competitive_discussion

[lean wind]

i got fucking scammed

add me back to my server and i'll explain everything

[bold geode]

Bro are you fucking serious

[strange fjord]

f

[maiden elk]

Which decuiduye is better?

[shadow wind]

Probably Hisuian

[molten oasis]

Sir wut

[maiden elk]

Was curious because I caught a shiny rowlet and didn’t know which evolution to get

[shadow wind]

I mean as of currently neither are great

But I have seen the Hisuian one in teams

I have never seen the Alolan one in a team

[maiden elk]

I don’t battle super competitively just occasionally.

[dull ibex]

What happened

[tranquil kraken]

SPILL THE TEA

[mint void]

totlly different videos content wise

[molten oasis]

I wanna say what happened but I won’t unless he’s ok with it

It’s pretty funny tho

[craggy dagger]

[next stump]

anyone know off the top of their head when the regional starts tomorrow?

it can be in european or american time

[tired sage]

midnight PST
00:00am ish-
that’s what it says in the official website

[next stump]

thanks 🙂

[strange fjord]

time to stay up to watch some battles

[mint void]

wanted to go there but got stopped by an accident :(

[next stump]

RIP

hope you’re all good now

[molten oasis]

I’m semi tempted to go to some locals this reg

But idk

[next stump]

locals are SO fun, do you have any near you?

[lean wind]

ili can you kick my old account(Keep the messages cuz there are 3 rentals) and give all the roles to this account for now?

[vapid zinc]

Best nature for a Oshawott?

I’m leaning towards Adamant but I want to make sure that’s the best for it

[lean wind]

Adamant or Jolly

[vapid zinc]

Ty Morris

[gentle crag]

nerdscutie has given 1 Gen Rep to morrispxg

[vapid zinc]

Starting a new save file for B2 and want the best nature for my little one

[shadow wind]

Usually how long do new seasons take to come out for cart?

[next stump]

should be up in a few hours

[molten oasis]

Idk

I’ll take a look

No locals for VGC dammit

[next stump]

RIP

[molten oasis]

I hate where I live there’s nothing for vgc it’s so lame lol

[spiral ridge]

theres a card shop i used toi do MTG at, i wonder if it does locals

they did events of a few games

[lean wind]

its always TCG lol

[shadow wind]

Same here, I live in a town with a population of 2000. Absolutely zero chance a VGC local will happen ever

[next stump]

let me find a spreadsheet that has the discord channels for all regions

hopefully you can find one for your state and go from there

sometimes there are locals that occur that aren't always on the event locator or are added very late

for example, I get all my locals info from a Midwestern VGC discord

[molten oasis]

Hopefully, I’d appreciate that

[next stump]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bfK2V-a7Y2hhrohH7f4qy_OaQkzm7VoyfC9EDvkdwck/edit?gid=50775044#gid=50775044

there is a tab at the bottom for local discords

[potent coyote]

the one for NC is expired ☹️

nvm I see the other one

[shadow wind]

Yo there's Canada on there??

That is sick as frick

[next stump]

yeah canada has an insane amount of local tournaments

very strong scene

[shadow wind]

Yo there's a weekly like 20 minutes from me

[foggy lodge]

My goal is to become good enough so i can play random shit at locals

The problem is i have 0 vgc locals near me

They are all TCG😔

[lean wind]

maxi

just accept my friend request

[foggy lodge]

i didn't got the notif😭

[molten oasis]

There’s 1, there’s hope

[lean wind]

we take those

[shadow wind]

Can season 25 just start 😭

I've been waiting for 2 hours

[next stump]

in my experience it's usually midnight or 11PM est

[shadow wind]

That changes with timezones dog

[next stump]

what

[shadow wind]

Ohhh

[next stump]

it's a universal start time for the ladder... so it'll be ready in 3 or 4 hours

[shadow wind]

I didn't see est

I thought that was "estimating"

My bad

Like 100% my bad

[next stump]

you're good hahaha

[torn parrot]

How long until the season starts

[lofty tartan]

This

[torn parrot]

Thank you queen

[foggy lodge]

have the showdown guys said anything about reg G ladder?

[true steeple]

So this happened today

[molten oasis]

?

[potent coyote]

opens tomorrow

by tomorrow I mean a couple of hours

maybe another day tho they said they might delay it

[foggy lodge]

https://tenor.com/view/wes-fall-to-knees-scream-gif-27602552

Anyways thanks!!

[molten oasis]

Wait reg g returns tomorrow?

On showdown?

[balmy glen]

yes

[molten oasis]

POG

FREEDOM

[balmy glen]

they are letting me loose

[molten oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/man-free-man-freedom-free-chain-gif-2032133702890087634

REG H SUCKS FUCK SNEASLER META

[timber falcon]

Is reg G double restricted?

Or just one

[molten oasis]

nope

Single, unfortunately but whatever

It’s not this format

[timber falcon]

Never missed flutter so much

[molten oasis]

I welcome CSR with open (barely) hands

[timber falcon]

Ima start prepping my CSR team rn I guess

[tiny karma]

Ability: Neutralizing Gas

While this Pokemon is active, Abilities have no effect. This Ability activates before hazards and other Abilities take effect. Does not affect the As One, Battle Bond, Comatose, Disguise, Gulp Missile, Ice Face, Multitype, Neutralizing Gas, Power Construct, RKS System, Schooling, Shields Down, Stance Change, Tera Shift, Zen Mode, or Zero to Hero Abilities.

Sableye version 4.28.1

[cyan smelt]

Csr hell yippee

[timber falcon]

sheesh

[torn parrot]

wewooo

[timber falcon]

very nice

[torn parrot]

thanks (:

[cyan smelt]

Damn

[timber falcon]

thoughts on regileki + CSR?

[cyan smelt]

Kinda frail

[foggy lodge]

I don't see Regieleki with anything outside of CIR or Kyogre

I think you want Eleki for speed control and other Pokémon like Tornadus or Whimsicott already have that

[cyan smelt]

Hard loses to tr

[foggy lodge]

i mean you never pick Regieleki against TR lol

[timber falcon]

yeah ill probably figure out my tr MU before i think about leki lol

[foggy lodge]

You still have other 4 pokemon in the team for those match ups

[foggy lodge]

Hands

Hands CalyDow

[cyan smelt]

I think I need to improve my team somehow because even though it's good I struggle against tr

[molten oasis]

Ass

Eleki is like, okay

Idt that combo is good

[next stump]

i liked eleki + CIR but i don’t think it has that synergy with shadow

[foggy lodge]

Eleki has its niches i just think that its not good with CalyDow

[molten oasis]

If you REALLY hate fighting the mirror ig but some run cloak

[timber falcon]

yeah leki CSR doesnt seem to cover most bases anyways

[true steeple]

Does reg g return on ranked too?

[cyan smelt]

January I think

[lofty tartan]

No. Not until January. Reg H is still the format

[torn parrot]

poggy woggy

ain no way i woudl go for 1 tho, that shit is actually 150 elo away from rank 19

[timber falcon]

https://pokepast.es/ee52fb366d0c0c01 how is this looking?

