#competitive_discussion
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oh-
CSR won worlds and they didnt think to nerf it wtf
freelo at its finest
i mean you can try the same Team in 2022 Worlds and its not gonna go terrible
they running eq slitherwing
what the nani-
just change it to Prankster Thundurus
how would i say that when i did not look at the team
that zac doesnt have PR
which is still insane to think about
throat chop incin is neat at the time
stopping other incin from parting shot is cool
welp i lost 
h o w
NAH
found out my dragapult MU sucked
Drago do the thing of Pao Pult
fun
Anyone wanna help me evolve my scyther 😩
ok what
theres so much zacogre damn
yeah thats basically the Xerneas Groudon in Gen 8 moment
haha
oh, im naming all my kyogres Geogre Buns from now on
PFFT
Bro finally named something that is not Mythology
for context, i was playing the family feud game with friends and we mispelled George to geogre
while making characters, and the character i made looked like George Benson
so as a joke cuz i mispelled George we made it Geogre Buns (which would have been Geogre Bunson but the name was too short)
hmm, what kind of kyogre is best
ah ok,maybe AV for Miraidon MU and other nasty stuff
past kyogre's seemed to like AV with zac
yeah i think it would be good
252+ SpA Protosynthesis Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Kyogre: 170-204 (97.1 - 116.5%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO bro i didnt add any bulk and it already has a chance to live that
be it slim

i mean it has a Great Special Bulk sooo
252+ SpA Protosynthesis Tera-Electric Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 76 HP / 0 SpD Assault Vest Kyogre: 156-184 (84.3 - 99.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO well that was easy
Add a grass Tera and raging bolt cries in a corner 
Ice Beam go brrr
I mean think about it
With Sunny Day, Zac Ogre is wonky
For Miraidon CIR, in a lead AV Incin can live a Volt Switch and switch out with U Turn before TR setup or Lances
Zama CSR can be slowed down via Cotton Spore or whatever and yeah
Wha
Just saying hi
Hey
-1 116+ Atk Rillaboom Wood Hammer vs. 148 HP / 124 Def Kyogre in Grassy Terrain: 164-194 (84.5 - 100%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO
okay thats why we run torn
rain dance
you have whims? im gonna murder it
Yeah but that's a turn used to Rain Dance vs Tailwind
Who said I had to Sunny Day turn 1
I’ve been doing jug and the torn with sunny day messing my kyo up is really making me wanna run torn with rain dance aswell 😭
Yup
im going to bblade the whims lol
I hurricane in rain against my whim :)
could work
we could throw these teams at eachother if you wanted to
if you build it up
Lmao Drago I just did the Nuh Uh Yuh Huh shit with a stranger
Monkey I’m already able to tell I’ll be bored later tonight. Vgc?
Depends if you wanna water spout
well im av
Should be down
so im running spout
Can Farigiraf Taunt actually lmao
no
Assurance, Astonish, Beat Up, Body Slam, Bulldoze, Crunch, Double Hit, Double Kick, Double-Edge, Earthquake, Endeavor, Facade, Foul Play, Frustration, Giga Impact, Headbutt, High Horsepower, Iron Head, Iron Tail, Low Kick, Natural Gift, Psychic Fangs, Retaliate, Return, Rock Smash, Secret Power, Stomp, Stomping Tantrum, Strength, Sucker Punch, Tackle, Take Down, Thief, Trailblaze, Zen Headbutt
Charge Beam, Confusion, Dazzling Gleam, Dream Eater, Echoed Voice, Energy Ball, Expanding Force, Future Sight, Grass Knot, Hidden Power, Hyper Beam, Hyper Voice, Mirror Coat, Mud-Slap, Night Shade, Psybeam, Psychic, Psychic Noise, Psyshock, Razor Wind, Round, Shadow Ball, Shock Wave, Signal Beam, Snore, Stored Power, Swift, Tera Blast, Thunder, Thunderbolt, Twin Beam, Uproar, Zap Cannon
Agility, Ally Switch, Amnesia, Attract, Baton Pass, Calm Mind, Captivate, Confide, Confuse Ray, Curse, Double Team, Endure, Flash, Foresight, Gravity, Growl, Guard Swap, Helping Hand, Imprison, Light Screen, Magic Coat, Mean Look, Mimic, Nasty Plot, Nightmare, Odor Sleuth, Power Swap, Protect, Psych Up, Psychic Terrain, Rain Dance, Recycle, Reflect, Rest, Roar, Skill Swap, Sleep Talk, Substitute, Sunny Day, Swagger, Telekinesis, Thunder Wave, Toxic, Trick, Trick Room, Wish, Work Up
A move displayed with Bold text benefits from Same-Type Attack Bonus when used by Farigiraf.
Mm
Honestly more I think about it lots who do mess up are those with prio moves like thunder clap or whatever so not sure
yea, no
what
No
it was for fari with taunt
ig that didnt make, a lot of sense, oops
Cough anyway
thats not a move
wh- taunts a move
Oh I was just thinking
Why did I think of Taunt for dubs restrict
farig dont learn it
yea i was just making sure
i didn't think it did but yk hisui zoro gets focus punch
things learn weird moves

