hit more for at least neutral

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Psychic grass is weak to what, 7?

dapper crag
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- [Grass/Psychic]
Resists (0.5x)

Electric, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Psychic, Water

Neutral damage

Dragon, Fairy, Normal, Rock, Steel, Stellar

Weak (2x)

Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ice, Poison

Weak (4x)

Bug

Type Notes

Grass-types are immune to Powder-based Moves.

molten oasis
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Yep

craggy dagger
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yeah

molten oasis
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No Tera covers for all of those

craggy dagger
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electric does :3

molten oasis
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Ok but like, what does it do for it lol

craggy dagger
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idk

timber falcon
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can firepon work as flutter answer?

craggy dagger
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tera electric blast?

molten oasis
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Exactly

craggy dagger
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on the electric terrian?

molten oasis
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No wait fuck not that

craggy dagger
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¯_(ツ)_/¯

molten oasis
timber falcon
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ok thanks

craggy dagger
molten oasis
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You go like swords dance sacred and whatever it’s signature is or leaf blade

dapper crag
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Iron Leaves's moveset:
Physical Moves

Aerial Ace, Brick Break, Close Combat, Double-Edge, Facade, False Swipe, Giga Impact, Leaf Blade, Megahorn, Night Slash, Psyblade, Quick Attack, Retaliate, Reversal, Sacred Sword, Smart Strike, Solar Blade, Take Down, Throat Chop, Trailblaze, Wild Charge, X-Scissor

Special Moves

Air Slash, Energy Ball, Focus Blast, Giga Drain, Grass Knot, Hyper Beam, Leaf Storm, Magical Leaf, Solar Beam, Swift, Tera Blast

Status Moves

Agility, Ally Switch, Calm Mind, Coaching, Electric Terrain, Endure, Grassy Terrain, Gravity, Helping Hand, Imprison, Iron Defense, Leer, Metal Sound, Protect, Psychic Terrain, Quash, Quick Guard, Rest, Scary Face, Sleep Talk, Substitute, Swords Dance, Taunt, Work Up

Notes

A move displayed with Bold text benefits from Same-Type Attack Bonus when used by Iron Leaves.

timber falcon
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any firepon sets? poliwhirlkek

molten oasis
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Wow it literally gets leaf blade and Psy blade as it’s stand unless you go sun or are throwing with trailblaze

mighty stump
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r u saying Giga Impact is bad

molten oasis
molten oasis
craggy dagger
molten oasis
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Does psyblade hit that hard?

dapper crag
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Move: Psyblade

If the current terrain is Electric Terrain, this move's power is multiplied by 1.5.

Type

Psychic

Category

Physical

Power

80

Accuracy

100

PP (max)

15 (24)

Move Flags

Mirror

Copied by Mirror Move.

Contact

Makes contact.

Slicing

Boosted by Sharpness.

molten oasis
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No it hits, 120?

craggy dagger
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its hydro steam but physical and psychic

molten oasis
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Yea

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No that move is good but also

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dapper crag
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Grass, Psychic
Hits for 0.5x

Steel

Hits for 1x

Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Stellar

Hits for 2x

Fighting, Ground, Poison, Rock, Water

craggy dagger
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but yeah 120 bp if you're in electric

molten oasis
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oh ig offensively it’s not that bad

mighty stump
craggy dagger
craggy dagger
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oh oh also

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run clear amu quark atk as an option

pearl wind
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i mean it gets the 1.5 boost in both psychic and electric terrain so you can even use it with indeedee if you want yesyesyesyes

craggy dagger
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for intims

mighty stump
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Walled by Incin moment

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At least you get SS

molten oasis
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Lmao

timber falcon
molten oasis
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Ok anyway

autumn vault
molten oasis
craggy dagger
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yeah thats the gimmick of the first paradox legends

molten oasis
timber falcon
molten oasis
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Chi yu

craggy dagger
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then its priority vs double hit

molten oasis
timber falcon
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kyogre

molten oasis
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Koraidon walls all of them

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Oh

craggy dagger
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and then protect negation vs protect with burn

timber falcon
molten oasis
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Ik

timber falcon
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also caly-ice currently thrashes my team

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i need a resist

craggy dagger
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its time for me to go :3
have fun cooking teams and
gl drago im sure you'll find the perfect restricted before i come back xD

autumn vault
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Bye guys, i want to play FE now

timber falcon
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bye

mighty stump
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Stay in school kids

timber falcon
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man

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idk the first thing about sun teams i just realised

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how do they balance this these typings is a mystery to me

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timber falcon
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thanks for the valuable piece of advicemochige

polar canyon
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School is miles easier than uni

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I never had to study for an exam in school

mighty stump
mighty stump
timber falcon
molten oasis
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High school was awesome

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College sucks

mighty stump
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Lol

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I had a gameplan

timber falcon
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i mean, 3 ice weakness in team

molten oasis
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Ok

timber falcon
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thats why im strugging to build with

mighty stump
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You trapped yourself lol

molten oasis
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So like, Tera fire koraidon

polar canyon
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Taunt mane was huge there

molten oasis
mighty stump
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This is why I dislike focusing on typing synergy

timber falcon
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what even is that poliwhirlkek

molten oasis
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It’s what you’re doing

timber falcon
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oh

mighty stump
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You get baited into thinking I must have perfect switch ins to everything

polar canyon
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It was a huge safe play

mighty stump
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The only resists that matter are the ones you're gonna have to play a more balanced mode into