[timber falcon]

yikes

[molten oasis]

Hold up obsidian flames is a scarlet and violet set?

[torn parrot]

im uber hyped

this is the highest iv ever gotten

in terms of number elo

[lofty tartan]

Right now all tcg sets being released are S/V

[timber falcon]

with that GXE to boot is epic

[torn parrot]

i had 80% on my alt was crazay

[molten oasis]

So why do I see crown zenith at every store I go to

[lofty tartan]

This has to do with the store lol

[timber falcon]

bruh

[lofty tartan]

Like if they aren't ordering new sets they're not stocking new sets. They probably still had a back load of CZ

Obsidian Flames has a Tera dark Charizard as a chase. Definitely S/V

[molten oasis]

Gotcha

[lofty tartan]

The weird part is that US sets are two JP sets combined. We have fewer set releases over the course of a year but our sets are larger and more gambly without any guaranteed pull rates like JP booster boxes

All the S/V stuff should be silver bordered too, to match JP borders. Anything before that is yellow border

[molten oasis]

Yep

Oh they’re combined sets from Japan interesting

[lofty tartan]

Yup.

[mighty stump]

@rustic mountain @torn parrot a devil fruit!?!?

[molten oasis]

Dawg I watch one piece as well

Thats totally a devil fruit eat it no balls

[shadow wind]

Yeah but imagine you turn into a jacket

Then your life sucks

[molten oasis]

Lmao

That devil fruit is so stupid

You could also be graham crackers

[rustic mountain]

[molten oasis]

He should eat it

It’ll totally give him some epic power

[rustic mountain]

honestly most devil fruits are really good, its mostly dependent on the user. look at like ||buggy and foxys fruits, they r super strong the users just suck, then look at katakuri, his df is fucking mochi and hes still insanely strong, sure it helps hes got great observation haki but he showcased complete mastery over what most would consider a sub par df||

[molten oasis]

Imagine getting choppers fruit

Like getting the human human fruit would probably suck lol

[rustic mountain]

well if ur a human then yea sure

for him it seems pretty good lol

[molten oasis]

Like you’re more human, crazy

Well yea it’s good for the animal I’m saying as a human lol

[torn parrot]

haha that looks gross

[molten oasis]

Worst devil fruit hm

[rustic mountain]

i mean where r u in one piece rn?

[molten oasis]

Caught up in anime

So the pirate island stuff just ended for me

[rustic mountain]

ok so like, ||luffys fruit is a human human model lol||

[molten oasis]

Oh it is? Huh

[rustic mountain]

its not inherently bad, plus we dont know what choppers fruit would look like for an actual human, cause hes got a bunch of form changes

i doubt thats just inherent

only one thats artificial is the super big one

[molten oasis]

Valid, I wonder if all of the strawhats fruits are gonna awaken

Or just his

[rustic mountain]

if ur caught up u should see ||his fruit is the human human fruit model nika||

maybe the anime isnt as clear as the manga on that i forget

[molten oasis]

It’s not they don’t establish what his fruit’s name initially is

I knew ||Nika Nika no mi|| but not that

At least idt they do cuz I do not remember it getting mentioned

[rustic mountain]

i feel like its not common at all, ||id be surprised if anyone outside luffy does wen the story ends||

[molten oasis]

True

[rustic mountain]

for shs

[molten oasis]

Still disappointed I have to wait, longer for the anime cuz I don’t wanna read the manga and know what to expect in the anime

[rustic mountain]

i feel like they give a brief naming on it wen ||he goes gear 5|| which includes the whole title

eh the mangas fantastic

[molten oasis]

Oh they probably do

[rustic mountain]

like sure theres some scenes im like damn thatd b fire animated but in general its awesome, no filler, great drawing and ur experiencing the story in real time vs the anime basically playing catch up constantly

[molten oasis]

There’s not a lot of filler in one piece usually tho, right?

[rustic mountain]

not like filler in the traditional sense of episodes, one piece for its amount of eps has very little filler in that regard, i mean filler in the pacing of the episodes to extend them, so ull get scenes that never existed sometimes to supplement that, which to me is just another kind of filler

[molten oasis]

Oh gotcha

[rustic mountain]

i get it but it makes it confusing wen ppl discuss certain aspects of the story that isnt really cannon but can be loosely interpreted as such especially to someone whose anime only

most of the time they arent really relevant enough for it to be much of a factor

but it exists

also censored stuff like ||half of whitebeards head being scorched off in marineford, in the anime its just half his beard or w/e||

really lessens the impact of those moments and in turn the character (s)

[molten oasis]

I’ve heard about that

Maybe I will read it, I’m also getting into DBZ so maybe not yet

this current arc is taking, a while

[rustic mountain]

i mean up to u, i personally think its worth

i was reading the moro arc the other day

[molten oasis]

moro arc?

[rustic mountain]

dbs arc

its after dbz

[molten oasis]

ah

Super had Beerus right?

[rustic mountain]

yea

[molten oasis]

Damn gotta speed run to watch the sphynx cat do shit

[rustic mountain]

beerus is cool

[molten oasis]

(I think beerus is really cool)

[rustic mountain]

yea its weird hes a god of destruction so ur not necessarily gna get too many moments of like legit fighting cuz hes just too strong

[molten oasis]

I started watching DBZ cuz the villains look fun to watch, and plus I wanted to get another long anime going

[rustic mountain]

dbz is a classic

[molten oasis]

I’m getting close to the first Frieza fight I think

[rustic mountain]

i knew that was the arc u were on lmao

pacing is abysmal

[molten oasis]

This arc takes way too long

Yea like why was Goku on that ship for like 25 episodes that was miserable

[rustic mountain]

"training"

which like sure but damn fr ? this long?

[molten oasis]

That should have taken 10 MAYBE 15

[rustic mountain]

yea

15 seems fine max

[molten oasis]

Almost worse than Luffy and stairs

[tired sage]

i haven’t done any EVs yet but does this look okay for a lunala team?

https://pokepast.es/e8d8c49676a59a3f

[potent coyote]

do you know what he's using? the #1 guy

[molten oasis]

That was, lame but I’m close to actually seeing stuff which is nice

The first arc seemed paced fine

[rustic mountain]

i mean its a good arc

it just takes too long

[molten oasis]

Absolutely

[rustic mountain]

the good moments outweigh that for me

[molten oasis]

It looks ok idk why farigiraf is there personally

Wait not Fari sorry lando

[rustic mountain]

id go lefties for cm set and go rilla over oger for grassy recover

[molten oasis]

I agree

[rustic mountain]

nd yea giraffe feels weird i feel ud want something to better take advantage of tr

[molten oasis]

Oh giraffe is weird, I thought lando looked out of place if anything

[rustic mountain]

oh right no tr on lunala but yea still not sure giraffe is the move even for anti prio block

[molten oasis]

I feel like CSR is easily slottable there personally

[rustic mountain]

over lunala?

[molten oasis]

If you’re going cloak

Yea

[rustic mountain]

i feel like the point is they wanna use lunala cuz in most cases single restricted ud prefer csr as ur ghost/psychic type its much more pro active

[molten oasis]

Ik im just saying

What Lunala stuff was at worlds?