bulky taunt goggles urshi 
anyway is 60 modest to little spA for an av kyogre?
kek
Shot a glance at someone as a move
Kyogre @ Assault Vest
Ability: Drizzle
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 236 HP / 4 Def / 156 SpA / 76 SpD / 36 Spe
Modest Nature
- Water Spout
- Origin Pulse
- Thunder
- Ice Beam
I used this
156 is probably the more better if you want it to still do damage
that doesn't answer my question
yes 76 is too little
but if you wanna ran more bulk idk
Kyogre @ Assault Vest
Ability: Drizzle
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 196 HP / 100 Def / 132 SpA / 44 SpD / 36 Spe
Modest Nature
i have this for evs
i sent some calcs but it takes wood hammer at -1 and volt switch from mirai, and tera electeic proto boosted thunderbolt from bolt
132 is decent enough
also a 3hko from shifu clicking SS, assuming it clicks that and not cc
i had it hitting 124 but my shifu already does that to handle fast incin so i figured it didnt matter as much
i mean i saw some people click Surging Strikes into Kyogre so eh fair
oh if i go av, and shifu has goggles, the incin has, not a great item shit
Berry?
i think its gonna be funny against Urshifu lmao
Yeah rocky could be good as a fuck you on any SS from urshi 
thats why my amogus has Rocky helm
Amogus can actually tank it pretty well though can’t it
Fair
cloak Amooguss is kinda noice
spec for the kyogre?
https://pokepast.es/c9557cb236ad2f3d its a double restricted concept
u turn and not parting shot ig
Y'know with AV Incin
For some reason, Temper Flare is speaking lol
op
Calyrex Shadow is gonna be scared
yea, i uh, i just took a av set off another paste
flare blitz on a rain team instead of taunt removing the need for goggles shifu making incin a relevant goggles user
yea ik ik lemme fix that
wouldn't i want jolly incin then or its it mostly for amoonguss?
taunt incins
Like going Tera Grass AV and there's Sun
Temper Flare lmao
man i love my -1 temper flare damage
Lol
assuming they also have incin
youd get cooked by cir miraidon
fuck you're right
uhhhhh
zac gotta clutch up ig, hmm
at least zac threatens both of them and can force a tera but it still is a rough mu
be it them getting a tr off is kinda game losing

Kyogre,Miraidon,Landorus Incarnate sounds like a good core
ice and electric coverage is fucking brutal damn
the thing that bundle can't do with Miraidon
i legit cant think of anything thats good into that, next to zac
cuz zac is alright into both of them
the remainder of the team gets fried by ice or electric coverage
uh, CSR Zac maybe???
i dont have to hard stress about it but, still gonna be brutal to figure out how to handle
might just have to go rilla tbh
i'll think about that some other time lol
https://pokepast.es/28bd75b6419518ba
Does this look good
that looks kinda clunky
do what you will
the Problem is Incin or Wo-Chien
Here we go something like this
https://pokepast.es/7d40cca1c0f76462
Right now not as good but like
In doubles being able to shoot down Zac, Zama and Miraidon
Sure it becomes weak to CIR, which is why I thought about Tera Water Blast
Other things can help with CIR and Kyogre here though so
I wonder
Whstc
252 SpA Tera-Ground Calyrex-Shadow Rider Tera Blast vs. 132 HP / 28 SpD Zacian-Crowned: 140-168 (76 - 91.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Hehe can’t shot me down right away
That's a chunk though
Also thinking of instead of Farigiraf maybe Screens Misty Terrain Grimmsnarl
What would happen if misty terrain boosted fairy moves lol
It probably does?
For 5 turns, the terrain becomes Misty Terrain. During the effect, the power of Dragon-type attacks used against grounded Pokemon is multiplied by 0.5 and grounded Pokemon cannot be inflicted with a non-volatile status condition nor confusion. Grounded Pokemon can become affected by Yawn but cannot fall asleep from its effect. Camouflage transforms the user into a Fairy type, Nature Power becomes Moonblast, and Secret Power has a 30% chance to lower Special Attack by 1 stage. Fails if the current terrain is Misty Terrain.
Fairy
Status
0
—
10 (16)
Bypasses Protect-like moves.
Does not make contact.
It don't?
yeah Misty Terrain is weird
Its weird indeed
somehow psychic Terrain is not weird but misty terrain is
Yeah
Hey what terra type should Bloodmoon be again?
normal
And what nature?
Quiet or modest, probably quiet
usually Quiet or Modest
prolly cuz one u can set off rip while the other takes a turn rn
theres no real misty terrain setters legal unless u count fucking g weezing

or Grimmsnarl but thats it

Hello Mr Tree
Sorry was driving lol
nah its cool lmao jus messin around
You been playing anything recently aside from CIR?
I was just fucking around putting together a dub restricted team cuz bored lol
That video was so good
Does protect also protect you from moves that increase stats from foes?
what moves do you mean?
i honestly havent been playing much at all recently
wbu
Been trying Zacian a bit, haven't had bad luck so
Also dual weather Torn for Chi and Ursh
i got bolt with flamethrower in pokerogue, imagine if it actually got flamethrower, not that it needs it
decent coverage option, especially for grass types and in sun its kinda stab
Yeah
Ursh Rapid/Chi Yu/Zac/Torn with Sun and Rain/Rilla/Hitmontop
Why
Eh just messing around, fuck it
jus curious how u were running it
ur obsessed w/ hitmontop haha
Hitmontop is unironically becoming a favorite lol
Put some respect on the Top
u ever see the progression of hitmontop before release?
how could i forget the 2016 world champion