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as in

polar canyon
mighty stump
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If you don't have a plan, you just have to lean on your typings

timber falcon
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so plan > typings?

mighty stump
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Plan > everything

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Plan accounts for typings

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IF you need to make life easier, switch it up, but Teras exist, and so do the personal strengths of each mon outside of just typings

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But stop looking at it in a "omg this typing overlaps wah"

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because you just ignore everything else the mon brigns

polar canyon
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Keeping in mind what you expect to face and having a way to deal with it is always better than just having what you think is generally strong and improvising when it gets to battling

mighty stump
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Plus

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Typings isn't gonna save yuo out of a poor board state

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If you're fucked by a hard neutral either way

timber falcon
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So basically I’ve sat for hours worrying about typings and they don’t matter as much as I thought they did?

mighty stump
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They matter; The consideration you've been having for the last half hour have been mainly about the typings when theres like 70% of Pokemon left to consider

timber falcon
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?

polar canyon
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I usually still don't wanna run chi yu and incin in the same team

mighty stump
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Raging Bolt: Weak to Ice,

  • Immense bulk
  • Priority STAB access
  • Snarl/Speed Control access
  • Great offensive typing
polar canyon
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Should I worry about that?

solid frigate
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I'll replace Dengo With Bolt for my team-

mighty stump
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The same logic would apply to Japan Balance lol

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It had Lando-I/Boom/Raging Bolt

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thats x3 ice weaknesses

timber falcon
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But caly-ice isn’t in that reg right?

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A much bigger threat to worry abt

mighty stump
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Chien-Pao

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?

timber falcon
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What about it

mighty stump
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Still one of the more threatening/consistent Ice-types

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Doesn't mean im worried about it

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Despite a x3 ice weakness overlap

molten oasis
mighty stump
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Are you like

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Missing my point

timber falcon
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Definitely

molten oasis
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Decent so for

mighty stump
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typing isn't everything

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there is more pokemon than just typing

molten oasis
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I should also listen to this lol

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I do the same stupid shit

mighty stump
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focus on what the pokemon do than what the pokemon are

polar canyon
solid frigate
timber falcon
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Ok I get the idea behind it

polar canyon
mighty stump
molten oasis
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Lmfao

mighty stump
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I just beat Jasmine

calm narwhal
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Is scarf on Calyrex common?

mighty stump
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Not really

polar canyon
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Not really on common or not really uncommon?

mighty stump
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Not really common

calm narwhal
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lol I’m sorry my bad campfire

solid frigate
calm narwhal
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So there be merit to max speed investment ogre with scarf and timid

polar canyon
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Sorry I just got confused

calm narwhal
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Or would it be better for Urshifu ooo decisions decisions

autumn vault
calm narwhal
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I feel like there be merit against choice specs

torn parrot
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My team as 4 pokemon weak to bug and I think it’s really hilarious

willow vault
calm narwhal
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Because I do think that kyogre in proper conditions is still the most dangerous pokemon of them all

molten oasis
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Ok just lost to after you clef

polar canyon
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Why scarf grass ogre out of all options too

calm narwhal
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I just gotta find out how to bring out its max potential

molten oasis
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Is that what Wolfe was running by any chance?

autumn vault
polar canyon
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You have the tera speed boost if you need it

calm narwhal
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Two words

autumn vault
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Kyogre is not washed

calm narwhal
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Water spout

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It knocks out almost everything

polar canyon
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There's much simpler ways to deal with that than scarf tera grass ogerpon

willow vault
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Yeah, gastrodon + yawn or Ogerpon-w with horn leech

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Neither take damage from water spout

polar canyon
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Or wide guard or sun

calm narwhal
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Yeah but how many people are dedicating a whole spot to gastrodon

polar canyon
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Sunny day torn just shuts down the strategy

autumn vault
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Kyogre Water Spout is Bullshit

polar canyon
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Be sure you keep it alive after tho

calm narwhal
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I feel like Ogerpon would die to Tera water water spout in rain

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Maybe I’m wrong I should test it but i think it would

willow vault
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How many people are dedicating a spot to scarf grass Ogerpon, no-one it’s a waste

polar canyon
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Even then it's a 4x resist

calm narwhal
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That’s specifically one ogerpon mask

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So I do think that Pokémon could be a Problem absolutely

willow vault
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Which is arguably the best mask in the format

calm narwhal
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I don’t disagree with you but that’s really my only problem I am concerned with tbh

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Gastrodon is a legit threat but super uncommon

autumn vault
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Thanks Kyogre

calm narwhal
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And rillaboom

polar canyon
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Sunny day tornadus

willow vault
polar canyon
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Wide guard

autumn vault
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Kyogre is not washed

willow vault
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You have so many options

calm narwhal
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Well I have tornadus too so I am not concerned with that tbh

polar canyon
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But

calm narwhal
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It really isn’t that many options LOL

polar canyon
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Keep the tornadus alive as long as the kyogre is

calm narwhal
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If you think about it not really

willow vault
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It really is

autumn vault
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What are you guys talking about?

polar canyon
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If torn dies and kyogre switches out it's joever

calm narwhal
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It doesn’t matter you either believe in the ogre or you don’t