[tired sage]

hm-
well i’ve been debating between csr and lunala

[spiral ridge]

yeah getting that ability up often is a saint, sorta just what terapogos did

[rustic mountain]

good too for overriding mirais terrain

[spiral ridge]

true

i meant lunalas but yeah rilla

[rustic mountain]

off top idr

[molten oasis]

https://pokepast.es/9ae5a81b5e59a3f1

[rustic mountain]

think it had 1 or 2 decent day 2 placements

[spiral ridge]

pretty similar

[molten oasis]

I’m just gonna pull out every Lunala team I see

https://pokepast.es/11c3be8ab5b4c253

[spiral ridge]

normal ursa in reg G wow

that wasnt common

[molten oasis]

Ok that’s it

[spiral ridge]

nor was okidogi wtf is this team-

[molten oasis]

2 day 2 Lunala

[tiny karma]

Ability: Guard Dog

This Pokemon is immune to the effect of the Intimidate Ability and raises its Attack by 1 stage instead. This Pokemon cannot be forced to switch out by another Pokemon's attack or item.

Sableye version 4.28.1

[spiral ridge]

oh defiant and anti howl

well shittier defiant 😭

[molten oasis]

There were 2 dondozo in top cut eww

[rustic mountain]

u mean roar?

[spiral ridge]

oops

[molten oasis]

shit I need to figure out how to handle the zama and the CIR teams in top 3

[tired sage]

oh yeah
power herb meteor beam is always an option

[molten oasis]

Pao Zac handles the miraidon team just fine

[lofty tartan]

👀

[molten oasis]

We talking reg g stuff

[rustic mountain]

yea id say its more dependent on how u wanna run the lunala, the balance mode u have w/ incin urshi rilla is nice for cm lefties but if u want more offensive u can go like tw stuff

[molten oasis]

Ladder supposedly comes back tomorrow

[rustic mountain]

i will not be playing

[molten oasis]

I figured lol

[rustic mountain]

[molten oasis]

I might not either tbh, let things settle

[rustic mountain]

prolly give it till dec 20ish

[molten oasis]

I’m considering going to a local

[rustic mountain]

maybe even later

[molten oasis]

December 31st lol

[rustic mountain]

go

[molten oasis]

ok lol

[rustic mountain]

jan 6th is wen the ladder restarts, figure give myself atleast a week to readjust

[molten oasis]

December 30th then lol

[rustic mountain]

gna be 4 more months of reg g idt i wanna jump back into it so soon

[molten oasis]

I think for the local I’m gonna take the basc av bear stuff

But I’m gonna have to go build it which is a project

cuz I will shiny hunt basc, which is gonna be miserable

Eh maybe not

[rustic mountain]

yea luckily i hunted em on the older pla before they changed outbreaks

[tired sage]

i see!
thank you for the feedback

[lofty tartan]

Heard that.

[rustic mountain]

yea for new formats i wanna jump in and get a feel

[molten oasis]

I might not either

[rustic mountain]

this format i already played

[molten oasis]

Honestly, may just not play that much

Until regionals start for reg g cuz id probably go to one

[rustic mountain]

def gna have to reacclimate and all but its not gna be that hard

[molten oasis]

People are theorizing sneasler miraidon in the vgc showdown chats apparently, copium

[rustic mountain]

ur hunting it for 1 local and then after that its gna be mid, prolly not worth

[molten oasis]

Yea

I got shiny incin amoonguss a9 and dengo, the ones I would use

A9 Kyurem is a thing, it’s not that good, but it’s a thing

[rustic mountain]

yea atleast like incin shroom and to an extent dengo are more consistently used mons

[molten oasis]

I do wonder if AV Bloodmoon will get used at all, probably not but maybe

[rustic mountain]

not that u cant hunt stuff u wont use, but thats usually my rule of thumb

[molten oasis]

I’d assume there’s things from this format that may be usable next reg

barely any, but maybe

[lofty tartan]

That's why I keep my battle boxes stocked.

I get a ton of mileage out of not redoing mons once trained.

[molten oasis]

I do this as well, I hunt if it’ll be useful

[lofty tartan]

Just get a new one, build it, and file it away

[rustic mountain]

potentially, its just tough cuz the formats are so different

[molten oasis]

Well I mean Basc should be good in the future

[rustic mountain]

it should be yea

[molten oasis]

In lower power formats

[lofty tartan]

Adaptability/Band Wave Crash in rain is still stupid calcs

[molten oasis]

Last respects is a crazy move at times

[rustic mountain]

love that move

[molten oasis]

Adaptability basc can just ohko incin at -1 which is awesome lol

[rustic mountain]

ive only done swift swim but ive been impressed seeing adapatability damage

[molten oasis]

Not always cuz it depends on bulk but when it does it’s awesome

[rustic mountain]

np 🫡

[molten oasis]

Wave crash did 40% to tatsu which I wasn’t expecting

[rustic mountain]

double resist yea thats solid

[molten oasis]

It’s not bulky but like, it’s a double resist

[lofty tartan]

I watched a Basc do about 75% on a Stuttgart stream into Rilla. Bonkers

[molten oasis]

Basc amoonguss has carried me some endgames

[rustic mountain]

i always think hard clicking wave crash cuz its so much dmg but in early game i usually dont wanna lose so much hp

[molten oasis]

I think it depends on what you’re hitting

[lofty tartan]

Like if it straight up removes a threat that's totally fine

[molten oasis]

I like getting incin removed quickly due to it just being a pain in dengo’s side

[rustic mountain]

depends, im usually not as scared of incin and can jus save the ko for later or force a tera

but other things? maybe

[molten oasis]

I run dengo, dengo hates it lol

Why do all my main guys I use hate incin lol

[rustic mountain]

i run double water and usually have my own incin and like arch and shit

but yea it depends

[molten oasis]

Basc/bloodmoon/my own incin usually can handle it fine

[rustic mountain]

if u can remove something crucial and still keep basc and have other threats that can still deal w/ the rest of the team, sure ofc

[molten oasis]

Incin more or less trying to slow it down

[rustic mountain]

the games usually just too early to fully know a lot of that tho so i generally jus flip turn out and re position get good chip and take it from there

[molten oasis]

Valid

[craggy dagger]

reg G talk :0

[rustic mountain]

[molten oasis]

https://pokepast.es/6bcf4008d5e38de1 I mean like, this team should do well if I take it to a local

I think it’s well rounded

But if I go it depends on my schedule

[lofty tartan]

Yeah I've got a local tomorrow possibly but to go I have to sacrifice sleep for my overnight shift and I'm starting to get a headache xD

[lofty tartan]

Yo wanna take a peek at what I may run at Toronto?

Pretty sure this is the six I'll lock but gonna run sets for a week. I won't lock in til the night before

[craggy dagger]

tera water blood moon?

doesn’t that make you susceptible to rillaboom though?