1st one looks like Meowth combined with Saturn
And second one bro has ass face lol
Also idk with everything in the meta, it ain't too hard 
I honestly think rn in terms of role compression it just fits in nice
For me it’s clefairy and Saturn
That’s what it looks like to me
Oh forgot to mention that it does have SD, but I also got Stellar Tera and shit so sometimes I just click attacks
Me when using Prima last reg
Glad you found that pick
I've had em tbh
Hitmontop, Kingambit, Kantonian Arcanine
Acrobatics, Aqua Jet, Aqua Tail, Body Slam, Covet, Dive, Double Slap, Facade, Flip Turn, Frustration, Giga Impact, Ice Spinner, Iron Tail, Liquidation, Play Rough, Pound, Return, Triple Axel, Waterfall
Alluring Voice, Blizzard, Brine, Bubble Beam, Chilling Water, Dazzling Gleam, Disarming Voice, Draining Kiss, Echoed Voice, Energy Ball, Hidden Power, Hydro Cannon, Hydro Pump, Hyper Beam, Hyper Voice, Ice Beam, Icy Wind, Misty Explosion, Moonblast, Psychic, Psychic Noise, Round, Scald, Shadow Ball, Snore, Sparkling Aria, Stored Power, Surf, Swift, Tera Blast, Uproar, Water Gun, Water Pledge, Water Pulse, Weather Ball, Whirlpool
Amnesia, Aqua Ring, Aromatic Mist, Attract, Baby-Doll Eyes, Calm Mind, Captivate, Charm, Confide, Double Team, Encore, Endure, Growl, Hail, Haze, Helping Hand, Life Dew, Light Screen, Magic Coat, Misty Terrain, Perish Song, Protect, Psych Up, Rain Dance, Reflect, Rest, Sing, Sleep Talk, Snowscape, Substitute, Swagger, Toxic, Wonder Room, Work Up
A move displayed with Bold text benefits from Same-Type Attack Bonus when used by Primarina.
Helping hand-hmm
That’s cool
Hitmontop is just one of the more off meta ones I like
That was more what I was referring to
Water/Fairy
Torrent, Liquid Voice (Hidden)
80/74/74/126/116/60
530
I have an idea
is there a "looking for a battle" channel in this server?
didn't even see it, thank you
Your Zacian looks a little funny
The Zacian is horse shaped
Bro identified as a honse
(It’s purely an idea for Prima)
I saw this one video that said "I'm vegan" before slapping a steak in a pan and saying "This cow identified as a tomato"
Honestly just me AF
It be cool to do something with Prima but I think it’s just outclassed
Kyogre does spread water, urshifu is just literally the superior water type
Peli as well
Steel/Psychic
Clear Body, Light Metal (Hidden)
80/135/130/95/90/70
600
Metagross-Mega
Power creep
Uh, someone made a video on its competitive history
Tr CSR and Tera rock rock slide belly drum iron hands
That’s something alright
@foggy lodge Ray Rizzo made a video on it I’d suggest watching that
I just found it
Like decorate
Decorate and Coaching will go through protect
VR tourney results
all i learned from looking at this is that I need to make my name Alberto
Can I get a hand with a tank Latias? Trying Bold, max def investment, tera steel, recover/calm mind/draco/psyshock. Unsure of item and other EV's
is this for doubles? if so, i don’t really see what that build is meant to do
Singles
I main singles rather than doubles so if I ever ask, it's safe to assume 🙂
Always been bad at building teams/mons
Thats more Koraidon and less Zama than I thought
Can I post a Pokepaste of what I have for Lati so far?
Uh with regards to singles, I have 0 opinion since I only do VGC
So I wouldn’t be much help
Oof, I suck at building, I'm only decent (ish) at using them
I think I've only ever built one good team and that was a monotype steel
LMAO
@craggy dagger ALOLAN BEAN OUTBREAKS
wait what
starting this weekend !!!
in bb academy is alolan bean outbreaks
i can finally get a shiny one🥺
time to save and then get a bunch of chocochus
this weekend-
you mean today 
it’s sunday-
not monday???
sunday night!!
Wha-
watch the full video
its so good
also alolan bean?