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I am a personal believer

mighty stump
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Thankfully personal beliefs don't alter facts

polar canyon
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You can very much just use wellspring mask and you don't need to make your ogerpon worse

calm narwhal
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Honestly you guys didn’t really didn’t give me a whole lot of problems you gave me one legit Pokémon

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And it’s not that bulky

polar canyon
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It's immune

calm narwhal
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Tornadus is on my team with rain dance so that’s a game of chicken

willow vault
polar canyon
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You can't have more bulk than healing from an attack instead of getting damaged

calm narwhal
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I was looking constructive criticism and I got it

mighty stump
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Kyogre answers:

  • Rillaboom
  • Wellspring-Ogerpon
  • Raging Bolt
  • Walking Wake
  • Koraidon
  • Urshifu-Rapid Strike
  • Archaludon
  • Wide Guard
calm narwhal
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I have an answer for wide guard but thank you

torn parrot
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I love wellspring

It just fits almost everyhwere

mighty stump
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  • Fake Out Pressure
  • Anything remotely faster
  • Amoonguss
calm narwhal
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How is Urshifu an answer for it? & you can 2HKO archeludon in rain so with fake out that solves that problem

willow vault
calm narwhal
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Miradion is a problem yes

polar canyon
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For kyogre

calm narwhal
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I agree with you I can deal with the rest of the pokemon on the list

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Miradion is a big big problem

mighty stump
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Guess people haven't played enough of the mirror to understand why Urshifu-RS is an answer

calm narwhal
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I don’t see it man

polar canyon
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Wait you're the one using kyogre?

calm narwhal
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Maybe you see something I don’t Urshifu is dying to water spout

mighty stump
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Probably

polar canyon
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It can kill torn and 2hko kyogre right?

calm narwhal
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Yeah so we can trade tornadus for Urshifu

mighty stump
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Check what 49% HP Water Spout does to Urshifu

calm narwhal
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Sounds like a pretty decent trade

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& that’s assuming he moves first

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This set he won’t be moving first

polar canyon
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I mean don't you still have to worry about bleakwind when attacking the kyogre

mighty stump
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Cause if the debate surrounds pointless hypotheticals then really anything goes

calm narwhal
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You guys did give me one major problem

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Miradion is a major problem I have not solved yet

polar canyon
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Rillaboom

calm narwhal
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So thank you

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Not worried about it at all

willow vault
polar canyon
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No that guy just stops miraidon

mighty stump
willow vault
calm narwhal
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Rillaboom? Oh your right

mighty stump
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Just from like a couple hours of testing

polar canyon
calm narwhal
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I really wanted to use amoongus but I think that Rillaboom would make the team more balanced

mighty stump
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The mirrors were more apparent

willow vault
calm narwhal
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I think the giraffe is also very key to this working

polar canyon
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Stops rilla

calm narwhal
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Stopping priority

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Exactly

mighty stump
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Run Archaludon or just Tera-Grass lol

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Don't even need the Giraffe

polar canyon
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Pretty sure people used tsareena when we didn't have a better priority stopper

calm narwhal
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See Tera grass i don’t think will work because we need stab from water spout to maximize damage output

willow vault
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Then run Archaludon

mighty stump
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...You have STAB from Water Spout?

polar canyon
calm narwhal
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It does matter

mighty stump
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You can't really maximise damage output when you explode to Electro Drift

autumn vault
mighty stump
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The problems with "must ohko" mindsets

polar canyon
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Defensive tera 🔛🔝

mighty stump
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It's not a relevant consideration and it's been just a back and forth based on clearly personal bias/preference rather than realistic board executions

willow vault
autumn vault
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Use Tera grass to tank electro drift

polar canyon
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And grassy glide

calm narwhal
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Honestly the more you mention it

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The more I realize it’s a very solid Tera for kyogre

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I just gotta test water spout with grass

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I bet it still does plenty of damage

polar canyon
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Absolutely

mighty stump
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Living is pretty much more important than being forced to leave the board

polar canyon
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If kyogre is not there kyogre is not dealing damage

calm narwhal
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Because of rain will help against one of its direct weaknesses

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And nobody really has an ice Pokémon on their team

polar canyon
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And if a threat is out you either switch out kyogre or it dies

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Which means it won't be there

calm narwhal
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It’s also a direct answer to amoongus

polar canyon
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Ever wonder why people ran tera grass dondozo

mighty stump
calm narwhal
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The problem I am having is I think that the giraffe is super important to maximizing his playability in this tier but amoongus is going to fit so well on this team man

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But Rillaboom is going to help against really really bad matchups such as a electric terrain Miradion

molten oasis
calm narwhal
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Which walls amoongus anyway

polar canyon
willow vault
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Does anyone have a Lunala team, if no, any suggestions on what to pair it with. I’m desperate, I am not fully understanding the format yet

willow vault
gentle cragBOT
molten oasis
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I think for now we’re going with caly ice wellspring and dengo

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Caly ice covers dengo

polar canyon
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And it covers for the mirror

molten oasis
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Not sure what dengo does for caly tho

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Yea dengo wellspring is great into the mirror

calm narwhal
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What do you think about choice scarf Urshifu in this tier

dawn crown
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I want to play kyogre but I don’t know what move to replace with protect ( thunder, water spout, orgin pulse, ice beam)

polar canyon
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Good

molten oasis
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Scarf is like

calm narwhal
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It’s my direct idea to have 0 problems against calyrex

molten oasis
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The best way to go on rapid

calm narwhal
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Is it a bad plan ?