[molten oasis]

A9, Dengo, Incin

I have ways to manage it

[craggy dagger]

ah fair enough

[molten oasis]

And I wanted a resist to Zard/typhlosion stuff

[craggy dagger]

ohhhh
yeah that’s fair

[molten oasis]

And didn’t wanna remain weak to water

It also hasn’t backfired on me

[rustic mountain]

sure

prolly not gna take a look till 2mw cuz im boutta crash

or ig later since its technically 2mw (sunday)

[mental tangle]

I haven’t played scarlet and violet in a while but I’m just starting to get back into poke on and I wanna get into the competitive scene. How would I go about making a team? Should I just look up “pokemon rental teams” on YouTube and watch them battle and see which ones seem fun to me?

[torn parrot]

Yayeeee

K I’m done

[gentle crag]

Here is a list of all of the resources I find most helpful when playing/learning VGC:

https://www.vgcguide.com/ (Helpful website for basics and also to get your feet wet)

https://www.pikalytics.com/ (Shows you usage data and helps you build Pokémon)

https://nerd-of-now.github.io/NCP-VGC-Damage-Calculator/ (Damage calculator that is very helpful when building teams or reflecting on games)

https://youtube.com/c/CybertronVGC (Best channel for daily VGC content, guiding you through the thought process you need for success)

https://victoryroadvgc.com/ (Tournament results, team reports and breakdowns, and rental codes can be found here)

https://twitter.com/VGCPastes - Tournament and high ranked teams

https://twitter.com/vgccorner - Helpful Twitter account that posts in-depth EV spreads and ideas about competitive pokemon

There are dozens of other resources, some of which are in the pinned messages of this channel. But these IMO are the best places to start absorbing knowledge and getting to a place where you're comfortable with VGC

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[rustic mountain]

@mental tangle

[mental tangle]

Thank you very much!

[atomic portal]

QUEEN

[torn parrot]

XD

thank u

[molten oasis]

how do you have the mental stamina to do that

[rustic mountain]

its early season rank

still cool but much easier to get

[molten oasis]

Oh did the ladder reset today?

[rustic mountain]

few hours ago

[torn parrot]

yep rest today

[torn parrot]

addiction

chasing the purple dragopn

[molten oasis]

CLEARLY lol

[molten oasis]

Wut?

[torn parrot]

oh just a

[atomic portal]

https://tenor.com/view/south-park-dragon-guitar-bipbop-gif-26578220

[torn parrot]

i think its like a saying when someone is addicted to drugs and they're chasing a high

[molten oasis]

Ic

You’re gonna hit #1 once and then always chase that lol

[dull ibex]

I got sold on kilo lmao

[molten oasis]

Kilowattrel?

[dull ibex]

yes

[molten oasis]

lol why

[dull ibex]

seems like a decent mon

[tiny karma]

Pokémon No. 941: Kilowattrel

Types

Electric/Flying

Abilities

Wind Power, Volt Absorb, Competitive (Hidden)

HP/Atk/Def/SpA/SpD/Spe

70/70/60/105/60/125

Total

490

Sableye version 4.28.1

[molten oasis]

Literal paper bulk lol

[dull ibex]

doesnt matter

you run sash

[molten oasis]

I mean sure but you’re forced to sash and 105 spA isn’t all that great

It’s faster than sneasler at least

[dull ibex]

airslash discharge tailwind

its got tools man

[molten oasis]

Those don’t even do that much damage but ok

[dull ibex]

also competitive is a good ability

[molten oasis]

Are you doing disquake?

[dull ibex]

I might

[molten oasis]

Discharge really should only be used on disquake imo, thunderbolt seems better

Or you’re miraidon, idk

[dull ibex]

well if im running kilo at all its with garchomp

[molten oasis]

Then yea just go disquake lol

[dull ibex]

https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen9vgc2024regh-2254414278-9ntjfrjrr1weui6vgy3zq7km777i53cpw live game in 1000s

[molten oasis]

I’m not seeing anything

[dull ibex]

alright

NO WAY

effect spore

[tiny karma]

Ability: Victory Star

This Pokemon and its allies' moves have their accuracy multiplied by 1.1.

Sableye version 4.28.1

[molten oasis]

That’s mid lol

[lofty tartan]

I personally love the reddit posts about it

"NUMBAH ONE IN THE WAAAARLD"

ladder reset 20 minutes ago

[molten oasis]

its pretty funny

[lofty tartan]

Kilo is a good dark horse. There's a team with it that's either 7-1 or 6-2 right now ar Stuttgart (last I checked)

You can run discharge but it's not totally necessary.

It also gets Weather Ball. So if you do sand you get a 100bp rock move 🤷

Basically nukes incin right there.

[molten oasis]

oh there is? neat

[lofty tartan]

I'll shoot you the paste in dm tomorrow @rustic mountain . You'll have to accept messages from me

Sleep well duder

[molten oasis]

totally considered cloak a9 with weather ball cuz it be funny

100 bp ice move sounds great for it

252 SpA Ninetales-Alola Weather Ball (100 BP Ice) vs. 244 HP / 12 SpD Ursaluna-Bloodmoon in Snow: 174-206 (79.4 - 94%) -- guaranteed 2HKO hehe

damn this doesn't hit as hard as i thought nvm lol

[lofty tartan]

Yeah I like it on Kilo because it gives him better coverage. Though a +2 air slash can get really nasty

[cyan smelt]

i'm watching a thatsaplusone video and it gives a really good insight into his teambuilding process

[torn parrot]

okay i think i hitv a limit

[lofty tartan]

NOW IT'S TIME TO GO EVEN FURTHER BEYOOOOOND

[molten oasis]

stop she's addicted dont make it worse

[lofty tartan]

insert ssj3 goku screams

[molten oasis]

lmaoo

https://tenor.com/view/son-goku-scream-dragon-ball-z-super-power-gif-14562217

[spiral ridge]

nah high rank is just pure concentration

https://tenor.com/view/ultra-instinct-goku-gif-24087100

[lofty tartan]

If you're watching through dbz, you'll hit that part eventually.

[molten oasis]

eventually

[lofty tartan]

Buu saga. Almost a direct quote xD

[molten oasis]

still sitting through the second arc which has terrible pacing

[lofty tartan]

But not nearly UI

[spiral ridge]

my brother is at buu saga rn

its still annoying majin buu

[spiral ridge]

i just know the forms

[lofty tartan]

Also @molten oasis frankly after you watch through all of DBZ you should watch Daima. It picks up shortly after the Buu saga, but well before Super starts

[molten oasis]

isn't daima the new one?

[lofty tartan]

Yes

There was a big time gap between Z and Super

Or fairly big time gap.

[true steeple]

Do the rewards for ranked battles (the end of season rewards) expire if they’re not collected soon enough?

[molten oasis]

but i wanna get to super cuz funny sphynx cat man

(i will do daima first lol)

[lofty tartan]

Daima is pretty good from what I hear. It's retconning a bunch of GT content.

I haven't started it yet. It's only on EP8

[molten oasis]

neat

[lofty tartan]

GT is a blight lol

[knotty mirage]

Is it better to give zamazenta wide guard or protect ?

[molten oasis]

i have to get through the arc on namek first

[molten oasis]

protect, but depends tbh

[lofty tartan]

Namek arc drags a bit. There's a lot of filler content around there too because they were waiting on more episodes.

