competitive_discussion

[rustic mountain]

learn something new

[pine lotus]

I need to get to level 6 so I'm just gonna throw in my 2 cents every once in a while

[lofty tartan]

Yeah I'm off work in like 3 hours

[shadow wind]

Nintendo consoles are different than handhelds, the systems hold the data not the disks

Switch counts as a console in this case

[lofty tartan]

Yeah it's all stored on the internal ssd

[shadow wind]

Unlike the 3ds where you can buy previously used Pokemon files

[vocal plume]

When I got the Urshifu R-S I didn't even have the DLC lmao. I got it from a surprise trade (it wasn't hacked)

[pine lotus]

Just wondering is there any way to make metagross viable again? I'm really struggling to make him work

[shadow wind]

Metagross?

[lofty tartan]

Probably not in Reg I

[shadow wind]

In VGC definitely not

[lofty tartan]

He's badly powercrept

[pine lotus]

sadge

[shadow wind]

I sometimes forget bro won worlds

[lofty tartan]

Back in the day

[shadow wind]

He seems so indescribably mid

[pine lotus]

hes from my orginal Emerald game...

[shadow wind]

Should’ve had ruby and used Groudon

!!!

[lofty tartan]

[pine lotus]

[shadow wind]

I mean Kyogre is better but who cares about that, Groudon is sick

[pine lotus]

if they bring megas back next gen does he stand a chance?

[lofty tartan]

I'm so glad a poke is just a poke to me. No sentimental attachments here xD

[shadow wind]

Fully depends on what else gets the chance to mega

[lofty tartan]

It's doubtful. Especially if we get new Megas.

[shadow wind]

Yeah not for me, Groudon is my buddy

[lofty tartan]

I like certain pokemon just not sentimental if I got them in an earlier game. They're all just cute stat blocks

[pine lotus]

They murdered my boy

[lofty tartan]

I send them through to modern games just for ease and shinies 🤷

I've managed to keep my stuff for quite a few years now

[pine lotus]

I currently have a pokemon that uses fling on him with an attack increasing berry well hes wearing a weakness policy to make him into a nuke

EXPLOSION

but he barely makes it past the first move...

[rustic mountain]

im not sad i dont have any of the mons from wen i was playing growing up but if i did thatd b cool

[pine lotus]

all mine got eaten by a rottweiller, my metagross just happened to be in a different game at the time

600 lost forever...

[lofty tartan]

Just send me a dm in like 2 hours and remind me about the Zacian

@vocal plume

[cyan smelt]

Feels like I'm barely seeing the shroom atm

[lofty tartan]

Yeah like you're seeing a super small sample size of the entire beast called "the meta"

[shadow wind]

Thank god

[molten oasis]

i would be but my first game i bought was swsh

[vocal plume]

No problem

[molten oasis]

the other games i played were on emulators

[lofty tartan]

I'm old enough to have experienced Pokémon Blue on the game boy during release

[pine lotus]

damn

I was a weee lad when I got emerald

[shadow wind]

My first Pokemon game was X and Y

[pine lotus]

Zoomer

[shadow wind]

Yes

[lofty tartan]

I'm the first wave of millenials but we're old

[shadow wind]

And I cook these competitive ladders like I was born in em

[lofty tartan]

My kid is now a shiny hunter.

[pine lotus]

I'm technically a zoomer too...

damn 1995 bs

it should be 2000!

[mighty stump]

and burn the food

[shadow wind]

Maybe with sacred fire

[lofty tartan]

Yo Tofu

[shadow wind]

🔥🔥🔥

[pine lotus]

iron bundle is my G now though

[mighty stump]

heyo

[pine lotus]

bruhs fast as hell

[shadow wind]

1995 is still Zoomer?

[pine lotus]

yeah unfortunately

[lofty tartan]

How's life? I never see you anymore. You're always so busy busy, my guy

[shadow wind]

Wait when is Gen alpha?

[pine lotus]

idk

[shadow wind]

2010

Dang that was close

[mighty stump]

focusing on work and my relationship

hahahah

[lofty tartan]

No doubt. Felt that.

[shadow wind]

I didn’t realize Gen alpha was already done with

[lofty tartan]

Though my relationship is pretty good so I work on work and other stuff

[mighty stump]

gahaha

i play some Pokemon still - gotta keep up

[pine lotus]

I'm one of those first wave zoomers, we got the internet at its worst

[mighty stump]

Havent updated the blog in a bit

[shadow wind]

I was in the tail end that’s for sure

[lofty tartan]

Yeah man Reg I means I can't be taking a break anymore. Tragic.

[mighty stump]

and Monster Hunter Wild

I’m doing my NPAA shit too

Im fighting Stefan Mott (Pengy) of all people

in playoffs

lord almighty

[molten oasis]

mizutsune tomorrow

[lofty tartan]

Yeah I saw you were 2-2. Pretty solid.

You got this man.