polar canyon
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Without ice beam you do absolutely nothing to grass types

molten oasis
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Also good on single

willow vault
mighty stump
calm narwhal
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Honestly dude I feel like amoongus would be sooo much better then Rillaboom with the exception against specifically Miradion

willow vault
polar canyon
mighty stump
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Miraidon gets redirected by Amoonguss anyways

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Severe lack of spread damage

willow vault
mighty stump
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Maybe besides D-Gleam but eh

calm narwhal
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This team I’m building without Rillaboom has like 0 answer for Tera electric Miradion

brazen bough
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man im anxious to see the liberty note reg g teams

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i always build based off of those

polar canyon
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Also cresselia

mighty stump
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I've already seen some wild stuff

mighty stump
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The one that knocked me out of top 32 was Koraidon/Cress/Ursaluna

brazen bough
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are they just on limitless or is there some other sort of website

calm narwhal
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How is archeludon against Miradion ?

mighty stump
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Twitter

brazen bough
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i see

molten oasis
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Twitter weirdly good vgc source, sometimes

polar canyon
brazen bough
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i dont think i follow many involved with hosting them

brazen bough
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wait actually cobalt

willow vault
mighty stump
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Luckily VGC Twitter is a fairly closed loop community so you see a ton of repeating names and somehow someway someones connected

molten oasis
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I was not aware of vgc Twitter not being, awful at least

autumn vault
brazen bough
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any1 have cobalts twitter

mighty stump
brazen bough
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i forgot the handle

mighty stump
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  • Don't be chronically online
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Easy

molten oasis
mighty stump
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  • have common sense
brazen bough
polar canyon
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Honestly the best tip is don't use it

autumn vault
willow vault
polar canyon
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I don't have a twitter and I'm fine

molten oasis
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were not gonna talk about how much I’m on discord ok

brazen bough
mighty stump
autumn vault
brazen bough
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it takes a bunch of time especially when im going into college

mighty stump
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I'm still a functioning human being + job despite being mostly online

polar canyon
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You guys don't multitask?

molten oasis
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Oh ig im not on as much as I thought

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Ok yea I do have a life outside of discord

brazen bough
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i wanna continue pursuing vgc but like idk is college that intensive

molten oasis
#

playing vgc and working

mighty stump
#

IRL > in-game

willow vault
autumn vault
molten oasis
#

True, although can’t exactly say life is great rn

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college sucks

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lonely, the usual

brazen bough
mighty stump
#

Dw bucko it's only gonna get worse form there

willow vault
mighty stump
#

jk

brazen bough
#

cant say when ive had the time to just sit down and just chill on my pc

polar canyon
molten oasis
#

Lemme be a gamer in peace

mighty stump
#

as someone who probably has a right to whine about life: it gets better with time

molten oasis
#

Nah jk, things’ll get better

brazen bough
#

my school keeps piling projects on projects( i thought senior year was chill 😭 )

polar canyon
#

Everyone has the right unless you're a billionaire

mighty stump
#

Once I hit 25 suddenly i'm not mentally ill

molten oasis
#

I didn’t really do shit this semester and also literally treated this semester like a joke

mighty stump
#

well, 24

molten oasis
#

And now I’m wondering why I’m about to fail a course

polar canyon
molten oasis
#

i will pass I’ll be fine

#

I need to take next semester seriously lol

brazen bough
polar canyon
#

Get off your phone and go study

mighty stump
molten oasis
#

Lmfao

polar canyon
#

Telling people to go study at least for me

molten oasis
#

Tofu is actually aging twice as fast mentally

brazen bough
#

fuck studying

torn quiver
#

Would a team consisting of Calyrex Ice, Indeedee, incinoroar, fluttermane, amoongus, and rillaboom be good competitively for Reg G? What are the flaws and what do you guys recommend I should replace/add

molten oasis
polar canyon
molten oasis
#

It’s ass

mighty stump
willow vault
molten oasis
#

and I live here and can’t move so I have no choice

molten oasis
mighty stump
molten oasis
#

Especially if it’s not anything you’re motivated to do

polar canyon
willow vault
polar canyon
#

I miss when I didn't have to study for exams

molten oasis
#

Yea

mighty stump
#

Honestly

molten oasis
#

This semester was fucking work

mighty stump
#

The shit you love can still fucking suck

molten oasis
#

Nothing interesting, except criminal justice ig that was cool

willow vault
molten oasis
brazen bough
#

i loved valorant

polar canyon
#

Pokemon fans

brazen bough
#

but it sucked so i stopped loving it

molten oasis
#

I was big on apex

#

Then it got bad

#

Then tried overwatch, same thing

brazen bough
#

apex was always bad bud

molten oasis
#

I keep an eye on both

molten oasis
brazen bough
#

they really killed titanfall for that shit

polar canyon
#

I'm the garden warfare guy

molten oasis
#

No it was also like, okay until they fucked the ranked system

polar canyon
molten oasis
#

Season 14 I think?