[molten oasis]

goku stayed on that ship for like 25 episodes that was miserable

[knotty mirage]

Hmm alright i just don't want to have both move wide guard can make protect fail and there huge likely i will forget about it in a match

[lofty tartan]

It also gives a little perspective just how far he had to travel, and the power gap he goes through is massive.

Like insane given the scale of characters currently in the anime

[molten oasis]

fair enough

[lofty tartan]

Once goku gets TO Namek, he's an absurd beast of a man

And he's not even super saiyan yet

The fight with Frieza is incredibly good.

One of the top 5 fights in the entire anime

[molten oasis]

yea, those 2 on the Ginu? force got rocked lol

[lofty tartan]

Ginyu and yeah Recoome and Burter got absolutely obliterated

And he was only at a fraction of peak

[molten oasis]

hes currently fighting, uh, is the leader of the Ginyu force also Ginyu?

[spiral ridge]

is beerus only super?

[lofty tartan]

Captain Ginyu yeah he's cheap

[lofty tartan]

Beerus is super an forward.

[molten oasis]

Vegetable also ditched him

sorry vegeta

[spiral ridge]

idk why i thought he was around more

[lofty tartan]

Yeah Vegeta wasn't gonna stick around at all. But the senzu goku just gave him amped him. Saiyan biology is incredibly unfair

[spiral ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/dbz-dragon-ball-trunks-the-drink-call-me-the-drink-gif-14739950750143761269

future trunks is cool

[molten oasis]

aw i got beat up, now im significantly stronger

[lofty tartan]

Basically if a saiyan is near death and recovers, their power increases exponentially

[molten oasis]

makes sense lmao

[lofty tartan]

Unreal unfair. And Vegeta gets his shit rocked like 5 times in the Namek saga lmao

[spiral ridge]

beat up you say

[molten oasis]

sorry almost dead

[spiral ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/maushold-tandemaus-pokemon-scarlet-violet-gif-27160111

[molten oasis]

STOP SHUT UP

https://tenor.com/view/akira-leave-me-alone-leave-me-alone-meme-gif-6420351794930725971

[spiral ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-maushold-maushold-screaming-pocket-monsters-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-gif-7122285492339037496

THATS A NICE LOOKING APE AND ARCHALUDON YOU GOT

[lofty tartan]

But yeah Frieza fight is awesome. Cell saga as a general whole is also really good

[spiral ridge]

cell is a fucking awesome villain

[molten oasis]

i had to ask my friend why Frieza doesn't look like mewtwo and then they told me its a form change

[lofty tartan]

Buu saga had some weird shit that made very little sense but overall like a B+

[spiral ridge]

bro is like the most talked about villain for being basically a one and done

[molten oasis]

well Cell is perfect

https://tenor.com/view/lr-int-perfect-cell-revival-dragon-ball-dragon-ball-z-db-gif-4737092982976794790

[spiral ridge]

until fucking super superheros

[lofty tartan]

Yeaaaaaah but not a traditional one. Yes he gets more powerful as he changes forms but his reasoning is the big deal

[molten oasis]

look at him hes so perfect

[spiral ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/gamma-1-gamma-dragon-ball-dragon-ball-super-dragon-ball-super-hero-gif-6361767389483976959

this movie was so fucking ocol its like the only dragonball ive seen and i fucking loved it

[lofty tartan]

Well sell is Perfect Cell once he hits stage 3 and Super Perfect Cell at stage 4

[molten oasis]

gotcha

[lofty tartan]

And Cell MAX in Super Hero

Which was a fucking awesome movie

[spiral ridge]

cell max is just a fucking kaiju

[molten oasis]

i did start watching DBZ cuz of cell, ive heard great things about that arc

[lofty tartan]

Gohan.

[molten oasis]

ah yes Rice my favorite character

[lofty tartan]

GOHAN IS STRONGEST IN THE UNIVERSE

[spiral ridge]

anytime cell is involved gohan just decides "im gonna become so strong this man WISHES he never appears in another movie"

[lofty tartan]

Like in terms of general aptitude and potential, Gohan outclasses Goku by a country mile

[molten oasis]

well ofc its Goku's son

[spiral ridge]

its like

[lofty tartan]

Oh man just wait

[spiral ridge]

saiyan and human DNA interact strongly with each other

[lofty tartan]

Cell saga is super dramatic at the end. You'll love it

Well all of that was retconned Scotty. Now it's about "S-cells"

[spiral ridge]

and we are led to believe that 50/50 is probably the best balance between them?

[spiral ridge]

fucking what

[molten oasis]

lol

[spiral ridge]

god dammit bro

[lofty tartan]

Toriyama had worked to retcon and solve a bunch of his lore

[spiral ridge]

first huge league retcon now my limited dragon ball info is outdated

[molten oasis]

lmaoo

[lofty tartan]

It's why Goten and Trunk had the easiest time.

Goku and Vegeta were IN super saiyan at the time of their conception. They have they highest concentration of "S-cells"

Which are saiyan cells. Biology. Lol.

[molten oasis]

ik Bulma and Vegeta get together, how tf did that happen lol

[lofty tartan]

Think about it. Most men look for equals. Lol

[molten oasis]

like im so looking forward to the Vegeta redemption arc

[lofty tartan]

Bulma is a vicious woman

[spiral ridge]

so now goku vegeta are stronger than gohan again? since he would have lower concentration

[molten oasis]

cuz hes a total douche lol

[lofty tartan]

Not necessarily. Beast isn't even a super saiyan form.

[spiral ridge]

bulma tamed one cocky beast known as vegeta is all im saying

[molten oasis]

tamed lmfaooo

[spiral ridge]

okay so he just gets his own card of trick as the pacifist mfer cool

[spiral ridge]

that man got domesticated to working the grill at home aint nothing else to call it

[lofty tartan]

Well it's from his potential being awakened by the Z-sword thing.

[molten oasis]

thats crazy

[lofty tartan]

Beast is the ultimate end to what fans call "Mystic"

[spiral ridge]

the z sword? i genuinely forget how he gets powered up in the movie

i just remember him getting it after seeing piccolo and the superhero android get fucked

[lofty tartan]

He just lost his shit, basically. And tapped into what he never did before. But he had been training to advance himself beyond the need for Super Saiyan

In the Manga he even takes Beast against Ultra Instinct

[molten oasis]

oh yea, that happens

[spiral ridge]

he was training?

[lofty tartan]

Yup

[molten oasis]

is Ultra Instinct in Super?

[spiral ridge]

in the movie piccolo directly said he wasnt

[lofty tartan]

Ultra Instinct isn't super saiyan either

Nor is Ultra Ego

[spiral ridge]

didnt he lose his touch and had to get it back quickly in super hero?

i thought he just got to his previous best not training to reach a higher point

[lofty tartan]

Vegeta, Gohan, and Goku all take branching paths away from super saiyan because it has clear limits

Beast is what was laying "dormant" in Gohan

[molten oasis]

this seems to be entering spoiler territory, imma go watch DBZ now lol

i need to finish the stickers on this gundam as well

[spiral ridge]

this is spoilers for like one big kamehame lol

[lofty tartan]

I won't say how or why or anything. Just like surface level shit

But Daima is cleaning up a lot of lore

[spiral ridge]

thats good

[molten oasis]

regardless, gotta finish this unicorn up

[spiral ridge]

yeah have fun dude

[lofty tartan]

Like it's confirmed Namekians are actually Demons

[spiral ridge]

whats vegeta going to?