[mighty stump]

yeah the first team was a misclick and lost to RNG so coulda done better there

was funny though

[pine lotus]

back in my day we didn't have tiktok or skibbity toilet we had live leaks and unspeakable online videos

[mighty stump]

dunno what to run

I dont feel like playing Arubega

[lofty tartan]

There are still unspeakable online videos

[pine lotus]

two guys one hammer is hard to beat

[lofty tartan]

Back in my day, the internet was an unregulated mess

[pine lotus]

Thats why i need therapy 👍

[shadow wind]

How do I always feel so young here

[lofty tartan]

Commercial internet became available when I was like 13. I'm 39 now.

[pine lotus]

because the world hasnt broken you yet

give it time

[shadow wind]

😭😭

I just feel like there’s no one around my age here

They’re probably off doing better things

But hey, I still have the ladder amiright?

[lofty tartan]

O.o

[pine lotus]

I'm half way to thirty and it frightens me

sorry that was bad grammer

im halfway through 20

[shadow wind]

I ain’t even hit 20 yet

[pine lotus]

nope

i said it wrong again

26

[lofty tartan]

Y'all just wee little things

[shadow wind]

Wait I thought you said 1995?

[pine lotus]

Im 26

Im half retarded right now

brain no worky

[pine lotus]

whats it like being a fossil?

[shadow wind]

I feel deceived

[pine lotus]

1998 it my birth year, 1995 is the line to be gen z. my apologys for the confusion

[cyan smelt]

Should I ladder more on bo3 today, I'm currently 6-1

[mighty stump]

make it 6-6

[shadow wind]

Ahh ok

[shadow wind]

Why not 6-12?

[lofty tartan]

Pretty great. I build muscle fast because I'm fully developed and there are other perks

[shadow wind]

Which fossil are you? Helix? Dome?

[mighty stump]

arent u bald

[lofty tartan]

Just because I'm 39 doesn't mean I'm decrepit. Lol. I'm in the best shape of my life.

[mighty stump]

DOME

DECREPIT DOME

[pine lotus]

Im just playing dog

[lofty tartan]

Yeah my autoimmune disease actually thinned my scalp so I shave my head now.

[cyan smelt]

Is Mika older than kitsumi

[mighty stump]

also i have been around and wanna congratulate u Mika

on like

Everything recently

like damn dude

im so happy for you

[lofty tartan]

Hey man I said I was gonna take a break during Reg G and be a fucking champ and I did. Thank you, friendo. Means a lot ❤️

[pine lotus]

Damn hitting me with the autoimmune disease, I almost feel bad... almost

[lofty tartan]

Been watching you too, Tofu. Keep killing it 😄

[cyan smelt]

Everyone in this channel is smashing it

[lofty tartan]

All good. Didn't kill me. Made me stronger. Survived heart attacks. Still kicking

[pine lotus]

I would like to "smash it" aswell

[shadow wind]

Why is masters division so young? Like why is a 16 year old going against the best of the bests

[cyan smelt]

Because they're just that good

[pine lotus]

Pokemon is life pokemon is love

[shadow wind]

I was in masters before I even started competitive

I was cooked from the beginning

[lofty tartan]

So was I

[vocal plume]

Masters should be 21 or over imo

[shadow wind]

Yeah but I was like a year off

[vocal plume]

Maybe 18 or over

[shadow wind]

If that was the case I’d be fine

[lofty tartan]

Most of us actually were in masters when we started.

[shadow wind]

But it isn’t 😔

[lofty tartan]

I think you're psyching yourself out really preemptively

[pine lotus]

I'd like to break into competitive but I have no concept of synergy

[vocal plume]

I'm just in for Masters.

[lofty tartan]

Like my first regional I had to play against a worlds t8 competitor in round 2

[shadow wind]

I mean I don’t really care too much, I can’t attend irls anyway so it doesn’t matter to me

[cyan smelt]

U need to move conner, ur cracked

[shadow wind]

I’m hoping to move to Australia for Uni so here’s hoping 🙏🙏

[vocal plume]

The closest regional to me is Liverpool but I'm miles off that yet

[pine lotus]

I currently only battle my friend, who has a handful of competitive pokemon but really only uses pokemon he thinks "look cool"

[cyan smelt]

Australia is not much better for regionals, 3 a year

[shadow wind]

At least they’re where people live

[cyan smelt]

True and Aussie unis are good too

[shadow wind]

I live in the middle of Canada, both regionals are on the coasts 😭😭

[vocal plume]

In the UK we have 1

[pine lotus]

Am I the only american here?