achu
yes
bless you…
ah
interesting
?
What is the video called
just look up terminal montage paradox pokemon
Great ball, or heavy imo
It was only the other day that I found out you can see if they're marked before catching
really…?
Oh really? Nice!!
Also do you need online for rental codes?
I watched it already
i need to make the flutter laughing gif
i need so many gifs from it
fo +intimidate + wide guard can be goodge
dream ball
not the exact same purple but close enough plus amoongus puts things to sleep a lot so dream fits thematically and has a great ball animation

i mean its all preference anyway at the end of the day, a lot of ppl dont care
not really
not that much use
@next stump did u see abt lansing & troy double headers
Lovely
I've been trying to build a dnite team, but I don't know what could fit well as a last mon, since pokemon like incineroar, rillaboom, urshifu, or most other main mons would just ruin the type matchups. What should I add?https://pokepast.es/40eb1db3783ae362 (Ogerpon isn't calced yet)
this ogerpon can just run Max max min
I think Choice Band Dragonite would be better
Try the HO teams
I think in Santiago there was a Paonite team that had a high placement
also no Pelipper feels so wrong
I used it for a while, but the versatility added by av is rly valuable
i don't like AV Dragonite that much
Why? None of my mons suffer to sun
https://pokepast.es/7cd1509ef2ac87d7 this was 9th place in santiago
Zacian,Farigiraf and Chien Pao are all Chi Yu fodder
and not to mention Incineroar
and Koraidon MU looks Scary
Could ape work, than?
final gambit ape?
Maybe, or just a lorb set
Urshifu rapid strikes could be good
I was about to add it, when I remembered it'd be the third fairy weakness, and I'm too traumatized from getting mane swept
nah
I don't think that matters
I say this a lot but rn there are only three fairy types and all of them are supports
yeah Fairy weakness is kinda meh in this format cuz no Xerneas
There is
Flutter, Grimmsnarl, Whimsicott, Scream Tail
And Zacian is the only attacking fairy type xd
yeah
Well maybe the Choice specs Flutter that sometimes is played with Koraidon but meh
Even those flutter tend to be focus sash
thats why i run Tera Dark Amoonguss due to not much fairies
and immune to prankster taunts
fair point
Well i haven't played neither of those for a while
And zacian plus tera normal dnite would evaporate mane before it has time to think about it
I play freaking Goltres tera dark
I'm just gonna do Miraidon Shit lmao
Kinda
You already conditionate Flutter with Zacian
uhhhhhh you do realise that its not Flutter we worry about on the team
Flutter can't really do that much against Zac
And Zacian Hates the living heck out of Chi yu and Incineroar rn
Does max+ surging strikes ohko incin rn?
well i remember that Moxie's Inci got deleted by a Choice band outrage but it had sword of ruin
Literally almost all the multipliers
Yeah
It only lives if it's sitrus
Or if it teras xd
Tera Ghost and Tera Grass moment
I'm not sure if Scarf Surging kos but mystic water for sure
i'm not sure as well
at least its not Miraidon levels of Delete Button lmao
Yeah lmao
Today i saw someone from the local scene playing Scarf Miraidon with Glaceon xd
And does shifu rely on tera as much as he did in earlier gens? It could be a problem with dnite as my main sweeper
Scarf MIRAIDON????
nah it doesn't
WHAT THE SHIT IS THAT GUY COOKING
I don't know is triple ice type 😭😭
That's eleki numbers right there
Chien Pao A9 Glaceon with Scarf Miraidon
It was just ladder things tho but it was curious
He plays Glaceon like
He plays Glaceon in locals and special events and it does good
Many tops 4 at locals
Btw, why don't people use gzapdos that much? It's way too good not to be with at least double it's usage
Outclassed
Only real brave bird user rn
The main reason you would use it is because oh it's Inci's counter but at that point just use Urshifu or something like that
Meh, i don't think the flying coverage is that worth
Wha does flying hits?
Grass and uhh
Grass, and fighting mainly
Ah yeah
So yeah only those two
Ehhh is fine i guess
Hits Urshifu Amoonguss and Rilla
Oger too
Very popular mons
It has decent coverage, too
Support Talonflame still uses Brave Bird right idk
or is is flame body
and not gale wings
Always gale wings i think
I havent seen talonflame in ages
It's not that tanky to make use of the flame body unlike Volcarona or those mons
it got its Resurgence
i saw a few teams
dunno,but i'll just forget it cuz its not that great
I'll just stick with Incin
Makes sense
me who uses Iron Crown Miraidon team
i want to like build a new team every month because i have nothing to do in VGC rn
These are the ideas
yeah looks fine
currently my most successful teams
Whimsi on the three lol
I've been messing around with venosaur, and it's surprisingly solid
Why wo chien
Bring back z moves because i want the nature power normalium z thing back
Whimsicott is my no.1 Tailwind Setter now
Its AV Kyogre lol
Wo chien too slow
gonna spam spouts after Pollen Puff heals
Dark/Grass
Tablets of Ruin
85/85/100/95/135/70
570
Kyogre is 115 in this Team,Wo Chien is 116,Designed to be faster than Kyogre in this team
You can make like turbo Wo Chien and spam pollen puff to spam water spout
thats what i did
and this team got me to 1400+ with 75% Consistency
only lost 2 battles
I have to play showdown man
I would play more but i don't have too much time and when i have and i try to play i end up playing tilted xd
fair and valid reason honestly
this is jus a weirder version of the tangs team
I have to work on the mental tbh
but it works lmao
just don't like quad dark too much tho
well the core of it is similar yea, u jus for some reason put whims and boulder on there lol
lot less defensive
quad dark is weird but it works
they dont share too many weaknesses
i mean hey,Whims is cool
Boulder is so underrated and i love to use it
Me,Lyco and Creph did think about Ogerpon Cornerstone and Urshifu but i decide to go for Boulder
fair,not all people love it in Comp
i mean ive used it plenty, especially in swsh
i was kinda torn on which Booster should i give To Boulder but i used Speed rn
and it kinda does wonders when i bring it
the team is jus very mis mosh w/ if it wants screens or tw and idt the mons for the team are great enablers of either (outside like wo chien/ogre/grimm and a 4th for the war of attrition mode)
like generally u want something like mystic water or specs ogre for tw
i mean fair point
It's movepool is really nice, and I love to play it with incin, bc fake out pressure and encore is just great
Double grass and double dark is eh
scarf lando i also not sure on considering u have tw , idk if the trade off of outspeeding certain stuff w/o tw there outweights its value with life orb under tw
Chi Yu + Iron Boulder is something i did not see in Reg F but idk
if it works it works, but those are my thoughts off rip. id try to see if u can go farther then 1400s w/ it
i can change it to Incin or Urshifu or maybe Raichu to make Miraidon Cry even more
1400s 70+ is good but is it 1600/1700 70% wr good, i think thats my biggest gripe
its all part of the Progress honestly
im not saying to change it necessarily, just those seem like things to consider
yea but push the progress, see how far it goes instead of capping it
i might wanna reach 1500-1600 in 60% Consistency cuz there is no way i am reaching 70% in 1500-1600 lol
why not?
The only time I rly climbed was with a really gimmicky team, that tatsugiri died inside dozo, and then I'd get flamigo in
oh god lmao
probably because i am very sloppy lol
wasnt that like series a
wait that team sounds like Wolfey's creation
@rustic mountain did you see my new post
you being aware of that tho is good, means ur closer to identifying where your misplays and mistakes are
blogpost?
nah i didnt ur not on hatenna anymore are u?
I am
also idk why
But Miraidon in TR is sounds so meme but it worth it when opposing Bike is in Tailwind
Haha
Here's something different and special. My personal story against myself.
https://t.co/ddBw6xJkCT
awesome read man, that was beautiful
also the back turning of ur character w/ lax at the end? 
You are woodtofu and i know you 
u kickstarted my journey 
nice read
🙏 bless
hit me up when u are registering in SG regionals, ill make time to join in 
haha ya totally
Oh true
Does dragon cheer go through protect if used by an ally?
it should
hmm, i gotta give it a new name cuz all the shiny marked foonguss were female, but does amoonguss the peckish or amoonguss the humble sound better
I went for peckish because it’s speed iv was lower
Watch a replay of a Pokémon battle between XupitoPeleon and Lycopoky Slimesy! Format: [Gen 9] VGC 2024 Reg G; Date: Jul 8, 2024
yes I did, tempting but I think too far 😦
awh, ill be at the troy double header should u change ur mind
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2024regg-2157214578-46k93ahexgaktnunexplfjkb6dst7qipw
scarf EP, scarf EP, scarf EP
Watch a replay of a Pokémon battle between Abused24test and 666 we like this! Format: [Gen 9] VGC 2024 Reg G; Date: Jul 8, 2024
lilligant & torkoal :(
not the 2-2-2 team combos 
where fari BM tho
Where is Archaludon and Pelipper
looks like it's maybe 2 duos from each reg?
eh not really cause some duos from Reg A were also good in Reg B
iconic gen 9 duos
Gimme monkey now
TIL: Lunala & Zacian are girls
Lol
Drago always says she when talking about Zac
But yeah at the same time honestly
I didn't think Zacian was female
in dex it reads that they dont know if zacian is zamazentas elderly sister or that the two pokemon are rivals
https://pokepast.es/91f0ed6e3a3293e2 won showdown room with this get gud
Yeah
Also I watched that paradox TerminalMontage video and tbh I'm disappointed in myself that I didn't see the winner from a mile away
What am I looking at
u a freak LMAO
a masterpiece
What does Teleport even do in VGC
keanu what day is ur opl match
either thursday or the weekend idk my personal schedule yet
icic
but he wants thursday
Who up against
tbh I literally have no team rn so ill prob just like search what he likes to use 30 min before our match then play him
cant be bothered
i mean im down
only time ive lost mirrors were to people who made their team decked out for mirror making their team overall worse
@balmy glen is there a faster way to find all limitless results from someone
unless my opponent doesnt play the game ive found 2 tournament results from him
whats ur oppos name