[molten oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/gundam-gundam-unicorn-unicorn-gundam-unicorn-gundam-banshee-gif-7635300180719369992

this kit's very cool

[lofty tartan]

Vegeta gets Ultra Ego

[spiral ridge]

that does look sick

i cant say ive heard of ultra ego

[lofty tartan]

Basically he gets stronger when he gets injured

[spiral ridge]

just UI and beast

ohh thats what yyou were talking about earlier

[lofty tartan]

So the more you beat on him, the more he crushes you

[spiral ridge]

annihliape

awesome

[lofty tartan]

Ultra Ego also has destruction energy

[spiral ridge]

they both share teh same twitch on their head 😭

[lofty tartan]

It's very sick

[spiral ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/annihilape-pokemon-anime-monkey-monkeys-gif-7563054863985296900

yknow i can see the similarities with the hair

[lofty tartan]

Black/purple hair and aura.

[spiral ridge]

OHH I AHVE SEEN THAT

THATS WHAT THAT FUCKING WAS

bro he does look fucking sick in that

[lofty tartan]

Yeah that's Ultra Ego

It's super insane.

[spiral ridge]

hes shiny annihilape
-# ill keep making this damn comparison

[molten oasis]

damn Ginyu's based as hell

[spiral ridge]

correct me if im wrong but goku has mixed UI with super saiyan right? have either of the other two done that yet

[lofty tartan]

Ginyu is a strategic genius despite being incredibly flamboyant

It adds to his charm

[molten oasis]

well, he got annoyed at the red guy interfering

and shot him lol, but yea this is fun to watch so far

[lofty tartan]

Nope. He's made UI his own thing. It was never a transformation, it's a natural state for people like the Angels and Gods of Destruction.

Jiren has traditional UI.

[spiral ridge]

has he not gone super saiyan while in UI?

OHH WAIT IM THINKING OF THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF HIM UNLOCKING UI

[molten oasis]

doesnt UI take intense concentration

[spiral ridge]

the like delta and shit

[lofty tartan]

Like during the Top when goku went UI and flew at Jiren, toppo didn't even see him.

Jiren saw him coming a mile away.

[molten oasis]

or smth, i feel like my friend told me that

[lofty tartan]

No one without UI could follow Goku

[spiral ridge]

he has like 3 steps of UI as hes learning it

or somethign

[lofty tartan]

Yeah he's basically going through phases while he masters it

But it doesn't take intense concentration

[spiral ridge]

and each look a tad different and i was thinking the final phase was when he adds super saiyan to it, i was mixing shit up

[molten oasis]

might be thinking of smth else then

[lofty tartan]

Ultra Instinct is literally a state where you fight 100% by instincts

No concentration, thought, effort.

It's just free flowing

[molten oasis]

gotcha

[spiral ridge]

the silver from black hair was me thinking SS was added

[lofty tartan]

Super Saiyan Blue is intensified, weaponized focus

[spiral ridge]

thats

SSGSS right?

[lofty tartan]

Yeah

Part God part not

[spiral ridge]

i know that long ass naminmg cus fucking fighters Z 😭

[lofty tartan]

Fighters Z is based as hell

[spiral ridge]

I WANNA PLAY IT SO BAD IVE BEEN WATCHING SO MUCH LYTHERO AND I HEART JUSTICE BRO

[lofty tartan]

My double Broly, Android 16 squad

[spiral ridge]

i wanna get into a fighting game so bad but i know im just abd at those kinda fucking games

[lofty tartan]

I grapple you. I smash.

[spiral ridge]

so i dont wanna spend like 60$

[molten oasis]

i've played some some fighters z

[spiral ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/broly-dbz-dbs-goku-dragon-ball-z-gif-12851822

[lofty tartan]

It's really good.

[spiral ridge]

pulling this fucking move on your enemies

[lofty tartan]

Arc Systems Works makes great fighters

[lofty tartan]

Yes.

[molten oasis]

do people play that over, whatever the new game was

[spiral ridge]

sparking zero has a very big fanbase yeah

rotom doesnt have a big fanbase shush

[molten oasis]

STOP

[lofty tartan]

Fighters Z is heavily more competitive. Sparking Zero is much more fun/casual/less sweaty

[spiral ridge]

i did that to myself yeah oops

[molten oasis]

fighters is the competitive ic

[lofty tartan]

Like sparking zero is not a very competitive game. It's not very balanced at all.

[spiral ridge]

both you can play for fun but comp wise yeah fighters z is probably lot harder

sparking zero has a balanced rank mode

using "points" to buy characters, its not a bad system at all

[lofty tartan]

Yajirobe. The menace of ranked.

Low points. Insane value

[molten oasis]

any fighting game like that is really hard

[spiral ridge]

HIM??

[lofty tartan]

Yajirobe heals himself constantly.

[molten oasis]

i wanted to try tekken cuz my dad bought it and i didn't learn shit lol

[lofty tartan]

Good luck

[molten oasis]

that game is so hard

[spiral ridge]

genuinely you need to go into practise tool for these kinda games

either that or 100s of hours and prob watchc ton of shit

[lofty tartan]

I can help you with Tekken. It's my jam.

[molten oasis]

i played smash same thing, i hate that game lol

[lofty tartan]

I'm a big big fighting game nerd

[spiral ridge]

i might start out with like MVC3 as a starting fighting game

its pretty cheap and looks fun

[lofty tartan]

Mvc3. The infinite juggler

[molten oasis]

nintendo slowly ruined it's competitive scene it was lame

[spiral ridge]

and has a pretty high skill roof

[lofty tartan]

Basically people get you in a juggle and you die.

[molten oasis]

steve is so dumb lol

[spiral ridge]

yeah theres lots of combos in MVC3

[lofty tartan]

I love Mvc3 and 2. Mvc infinite was bad

[spiral ridge]

fucking phoenix

and DEVIL TRIGGER VERGIL

[lofty tartan]

I would just smash on you with triple street fighter

Ryu, Chun-Li, Akuma

Womp womp

[spiral ridge]

chun li is a bad character isnt she in that game 😭

[molten oasis]

that was years ago, if anything i'd wanna play fighters z or, uh, granblue? idk if thats what i played with my friend

[lofty tartan]

Nah. I was always good with her. But it's about juggling back and forth and just air combos til the sun sets

[spiral ridge]

oh i wanted to try GGS but fucking

apparently they ruined it with DLC character BS

[lofty tartan]

Guilty Gear is good. I play Strive

[spiral ridge]

similar to newest tekken or street fighter did that with unnacounced season passes that made buyers made

[lofty tartan]

Arc Systems Works, again.