polar canyon
#

Not just because I grew up

brazen bough
molten oasis
#

Anyway yea apex is shit

mighty stump
#

on god

molten oasis
#

Literally

mighty stump
#

I miss Papa Scorch

molten oasis
#

Top 5 shooters

#

Titanflal 2 is so good

polar canyon
#

Plants vs zombies franchise

#

As a whole

molten oasis
#

It still has a player base which is kinda cool

polar canyon
#

Iconic, falling off

brazen bough
#

yeah thats cool

molten oasis
#

Although they’re all, insane

brazen bough
molten oasis
#

We should shut down apex and make titanfall 3 happen

brazen bough
#

cant wait to see pokemon become like that someday

polar canyon
#

What we really need is more mario and luigi rpg games

molten oasis
#

I want another Mario game like Mario wonder

solid frigate
brazen bough
#

what we really need is more dragon quest games on nintendo

molten oasis
#

That was a fever dream but that was so fun

brazen bough
molten oasis
polar canyon
#

Put it on your list

brazen bough
#

i really wonder what the fuck i was on when i missed out on zacian shiny

molten oasis
#

It’s up there it’s so fun

polar canyon
#

Kirby and the forgotten land is still my all time favorite game

#

It's just such a perfect game

molten oasis
#

Who was the villain in that one

#

I might have played that

brazen bough
#

i love the kirby yarn game bro

molten oasis
#

But idk if it’s that one or a different one

polar canyon
brazen bough
#

i forgot which one i think it was on wii

molten oasis
#

do you know his/her name?

polar canyon
#

Fecto elfilis

mighty stump
#

Drago rn

molten oasis
#

Yes

#

Nope I didn’t play that one then

brazen bough
polar canyon
#

It's the 3d Kirby game

molten oasis
#

I played the one with, uh

mighty stump
#

Don't do what I did kids: get involved 👍

brazen bough
#

i was the only one that got accepted into my college bruh

mighty stump
#

Also don't go to uni during a pandemic

polar canyon
#

It transitioned so well into 3d it doesn't even feel like the first time they do it

mighty stump
#

So that probably helps

molten oasis
#

Oh it’s the new one

#

I’m such an idiot

mighty stump
#

Also

#

Make smart friends

#

Idk about you guys

willow vault
brazen bough
mighty stump
#

But being able to hold a proper conversation with friends is so key

molten oasis
#

polar canyon
#

My best friend was the all a+ grades guy in school

brazen bough
#

thats why i like hanging with them so much

willow vault
brazen bough
#

i feel like im actually learning something just by being around them

molten oasis
#

I haven’t lol

#

Still friends with a couple people I talk to regularly

solid frigate
molten oasis
#

I play Destiny 2 with a friend

polar canyon
#

My current best friends struggle at most things as much as I do

brazen bough
#

but when im at college im probably just gonna make friends with a bunch of people on shit like i am

willow vault
molten oasis
#

Ok, you haven’t met me irl

brazen bough
#

probably not gonna be on pokemon that much hopefully if there is a club

brazen bough
polar canyon
molten oasis
#

I am the most shy social anxious person out here man

willow vault
molten oasis
#

Opening up is HARD for me

solid frigate
mighty stump
#

Heres a tip: say and do the weird thing because at least its you

polar canyon
brazen bough
molten oasis
#

That and finding the time to make friends it’s difficult

bold geode
molten oasis
#

Cuz I work

brazen bough
#

im gonna try forcing relationships

#

like forcing myself

willow vault
mighty stump
#

That went one of two ways for me reading that

brazen bough
#

im hella introverted

molten oasis
brazen bough
solid frigate
polar canyon
#

I'm trying to be more outgoing because I just switched majors and almost everyone in my class is an introvert so I can't just wait for people to approach me

mighty stump
#

Lol

molten oasis
#

No fucking way

molten oasis
#

Oh right you got the pokerizz

mighty stump
#

Dude, almost like half the girls I went on dates with wanted to listen to me rant about pokemon

polar canyon
polar canyon
#

Women don't play pokemon we all know it

willow vault
#

I mean it’s tofu it’s gonna be true

mighty stump
#

They don't even play Pokemon

molten oasis
bold geode
#

Tofu just went up like "they EQ on my Snorlax" or whatever tf

mighty stump
#

Just be genuine

molten oasis
#

I’ll keep that in mind when, any of that happens

mighty stump
#

My partner has 0 pokemon knowledge but still reads my blog and gives me feedback on it everytime i release a post

polar canyon
molten oasis
#

That’s hype

mighty stump
#

If you gotta hide a part of you to be with someone theyre gonna find out one way or another

#

might as well have them like it

molten oasis
#

I mean I wouldn’t hide that

polar canyon
#

Hiding is not always the same as not trying to show it

molten oasis
#

It’s an active hobby, my co-workers know about it

polar canyon
#

Or is it

molten oasis
#

Although none of them give a shit lol

willow vault
#

None of my friends have any understanding of competitive Pokemon whatsoever

mighty stump
#

Mine don't either

#

They're just good hype-people

molten oasis
#

Tbf my co-workers are mostly high schoolers or

dull ibex
#

Hello everyone

molten oasis
#

Just, they don’t know who I am lol

polar canyon
#

At least half of my class plays videogames so at least one other person has to know pokemon

molten oasis
#

I have a friend who plays vgc occasionally

polar canyon
bold geode
willow vault
molten oasis
#

Ok but they’re all girls

bold geode
#

Oh

polar canyon
#

I don't really look at age when I'm only looking for friendships

molten oasis
#

I literally work surrounded by high school girls

polar canyon
#

That's not weird right?