monferno bro, killua on limitless
did u check their twitter
ye thats all they got
no
diffed
Did the para proc tho
next turn yes
That happens too much
if cir were full para that turn id kill myself
Miraidon just getting double para’s happens so much idk why
Tera ground anything + discharge feels like a meme gimmick but actually works it's crazy
Same for idbp zama
farig @ ground is normal
@chrome knot are u emmachains on showdown
It's normal but imagine telling someone in 2023 that tera ground + discharge is gonna be a good strat
And idbp is meta
oh
why
disquake?
why the fuck people timer stall in low ladder-
(Yes i'm doing b03 now)
and they are losing
i think if someone closes out of their showdown window or loses internet connection in bo3 it just keeps going
and since it’s separate games the timer takes forever
happens like one in five games on low ladder for me
i’ve also had to do it too if i get called into something at work while playing LOL
no they did like every turn
https://pokepast.es/15b1a5ba690d01e0 I built this Kyurem-W team, any opinions would be appreciated
I'm thinking about making Kyurem-W a bit faster
Kyurem-White @ Choice Specs
Ability: Turboblaze
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Def / 180 SpA / 4 SpD / 68 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Blizzard
- Freeze-Dry
- Earth Power
- Fusion Flare
its fine
I made it outspeed Max Speed Incin
bulky Specs Kyurem white isn't that bad for being honest
Its useful dodging those Parting Shots
Ngl i prefer playing Specs over AV for Kyurem-W
Plus i'm planning to actually bring Kyurem-W to a specific tournament
Plus Kyurem-White is a Unova Legend except it's actually good unlike the other 3
yeah
I'm going in 3 minutes to somewhere
If anyone has questions then i will answer them in an hour or two
- Why so bad
I personally prefer Specs over AV last time i played Kyurem-W
But i understand why you think that
meow-?
specs KyuW is okay and is prolly more wanted if you’re running A9 cause you get veil up
Dragon/Ice
Turboblaze
125/120/90/170/100/95
700
Kyurem