[spiral ridge]

think it was tekken 8 that pulled that

[lofty tartan]

The people that make GG made Fighters Z

[spiral ridge]

yeahh strive is the one people were like newly released shit broke the game

[lofty tartan]

I'm just waiting for them to release Jam as DLC

[molten oasis]

yea granblue fantasy versus was something my friend showed me that was fun

[spiral ridge]

hence

[lofty tartan]

She's my jam

[molten oasis]

i played the demon lady she was fun

[spiral ridge]

53% postivity

[lofty tartan]

It's fine.

I mostly play with friends rather than ranked

[spiral ridge]

apparently newest patch broke a lot of stuff

[lofty tartan]

It's mainly one dlc character that needs balancing

[spiral ridge]

not sure but still looks fun espesically if casual

yeah thats what i heard, basically a for honor situation

god fuck you for honor

[lofty tartan]

I can't even talk to you about Ginyu because you haven't seen the full fight yet

Dude Ginyu is sorta hardcore. Lol.

[molten oasis]

Goku just powered up

[lofty tartan]

Oh to max?

[molten oasis]

he hit like 180k power

[lofty tartan]

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah

On earth he was "roughly 9k"

[molten oasis]

yea like that training, and him getting demolished skyrocketed his power

[lofty tartan]

Wanna know Frieza's? 😄

[molten oasis]

no lemme, lemme see that for myself

[lofty tartan]

LOL I'm joking

[molten oasis]

im assuming its really really high lol

[lofty tartan]

I won't spoil. It's a big moment

[spiral ridge]

oh yeah mika if you like dragon ball shit go watch lytheros fighter z videos, they do really fucking good impressions and bits about each character as theyre playing the game and they are skilled high level ass players so theyre super fun to watch

[molten oasis]

i figured

[lofty tartan]

I will say this - Frieza has never trained a day in his life.

[spiral ridge]

especailly lytheros goku UI raid videos those are so fucking funny to me

[molten oasis]

nothing will be funnier then "ITS OVER NINE THOUSAND!!"

[lofty tartan]

He's a mutant. It's not something specifically explained in the series

[molten oasis]

interesting

[lofty tartan]

But like his entire family makes up his whole race.

[molten oasis]

huh, neat

[lofty tartan]

Frieza is honestly a great villain, and one of the best characters in the show

Just well written, well acted - all around great.

A truly despicable man

[spiral ridge]

my brother has started working on his fucking vegeta impression

he got the kakarot down pretty perfect i cant lie

[molten oasis]

kakarot, this cancer thing is pretty strong, i dont think i'll win

[spiral ridge]

noo he lost the widows peak :(

[lofty tartan]

My wife recently just watched through all of Dragon Ball Z and Super. Watching people discover the anime is exciting 😄

It gets a lot of flak but it really helped anime make a western movement

[spiral ridge]

i need to watch it but its so long im putting shorter shows in front of it lol

[molten oasis]

complain after you've watch one piece

[spiral ridge]

specifically arcane

[molten oasis]

[spiral ridge]

fucking never

[molten oasis]

do it its worth it

[spiral ridge]

im very bad with watching shows

[lofty tartan]

Like I'm 39. I have fond memories at age 10 of waiting for goku to arrive on Namek

[molten oasis]

ok valid

[spiral ridge]

thought you were saying your mom forced you to eat before you could watch next part lmao

[lofty tartan]

Maybe. I was a literal child lmao

Dbz was one of my first exposures to anime

[spiral ridge]

i believed it lmfao

[lofty tartan]

It was dbz, project a-ko, uhhhh gowkaizer.. A few others. Really really long ago lol

[molten oasis]

my first exposure to anime was, i think, SAO?

[spiral ridge]

mine was pokemon

[lofty tartan]

Dude you're a spring chicken holy shit

Lmao

[spiral ridge]

the OG pokemon on netflix

then uhhh SAO and food wars at like 8

[molten oasis]

OG pokemon is awesome

[spiral ridge]

dont ask me why hulu had food wars i got traumatized

[lofty tartan]

My kid got exposure surfing Netflix. She watches a lot of magical girl anime in the same vein as Sailor Moon

Now she's watching Pokémon and DBZ (her choice)

[molten oasis]

idt SAO got me hooked on anime tho

[spiral ridge]

then i moved to MHA, then to jojo, and then a bunch all at once like black clover. assassination classroom

[spiral ridge]

it got me hooked season 1 and 2 were great but it just kept going and bleh

[molten oasis]

hmm, the true anime hook, uhhhhh

[spiral ridge]

jojo was defo my deepest hook

it has its fangs DEEP in me

[molten oasis]

it was before one piece, hm

[spiral ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/halloween-halloween-candy-jojo-metallica-jojos-gif-23888951

[molten oasis]

oh probably AOT

no it was before that, hmmm

[spiral ridge]

metallica was such a sick fucking fight

AOT was good iw atched that as a kid too yeah

[molten oasis]

oh, Cowboy Bebop

that hooked me

[spiral ridge]

ooo

good taste

[molten oasis]

i remember trying Naruto, i got so bored lol

[spiral ridge]

OH YEAH NARUTO

I WATCHED THAT SAME TIME AS POKEMON THAT WAS ALSO BIGGGG

prob biggest and earliest

how tf did i fucking forget naruto

[molten oasis]

my top 5 now would be, One Piece, Kaiju no 8, Cowboy Bebop, Mob Psycho, Edgerunners

i tried JJK i think its overrated

[spiral ridge]

i enjoy it

https://tenor.com/view/what-kind-of-woman-is-your-type-aoi-todo-jjk-jujutsu-kaisen-aoi-gif-12856579206164707339

[molten oasis]

ig its more i think its overhyped

[spiral ridge]

it has its flaws thats for sure

its like DS where big fanbase but obvious issues

god fucking

[molten oasis]

i like DS for its animation

that is it, its plot is not great and the characters are here and there

[spiral ridge]

exactly

but it has a super big fanbase

[molten oasis]

lmfaooo

[spiral ridge]

so youd prob call it overhyped too right?

[molten oasis]

yea

[spiral ridge]

yeah shows like that pop up, theyre just pure fun to watch

[molten oasis]

i cant sit and continue watching MHA rn

[spiral ridge]

dude the new season was so fucking good

[molten oasis]

with the fanbase going ballistic over ships im just hesitant

like you're attacking the author for ships??? wtf

[spiral ridge]

ive been watching it as a kid. its a good show but the early seasons defo have issues, but as it goes its really good. just dont get into the community

[molten oasis]

i think its more funny than anything but yea

[spiral ridge]

honestly avoiding it cus community attacks author is exactly what they want so youre kinda being part of it 😭

[molten oasis]

i havent' watched since the doofensmirtz shit

[spiral ridge]

YEAHHH

[molten oasis]

bruh i just think its funny

i cant control what my tiktok feed gives me for memes

[spiral ridge]

https://tenor.com/view/bounce-gentle-my-hero-academia-mha-anime-gif-16995293

[molten oasis]

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https://tenor.com/view/boku-no-hero-academia-gentle-criminal-my-hero-academia-gif-7038875305098745523

i fucking love gentle criminal

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that, idk how i feel about that whole part of the show

https://tenor.com/view/doofenshmirtz-doofenshmirtz-sigma-theruxemburg-doof-doof-light-up-gif-23620588