molten oasis
#

No

mighty stump
#

or were i mean

#

So like

#

You're not that far off

molten oasis
#

Yes

willow vault
molten oasis
#

So it’s not a big deal at all

#

And it’s not really weird, just odd cuz I don’t really work with guys at all

polar canyon
molten oasis
#

There is, my managers pretty much lol

mighty stump
#

People are people

molten oasis
#

Fair yea

mighty stump
#

I hate everyone equally ✨

molten oasis
#

Lmfao

polar canyon
#

Most of the people I'm making friends with rn are girls and there's probably a reason for it that I don't know

molten oasis
#

Me hate people too

#

Everytime I made friends with a girl I got the wrong signs and fucked it up

#

Except 1 time we just stopped talking for whatever reason

#

In middle school

willow vault
molten oasis
#

last year was rough lol

solid frigate
mighty stump
#

The average educated person usually isn't an idiot and are decent

polar canyon
#

I just got the wrong signs once but I don't blame myself because she was really giving the wrong signs too and admitted to it, now we made things cool again and are best friends

willow vault
molten oasis
#

Oh I didn’t act on shit lmao

willow vault
#

Oh

molten oasis
#

Literally just tried to be friends

dull ibex
#

I'm officially 26 🥳

molten oasis
#

it was too obvious lol

polar canyon
#

Happy birthday

willow vault
#

Happy Birthday 🎂

dull ibex
#

Ty!

polar canyon
#

Many congratulations

molten oasis
solid frigate
molten oasis
#

Anyway yea, I’ll make friends it’ll happen

#

I need to go do things tho

polar canyon
#

I should look for a job

willow vault
molten oasis
#

Ik

willow vault
polar canyon
#

But should I

willow vault
#

Yes

mighty stump
#

Happy Birthday red

polar canyon
#

I just switched majors and started uni over so I need to get a feeling for what I'm doing

#

I don't think I should get a job rn actually

#

Maybe an internship when I'm ready

#

Preferably paid

#

I aint doing free labor

willow vault
molten oasis
#

Money is good

willow vault
#

Money is a lot of things

molten oasis
#

Oh I need ti try to find someone to go to NAIC with me lol

#

I cannot pay for a hotel by myself

willow vault
polar canyon
#

You actually go to them?

molten oasis
#

It’s so fucking expensive

polar canyon
#

Someday I should

molten oasis
#

See

polar canyon
#

Sounds like a pretty fun experience

molten oasis
#

I’m not worried about the flight lol

#

I found some relatively cheap flights

willow vault
polar canyon
#

Flights are pretty expensive when they're international

molten oasis
#

Found one for $200 no cap

polar canyon
#

I gotta find the SAIC

molten oasis
#

Round trip as well

willow vault
polar canyon
#

South America international championship

willow vault
#

Oh nice

polar canyon
#

Idk if that exists

willow vault
#

I could have gone to euic, but didn’t

polar canyon
#

I know there's small stuff around where I live

#

I missed one

#

What was the smallest type of official tourney called again?

willow vault
#

I just didn’t want to go to London lmao

polar canyon
#

No less than that

willow vault
#

Local

polar canyon
#

Less?

willow vault
#

Weekly

polar canyon
#

Idk

#

It was official

#

I should start making more serious teams in case I decide to go to one

#

Instead of trying to make mons I like work

#

I can do both but separately

willow vault
#

Or choose mons you like which are also good

polar canyon
#

But yeah I'm willing to pull up to a local with caly shadow ho

#

When playing ladder for fun I still wanna use what I like

willow vault
#

Fun doesn’t = bad

#

Depends on your definition of fun tbh

polar canyon
#

Unique

#

Or at least more unique than calyrex kyogre and groudon

willow vault
polar canyon
#

Miraidon level unique is already fine

knotty mirage
#

Is there a chance for ditto usage to rise on next reg ? because transforming into restricted mon seem's broken

polar canyon
#

My emolga is sun jumpluff

#

I love jumpluff

mighty stump
#

Ditto is an option

polar canyon
#

I've seen transform smeargle

knotty mirage
#

Well i'm thinking of slotting it for my team

mighty stump
polar canyon
#

It did just get one shot

#

Idk if I'm remembering it right

#

All I know is I won

#

I think it used transform on the empty slot of the just killed kyogre

autumn vault
knotty mirage
autumn vault
#

I am now realizing if they ever do a format with mythicals then mew (transform) + ditto + 2 restricteds = 4 restricteds, one with shit hp
Not sure on how good it is, Tofu knows the answer (i think)

willow vault
#

Weirdest thing I’ve seen so far is probably heatproof bronzong, specifically because they swapped it into a Groudon locked into a ground attack by encore

#

It was the only damage left into either of my flutter and electric giraffe

mighty stump
#

HP is the only EVs that matter anyways

autumn vault
molten oasis
#

Does imposter mimic the ev’s of everything but hp?

knotty mirage
#

But isn't scarf like better tho if my ditto transform into my openent caly s it can outspeed it and possibly get ko

mighty stump
#

im saying either or

knotty mirage
#

Fair enough

dapper crag
#
Ability: Imposter

On switch-in, this Pokemon Transforms into the opposing Pokemon that is facing it. If there is no Pokemon at that position, this Pokemon does not Transform.