Imagine if kyurem black was good
I wish scale shot circle spear was viable
But it's either dice or clear amulet and it's mandatory tera fire
It would only have a chance if it could hold 2 items at once
📊 VGC 2024 Regulation G usage stats update
205 top teams from the 11 biggest Limitless tours in the last 2 weeks (https://t.co/ZrWzlhAJwg)
1⃣ Pokémon usage stats
2⃣ Restricteds usage stats
3⃣ Finalist teams
📈 Zamazenta, Chien-Pao
📉 Calyrex-Shadow, Terapagos, Farigiraf
And how long ago was that?
its just stockholm all over again-
cat?

Hello, new to competitive but how can you tell if you have either 27 or 28 speed since their both in 'very good'
You calculate it really
But it's more recommended to try to get 31 always
Especially since they made it easy in gen 9
And especially for speed
well yeah but its for outspeeding matchups in trickroom
without a speedtie
lets say i wanna outspeed support incin in trickroom i cant be 31
oh-
to figure out exactly what, you need to check the stat number with/without EVs and plug them into an IV calculator
is there one thats populair around here?
😮 time to play with soms numbers! thankyou
have fun 😄 what team are you planning on running?
You can use Showdown to try and see
Just set the level to whatever the Pokemon is and you can type in both in the little IV slot to figure out
will try that aswell thanks
ikurrent has given 1 Gen Rep to dollarmonke
Yup
Kinda want to finish the Future Sword of Justice Trio cuz i done Iron Crown and Iron Boulder
but tbh,Iron Leaves sucks
plus Grass Psychic suckass as a typing
Grass/Psychic
Quark Drive
90/130/88/70/108/104
590
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
Air Slash, Energy Ball, Focus Blast, Giga Drain, Grass Knot, Hyper Beam, Leaf Storm, Magical Leaf, Solar Beam, Swift, Tera Blast
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
A move displayed with Bold text benefits from Same-Type Attack Bonus when used by Iron Leaves.
Dark
Synchronize, Inner Focus (Hidden)
95/65/110/60/130/65
525
it's decent
Umbreon is crazy good
fr so much utility
Dark type too so prankster immunity
yawn
Snarl
Foul play
Taunt
And it’s so bulky
I want to do a format where the pokemon on both teams have the same base stat total.
If you wanna try it with me, tell me the 6 pokemon you want and the moves and items you want them to have.
I'll train them for you and send you the rental code.
The only pokemon not allowed are ones that cannot be bred (can't hatch from an egg).
I think you’re better off making a post in #1046572041421197352
No one ever responds. No one likes forums. It should just be a chat channel.
You’re definitely less likely to get a positive response here since we mainly focus on established formats here
Idk like April and May
Not mandatory to use Tera Fire on Kyurem-black
Are we discussing the best Tera type for Kyurem-Black?
Ah ok
Is there a way to check I have 0 speed Ivs on a lvl 1 torkoal
You can use the judge function
What’s that
If you beat the game and talk to nurse joy, you get an option that allows you to see what IVs your pokemon have
Its in the boxes
I’m confused how I do that. Is that the yellow graph?
When you get to a pokemon, just press the + button
Yeah
Sweet. Thanks
Op wrong,