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redestro is fucking suck

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this fight was rad tho, thats where i stopped tho

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but the stuff around gentle criminal was boring,. school festival

i struggle with MHA cus the fights and action are perfect. but early seasons have just random awful things in them that make it hard to say just skip season or not

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thats why i didn't care i think

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honestly

theres like nothing like that after gentle

very little, if you keep going itll be great

like one piece just get back the slow parts 😭

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i mean, i did, the stuff with Hawks is interesting

from what i've seen

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hawks aprt is awesome yeah

thats after gentle villain or the thing after after

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also tomiyaki's shift during the redestro stuff was cool

is that his name? hands guy

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shigaraki

https://tenor.com/view/shigaraki-smiling-mha-season-7-trailer-gif-13857781592990991123

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its been years lol

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he looks a little different in newest season, its awesome

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Misfit of Demon King Academy

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Ooo I watched that

Was good. Did they make another season? I hope they didn’t the ending was good

Too many shows have a good ending then just make another season I hate it

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i've watched like the popular stuff, and like, idk if this is one of the bigger ones Charlotte was fun

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Charlotte?

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yea

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Idk it

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yea its not as well known but its pretty good

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I searched gifs to see if I’ve seen it but nothing even pops up

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put anime after

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https://tenor.com/view/looks-away-annoyed-gif-15376059660108005586

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https://tenor.com/view/tomori-nao-nao-tomori-tomori-nao-skill-issue-gif-25702328

yes this

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Ohhh this I’ve only seen the gif I put lol

If you enjoy one piece do black clover

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i tried

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I love the character growth in black clover

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i fucking hate Asta rn lol

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He gets better 😭

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I think? that there's another season or I just didn't watch the end? Lol

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i chose the dub, tbf, his voice is obnoxious

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God of High School also good

Really good action sequencing

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The end was like they both know who each is and kill each other or something. Or it was they work together I forget but it end with both in some oblivion space

I LOVE GOD OF HOGH SCOOL

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but i also tend to look for anime i dont need 100% focus on, because i struggle to stay fully focused on stuff

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apparently it turns shitty

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so stuff with dubs are nice, DBZ dub is good

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Black clover is great for that tbh

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i'll get there its on the list

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Ik just saying

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Dbz dub is really good in comparison to a lot of anime

I mostly watch subbed

Like almost exclusive subbed

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see there's one dub that nothing can compare to

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Bleach?

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nah

https://tenor.com/view/ghost-stories-anime-dub-gif-25755537

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Bleach and DBZ are quality dubs. I can't stand most dubs.

I watch Gundam 100% subbed

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this fucking dub lol

where they let the actors say whatever they wanted

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And I love Gundam

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HAHAH

GHOST STORIES DUB WOOO

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But most of the va blows

I fucking hate Kira

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my friend loves gundam

he's spent, too much

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Most people loved SEED. I cannot stand most of the characters.

Gundam designs are top notch

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i've only built

havent watched any yet

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Most Gundam shows are pretty good if you like political warfare and stuff.

Also giant bipedal space tanks and space wizardry

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i mean i do like me some mech fighting action

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It's great for that.

Unicorn has some really killer sequencing

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tbf, the thing that got me into robot fighting shit was transformers lol

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Real steel fighting app on my phone

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i should go check out gundam

wtf was real steel again

oh that movie

theres so many transformers one memes in the gifs lmao

https://tenor.com/view/transformers-transformers-one-transformers-sentinel-prime-transformers-one-sentinel-prime-gif-5216275789529368249

LMFAOOO

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Gundam 00 is a great anime.

Unicorn very good.

There's some older ones that you may go check out if you're interested but they're probably not great starting points in 2024

G Gundam is a less-serious very fun and campy show

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i dont mind older anime

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Mobile Suit Gundam is like the original Gundam show

It was excellent but it shows it's age sometimes

Gundam SEED is good overall despite my hatred of Kira and Flay or whatever her stupid name is

God I hate them so much

Gundam 00 is probably my favorite.

I'm like lukewarm on Iron-Blooded Orphans, though my Mika online presence is an inside joke about the main character lol

Mikazuki Augus

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thats cool

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https://tenor.com/view/gundam-mobile-suit-gundam00-gif-15629374

This is the main suit in 00

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oh that guy has a perfect grade i think, thats sick

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Yeah Exia has a PG

It's also incredibly sick and Exia is just the base form

It gets upgrades. 👀

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awesome

i'll check some out

maybe itll help with my decision on the PG im gonna save up for

i want one, idk which one, but i want one

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The upgrade is GN-0000 Seven Sword. Has a few stages in between.

There's really good kits for it out there

As far as PGs go, Exia is pretty good quality.

The Astrays are also good quality.

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that big ass shield? is sick

on the seven sword

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that's a sword 👀

LMAO

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Dude the gundams in 00 are crazy.

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thats on the list fs lol

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Exia goes super saiyan, basically lmao

Trans-Am mode

They use crazy particle reactors for power sources

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i just bought one online i think, not a pg but an astray

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Astrays are sick. I have uhhhh.. Red Dragon, Red, Blue Second Revise, Gold

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just picked that one up

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Oh I have that one too

I will say this. That boy is top heavy

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i figured lmao

he has 2 giant ass swords

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You gotta basically use the swords two help position it

I'd say invest in a stand for it

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i probably will

i bought a stand for one that, doesn't need it tbh

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The top heavy weight bears down on the stand and gives it a center of gravity almost. It helps spread the weight out

I have one on my shelf by Providence. Providence is a big big boy

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oh the kit comes with a stand, thats nice

for the sword tho, i'll still get another stand

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Yeah it's okay. I just got a bunch of stands from my wife for Xmas

So I used one of them.

This Xmas I think she's getting me my Megaman X Falcon Armor kit

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oo thats cool

I think this is a PG I looked at briefly

the other one of those i also found interesting

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I was looking at it and she yelled at me that I'm not allowed to buy anything for myself

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lmao

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Red Frame Kai is solid

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this would be a good first PG i think

its the matter of where its gonna go lol

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Yeah I haven't been building many because of space.

I need a display case because I paint them

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oh nice

i do whatever the kit has plus like, water decals and eventually panel lining

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Yeah I use some of them depending on how I painted it. I do panel lines and all thst jazz

Water transfers and decals are like... Case by case unless you're just doing a build

Panel lines you can do with a pen or get tricky with it using thinner and black paint

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i did water decals for the strike freedom MGEX and winged Ver Ka

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Using thinner it sort of fills the line for you and you just wipe away the rest

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noted

you can use a pen, never thought about that

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There are panel lining pens

Like specifically for Gundam

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are they good?

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Oh yeah they'll do the job for sure

It's what I stsrted out using

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is it better to paint?

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Everything will always look better dutifully painted. But it's a learning process.

I've also destroyed a few kits doing stuff to them lmao

You gotta be prepared to wreck a few things

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i'll get some high grades or smth and try it out

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I had a gold astray that I basically soaked in bleach for days.

Strips the chrome but leaves the plastic intact

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ooof