#
Move: Transform

The user transforms into the target. The target's current stats, stat stages, types, moves, Ability, weight, gender, and sprite are copied. The user's level and HP remain the same and each copied move receives only 5 PP, with a maximum of 5 PP each. The user can no longer change formes if it would have the ability to do so. This move fails if it hits a substitute, if either the user or the target is already transformed, or if either is behind an Illusion.

Type

Normal

Category

Status

Power

0

Accuracy

PP (max)

10 (16)

Move Flags

Protect

Bypasses Protect-like moves.

Contact

Does not make contact.

molten oasis
#

Neat

knotty mirage
#

Does it copy the nature and the IV too ?

polar canyon
#

That is facing it

#

So it's hard to predict stuff

#

Because it really depends on what pokemon is on the left or the right

#

If you want your ditto to switch in and transform there's a 50% chance you can send it in in the position you want

molten oasis
#

Be better ez

knotty mirage
#

Yeah it def pain to try position it but it's worth it if you can Pull it off

polar canyon
#

Do you think your opponent is gonna select kyogre or tornadus on the left?

knotty mirage
#

Just put the ditto on the back opening with ditto seem's like horrible idea

polar canyon
#

Even then

#

Maybe on the right you have a pokemon you want staying in and on the left one you want to switch out

#

But what you want it to transform into is on the right

molten oasis
#

There’s also like

#

If you’re predicting a switch

#

Into the restricted, that’s prob when you throw ditto out

polar canyon
#

It might be funny with screens and tailwind

#

You have the same pokemon but faster and more defensive

#

Except for the 44 base hp part

mighty stump
#

Ditto doesnt help with Terapagos though

#

Just as an FYI

torn parrot
#

arkeknine

(this is tera poison ting lu)

autumn vault
# torn parrot

155 HP + x 0.75 SpA + Weakness + (probably) AV = Why did that do less damage than it should?

torn parrot
autumn vault
#

252+ SpA Life Orb Ursaluna-Bloodmoon Earth Power vs. 12 HP / 244 SpD Vessel of Ruin Tera-Water Ting-Lu: 78-94 (33.6 - 40.5%) -- guaranteed 4HKO after Sitrus Berry recovery

torn parrot
#

i completely forgot that was integral to the funny

autumn vault
#

Oh right

#

252+ SpA Life Orb Ursaluna-Bloodmoon Earth Power vs. 100 HP / 252 SpD Assault Vest Vessel of Ruin Tera-Poison Ting-Lu: 104-125 (42.7 - 51.4%) -- 2.7% chance to 2HKO

torn parrot
#

haha

#

wacky

autumn vault
#

What is the opposing Blood Moon's spread? You prbably dont know

torn parrot
#

yeah i have no idea, it must not have been life orb or something

autumn vault
#

252+ SpA Ursaluna-Bloodmoon Earth Power vs. 100 HP / 252 SpD Assault Vest Vessel of Ruin Tera-Poison Ting-Lu: 80-96 (32.9 - 39.5%) -- 99.3% chance to 3HKO

#

Well, that would explain it

torn parrot
#

lol that defnitely explains it

#

i was really surpised

bold geode
dull ibex
#

Thanks

torn parrot
# bold geode You old bastard Happy birthday

btw monkey i wanted to apologize for the misunderstanding yesterday i didnt mean to argue with you it was just a preference thing i dont think using innaccurate moves is worse or better

molten oasis
willow vault
molten oasis
#

Me eepy

willow vault
#

Also the team I found from the pin worked well

bold geode
willow vault
#

Rillaboom + raging bolt feels really strong together

molten oasis
#

Well, I think I’m settled on caly ice

#

Not that I’m a fan of having to hunt the 0 speed on it

willow vault
molten oasis
#

I don’t either but like

#

Man glacial lance is so strong

willow vault
molten oasis
#

Having a move that hits that hard without needed snow is just good

willow vault
#

Makes sense, you decided on the other Pokémon you gonna pair with it

torn parrot
#

oh

#

i wish i saved this

#

but i fought a gholdnego calyrex team

#

totally messed me up

#

gholdnego naturally counters zamazenta and i didnt stop it form nasty plotting fast enough

torn parrot
#

so i do think theres something with that synergy for real

molten oasis
torn parrot
molten oasis
#

Oh, uh

willow vault
#

Uhhhh, scary

#

I really like electric giraffe, it’s fun

#

Snarl and electroweb are so useful

torn parrot
#

im so excited for worlds

strange fjord
#

worlds is gonna be interesting

willow vault
#

Very nice team

mighty stump
#

Aren't you planning on going to NAIC lol

strange fjord
#

hopefully we'll see some fun teams there

molten oasis
#

SHIT

mighty stump
#

Usually people keep their competition teams pretty under warps

molten oasis
#

I’m playing zacian

strange fjord
#

i memorized the team and will now battle against it in my mind in anticipation against your team.