So the beginning of the format
Maaaaaybe it’s okay but I still think av is better
I still will use Specs, again, i like big numbers
And i have Tailwind to get the speed neccesary
But i understand why you would think that AV is better
Landorus would be good for Miraidon,Rillaboom,Zacian and Tera Fairy Calyrex honestly
especially scarf
Grass/Fairy
Prankster, Infiltrator, Chlorophyll (Hidden)
60/67/85/77/75/116
480
huh

i suddenly have an idea
mienshao -> urshi
torn -> whims
IMO
whims is so damn good for god sake
Chi yu over a9 then

https://pokepast.es/05061523d5eb692a
https://pokepast.es/18a738fdaad7dc74
gonna stardust Speedway their ass
Just enhance damage
Wtf is this move lol
Used to be incinsbsig move
They only gave away his 😭
Oh
Ignores the target's stat stage changes, including evasiveness.
Dark
Physical
85
100
10 (16)
Copied by Mirror Move.
Makes contact.
struggling against Zacian, Zamazenta, Ice Rider, sometimes Kyogre
Iron Moth
Urshifu R
Flutter Mane
Lugia
Grimmsnarl
Chien Pao
i mean....
Lugia does basically no damage and needs fuck ton of Calm Minds to make it work
Psychic/Flying
Pressure, Multiscale (Hidden)
106/90/130/90/154/110
680
multiscale is nice tho and with screens, parting shot, etc, it can wall Thunder Kyogre, and a lot of other pokemon
but like
there are better restricteds out there that does better job
And i doubt this team is good against Miraidon
miraidon is usually weak to chien pao
there is no way you are strong against Miraidon Teams
especially mostly they will Tera Electric
252+ SpA Choice Specs Hadron Engine Miraidon Electro Drift (133.3251953125 BP) vs. 252 HP / 60+ SpD Multiscale Lugia in Electric Terrain: 201-237 (94.3 - 111.2%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO
do you recommend any changes? let me see which mons i have
Change the Restricted.
This is why personal moves should stay personal
?
its more like a must.
kk
and always build teams in Showdown first then test and then build it in Game
showdown team builder?
exactly
kk
How viable is paonite these days? Kinda want to use it as nite is a goofey goober and pao fits nite like a glove.
less than what it used to be for sure,but i still think its great if you really want to use HO
if ur trynna use lugia id go off teams that have done well w/ it at irl tours.
https://pokepast.es/e2d7c6aeb239b2d5 not the greatest showing but still a day 2 at an internat
HO?
Hyper Offense
sites like victory road will post teams and pastes after the results are decided
Oh that makes more sense. Thinking you had caps lock on and forgot the -oh 
but first i wanna see what this guy made
Ho-Oh moment
anyways
I have a good question has anyone here had a best friend who was a casual player and you had no idea how to hold back against them
i usually hold back against friends who is casuals that uses only max max min
but sometimes even hold back they are facing against +2 pagos
He doesn’t want to ev train his Pokémon is part of the problem he has only one set of ev trained Pokémon which means when I battle him his options are limited
he does not like to use any legendary right?
No he wants a fair fight
No legendary =/= fair
I have no clue how to help him
People and their weird hatred of legendaries.
He doesn't want help if he's casual, man. 
If he wanted to be serious he'd EV'd train his stuff and not care.
there's no situation as fair in comp pokemon
I struggle at making sure I keep my Pokémon weak enough with me ev training every Pokémon possible
let that sink in to his soul
Playing against him in that situation isn't gonna help you in any way.
My advice is let him know some legendries aren't unique and there are multiples of them. So it's not far feteched someone else has an Entei for example
It's basically a one-sided fight.
Entei is GOATED
My advice would be to just use legendaries and get over the weird no legendaries thing
Also holding back isn't going to make them a better player
Cuz it’s dumb to not use them if they’re legal
thats like every casual lol
His friend is a casual player anyway
Kinds thinking going Entei and Pao instead of Dragonite, but I have a soft spot for Dragonite since Gen 1 was my first game.
I’m not
Even tho I’d argue the meta is healthier/more fun with legendaries
Especially with restricteds
I don’t think he would be willing to
You see lots of new stuff in restricted like mienshao and pelipper who otherwise are kinda mid
it’s funny that like some non legendaries are better than some legendaries lmao
His friend doesn't care about the meta. Basically I don't think their friend cares to be serious about VGC if they don't want to EV train, so all of the meta stuff is really moot in consideration.
Fair enough
Playing against them in a competitive mindset isn't doing either party any favors
but people still say no legendaries is fair
i mean thats fair,i hate gen 1 but i respect people having soft spot on pokemon that is not Charizard
this should work?
I mean to be fair to pelipper, it was the premier rain setter for rain teams even before Reg G
Incineroar lol
Av flutter 😭
Torn was the go to setter

Cuz torn would just manual set up
so its slower than moth 😭
Oh ig hard rain was, nvm
I remember a lot of the time rain teams were centered around tornshifu not really peli
I could be remembering wrong
They were iirc