torn parrot
#

i can comfirm pizza is barry allen

willow vault
molten oasis
#

Ah you’re right

willow vault
molten oasis
#

Anyway yea I’m not gonna be posting my teams here lol

#

I need to keep it hidden lol

chrome knot
#

tofu

willow vault
#

Yeah probably for the best

molten oasis
#

I did not think about that at all

torn parrot
#

hope you have fun

willow vault
strange fjord
#

not sharing either. chances are, i wont ever battle you lol

mighty stump
willow vault
#

It was Palkia tailwind if anyone wanted to know

willow vault
strange fjord
#

thought it was the Mewtwo Expanding Force core

willow vault
#

At the same time

strange fjord
#

ah makes sense

willow vault
#

It was Palkia with expanding force, it was hacked in

willow vault
strange fjord
#

I mean, the only big event I'm heading to is the LA Regional in May. Doubt I'll run into anyone I know there.

molten oasis
#

Good

willow vault
#

I’ve talked about Palkia to much

willow vault
#

Only eu events, namely in England and maybe France and Belgium can I go to

molten oasis
#

Ok sick I’m going with 2 friends

#

Costs have now cut down, a lot

willow vault
#

Nice they splitting the costs

molten oasis
#

Yea, we gotta pay for someone’s ticked but that’s fine

willow vault
#

Well have fun

#

I have no idea when the event is happening

strange fjord
#

see ya at grand finals 😉

torn parrot
#

good luck pizzaaa

strange fjord
#

thank you!

willow vault
#

Good luck everyone who’s going

molten oasis
#

7-9th of June

bold geode
#

I'm gonna post them

molten oasis
#

I got a month to prep

willow vault
willow vault
willow vault
molten oasis
willow vault
molten oasis
willow vault
#

Just because I don’t set a weather

molten oasis
#

Hold up I need this as a sticker

#

Dammit I need ti be on my laptop

#

I’ll do it later

willow vault
molten oasis
calm narwhal
#

Does imprison farigiraf with trick room protect have some merit in this format

molten oasis
#

Oh ig no bo3’s either huh

next stump
#

damn hella people are starting to go to events now

willow vault
#

This has never happened to me before, what do

next stump
#

that’s awesome

molten oasis
#

I’m excited

#

First event for me and my friend

willow vault
next stump
molten oasis
#

Throat spray is good

calm narwhal
#

It has two merits

molten oasis
#

I also like sitrus helping hand

calm narwhal
#

People can’t protect in front of Kyogre

#

Which I think is very scary

#

Or use priority moves

#

& it will help against indeedee t/r teams

mighty stump
#

Stopping Protects is only relevant if the following action actually alters the board state

molten oasis
#

Not worth

calm narwhal
#

Do you think it would be better to just run throat spray hyper voice & psychic ?

#

And I am almost thinking about taking out wood hammer on my Rillaboom in favor of u-turn to reposition

torn parrot
#

I love farigiraf

calm narwhal
#

I think that protect trick room could be very useful

chrome knot
calm narwhal
#

I’m going to test out all of them and see what I like the best

#

Having a imprison user I think is very underrated

molten oasis
#

Lmao

#

We love the giraffe

willow vault
#

Giraffe is fun

calm narwhal
#

I think it’s going to be a key Pokémon on this Kyogre team

willow vault
#

Giraffe is friend

molten oasis
#

Anti prio good for kyogre

calm narwhal
#

I still don’t know if I am going to stick to my Groudon team or I am going to do Kyogre

#

Kyogre is my favorite pokemon

willow vault
#

Then try out Kyogre

calm narwhal
#

Urshifu, tornadus, Rillaboom, archeleduon, giraffe , kyogre

willow vault
#

My favourite mon is sandshrew, it’s not worth trying out in this meta-game

calm narwhal
#

I think this team can work lol

molten oasis
#

I’m generally gonna spend the next month learning, stuff

willow vault
mighty stump
#

the brainrot is real

molten oasis
#

Ok I just think that meme is funny

willow vault
#

I had too

calm narwhal
#

Do you need teratilize for the move to change typing for ivy cudgel ?

strange fjord
#

no

calm narwhal
#

Or if you wear the water mask is it automatically water

strange fjord
#

just mask

calm narwhal
#

Thank you very much

willow vault
#

Do you like pizza? @strange fjord

strange fjord
#

mayhaps (yes)

willow vault
#

Thank you for this information

molten oasis
#

No way

#

Pizza likes pizza

willow vault
molten oasis
willow vault
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I would never have guessed

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Real question now, do you like nosepass?

molten oasis
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No

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I don’t have any feelings towards it

next stump
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drago do you have all of your registration accounts already made for NAIC tomorrow

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RK9 and the pokemon portal

willow vault
molten oasis
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I got the page with the countdown up

next stump
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create an RK9.gg profile as well and fill out all your info

molten oasis
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Alr

torn parrot
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Would anybody be willing to trade me a white mochi for something?

polar canyon
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3 ability patches

torn parrot
molten oasis
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And then tomorrow which one do I need to do first?

next stump
molten oasis
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Cool thanks

bold geode
willow vault
brazen bough
strange fjord
torn parrot
gentle cragBOT
calm narwhal
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Hey question guys

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On the ice calyrex is electric a common Tera

strange fjord
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well i got extra white mochi if yall ever need it

strange fjord
strange fjord
little plank
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Finally got the 1300 wall down on showdown for regulation g lol

calm narwhal
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So I shouldn’t really be too concerned that someone just Tera blast electric my Urshifu to dust