1st thing,Wtf is AV Flutter-
2nd,Urshifu's EVs looks weird in this set
3rd.Just use Chi Yu replace Moth if you want Enable more damage
I think pelipper was outclassed by torn then
i just like moth
its not good in this format,if you say Reg B or C i would consider it but yeah
fr why’d they buff it even more
what item should i use on flutter? specs?
Pelipper at the time was considered worse but now it’s like, you pick wide guard or prio tw
Booster
And Manual rain or switch in rain
Cuz Flutter is mostly Support rn
Up to preference
Switch in rain is so nice rn
Think it was back in Reg D when Archaludon was first out, that I saw a lot of pelipper. Though that doesn't make it necessairly a rain team
Yea
oh i also have a rillaboom, sylveon, dragapult, meowscarada sitting around
Manual is really nice for koraidon tho
would any of them be better stand ins?
Yeaa
I get that he wants to also play Pokémon for fun but I don’t know if that means I need to learn to chill or if he’s excusing himself not to try hard
Flutter Mane @ Booster Energy
Ability: Protosynthesis
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 124 HP / 124 Def / 100 SpA / 52 SpD / 108 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Moonblast
- Shadow Ball
- Icy Wind
- Protect
I used this
It gets hit by rain it’s just not hitting that hard
but i can give you a more accurate set
proba ly same set as mine but with booster
only bring Rillaboom,maybe Dragapult but idk
i've heard power herb dragapult is good against flutter
Wisp screens ddarts
From who? Cuz that’s not true
u can 1 shot flutter turn 1 w phantom
Holder's two-turn moves complete in one turn (except Sky Drop). Single use.
is that just for phantom force
Rillaboom is much better at handling flutter
yep
It’s not worth it
with which move? i wasnt having too much success
wood hammer and glide lol
If the Flutter is not bulky it dies of Grassy glide
1 shot?
also beginners really don't wanna use High Skill Ceiling Restricteds like Lugia
Power herb is better assuming you get something out of it beyond it being faster, like meteor beam with a +1 to spA
idk if AV kos but with miracle seed i think it's OHK0
I think some spreads live wood hammer
No
Oh nvm
also
I had one that lives wood hammer but only if the rilla doesn't has terrain
which restricted best fits my team format?
What’s the team
@modern harbor recommend you tried something more meta to gain knowledge on it
I mean you should build around a restricted
Not the other way around
You want a rental?
i have quite a few of them so options are pretty open
no
Cuz I wouldn’t really use that if you’re starting new
yeahh
Like, moth is mid Lugia sucks av flutter is wrong
just pls don't ruin Pagos or something and i am fine
Yeah rentals are the best for new players
Try an already established team
Tera dragon shifu isn’t good
you learn about the meta and how different pieces work together
just go with water for more damage
well im also a shiny hunter so im not rly interested in using other's mons
🗿
oh my lord this again-
Alright well then that’s all he gets to use and I’m done helping
If the limitation is shiny it’s over
i'm done as well
? its the same thing i will use any mons lol i just dont wanna do rentals
there is a reason why my team has no shiny-
I mean makes sense
i'm tired of getting a 27 IV speed Shiny Amogus
FRR
i feel like irs not that crazy to want to use my own pokemon lol
https://pokepast.es/3c0d0fccaab4de28 use this
I mean it’s not if you know what you’re doing lol
sure but your limitations is shiny so its basically limiting a LOT of stuff
no not at all, i dont need the mons to be shiny
Pagos 🙂
obv my urshifu isnt, neither is lugia
tbh rentals are better atleast just to test, building a team in game only for it to not work is just a waste of resources you could use for a team that you know is good
i mostly just did it as a mental exercise to get started and that way i have some good pokemon lying around either way
i learnt that in the bad way when i built a Lunala team xd
its not too bad, it got me easily to ultra ball with like 70%win rate but i had to restart my account
i kinda think Lunala Teams are fine and dandy
there is something wrong with Cart ladder lol
Cart?
yeah but it was an early reg G thing
I think i have the team somewhere
oh i was using dragonite rillaboom and sylveon too tho
https://pokepast.es/276b366545104b35
Me and Crephace made this team and its not bad
is koraidon worth building? maybe alongside chien pao and to activate flutter ability
might as well keep focus on the three restricteds i am using
(Terapagos,Kyogre,Miraidon)
i should use one of those 3? i dont hav dlc so either kyogre or mira
Miraidon does not need DLC wtf
ah the classic Hard TR
terapagos?
I had to remake the team from what i remember
that one needs it
thats what i said at first
and lets be real,i love this turtle even more
i never said mirai needs dlc 😭
nvm
Yeah is good
its not as profit like say Miraidon,Calyrex or Terapagos
Focus on one of this 8
heck Terapagos now is less popular
im interested in koraidon and zamazenta
the council of best restricteds
Groudon is washed sadge
its still hold on
which is impressive cuz Groudon fucking died
What losing scald does to a mf
huge sad
what are common koraidon counters that i should build around?
Shiliang Tang probably cracked the code of Gen 9 Kyogre should be
Zama
Pelipper.
Caly-Ice too
better to have second setter or pivot koraidon?
Yeah in resricteds those two, in non-restricteds mon it would be Pelipper or Amoonguss
usually just have something like Raging Bolt against it
Well Amoonguss is more a check than a counter
ehhh you can play without the sun i guess