[vocal plume]

This year it's in Birmingham

[lofty tartan]

I live in Maine. I'm basically Canadian

[shadow wind]

Gang

[vocal plume]

Which is only like an hour drive away from where I live

[vocal plume]

And that's already happened

[shadow wind]

I think Vancouver is like a 14 hour drive for me

[cyan smelt]

Will need to get a plane if I'm going to Melbourne which if this team works I will use it for Melbourne

[shadow wind]

I be driving for 10 hours to not leave the province

[pine lotus]

you guys are deep in the paint jesus

[vocal plume]

Cooked

[shadow wind]

Canada just be like that

There’s so much land and like barely any big cities

[cyan smelt]

I live in a city at least but not much happens in Australia outside the cities

[lofty tartan]

Maine is pretty removed from the regional scene. I gotta fly out everywhere. So I've been working on that bank account

[shadow wind]

Yeah I could imagine that

[cyan smelt]

I'm stoked that I built a semi functional team

[lofty tartan]

Like I gotta open a shop here just to work my professor certification and hold events. 😐

[pine lotus]

I am in the presence of real ones, I am not worthy

[shadow wind]

I am NOT a real one

[cyan smelt]

Nah you'll learn being around this channel

[shadow wind]

I’m lowkey just having fun

[swift sleet]

I heard regieleki can out speed trick room

[shadow wind]

Yes

This can happen

[lofty tartan]

It is an extremely niche thing that needs ridiculous setup but yes.

[pine lotus]

and a full speed iron bundle outspeed trickroom?

[shadow wind]

I don’t think it learns agility

[pine lotus]

ah

[shadow wind]

But also 136 might be too slow

I’m not sure on my numbers though

[lofty tartan]

Like Regieleki outspeeding TR will never happen in a VGC match where someone is actually trying to win and not just be a goof

[swift sleet]

And I heard that the fucking bear has a high speed stat

[shadow wind]

Bear?

[pine lotus]

ursaluna?

[shadow wind]

Ain’t no bears I know of have a high speed stat

[swift sleet]

Fuck yes

[lofty tartan]

It doesn't

[pine lotus]

hes slow as hell

[shadow wind]

50 and 52 are not fast

[swift sleet]

Fr?

[shadow wind]

52? Uhhhh

[lofty tartan]

It's very slow

[tiny karma]

Pokémon No. 901: Ursaluna-Bloodmoon

Types

Ground/Normal

Abilities

Mind's Eye

HP/Atk/Def/SpA/SpD/Spe

113/70/120/135/65/52

Total

555

Base Species

Ursaluna

Sableye version 4.28.1

[shadow wind]

Hey I was right

[swift sleet]

So he's good for TR

[shadow wind]

Yes

[molten oasis]

the fast mons usually hit like 110

[lofty tartan]

Usually gets blown up by CIR right now but he's aaight

[pine lotus]

how do I do that, I wanna see gastrodons speed

[shadow wind]

./dt

Gastro is like 39 ain’t it?

[pine lotus]

/dt gastrodon

[shadow wind]

Without the period

[pine lotus]

damn it

[shadow wind]

I just needed it to be there so I could type it

[tiny karma]

Pokémon No. 894: Regieleki

Type

Electric

Abilities

Transistor

HP/Atk/Def/SpA/SpD/Spe

80/100/50/100/50/200

Total

580

Sableye version 4.28.1

[shadow wind]

Type it out again

[tiny karma]

Pokémon No. 423: Gastrodon

Types

Water/Ground

Abilities

Sticky Hold, Storm Drain, Sand Force (Hidden)

HP/Atk/Def/SpA/SpD/Spe

111/83/68/92/82/39

Total

475

Sableye version 4.28.1

[swift sleet]

Damn 200 is crazyy

[shadow wind]

The bot doesn’t mess with edited messages

Holy I’m the goat at remembering stats

[pine lotus]

slug is slow

[cyan smelt]

Amoonguss is 30 right

[lost sun]

u sure a slug wouldn't be fast

[shadow wind]

Yup

[tiny karma]

Ability: Sand Force

If Sandstorm is active, this Pokemon's Ground-, Rock-, and Steel-type attacks have their power multiplied by 1.3. This Pokemon takes no damage from Sandstorm.

Sableye version 4.28.1

[shadow wind]

And Hatterene is 29

[cyan smelt]

Torkoal is 20

[shadow wind]

Yup

[pine lotus]

ohhhhh

[lost sun]

trapinch 10 right

[shadow wind]

Hatt and Koal are the only ones to be viable and under speed Amoonguss

[cyan smelt]

Munchlax 5

[tiny karma]

Pokémon No. 328: Trapinch

Type

Ground

Abilities

Hyper Cutter, Arena Trap, Sheer Force (Hidden)

HP/Atk/Def/SpA/SpD/Spe

45/100/45/45/45/10

Total

290

Sableye version 4.28.1

[shadow wind]

100 Atk is epic

[lost sun]

fr

[cyan smelt]

Arena trap is even epicer

[shadow wind]

I wonder where that guy is now

[lost sun]

should be getting mega fr

[shadow wind]

CIR Trapinch Jigglypuff legend

[pine lotus]

tyranitar and gastrodon could world well with sand force and sand stream

[shadow wind]

I’ll never forget the goat

[cyan smelt]

That sounds so funny

[tiny karma]

Pokémon No. 1005: Roaring Moon

Types

Dragon/Dark

Abilities

Protosynthesis

HP/Atk/Def/SpA/SpD/Spe

105/139/71/55/101/119

Total

590

Sableye version 4.28.1

[swift sleet]

Nvm

[cyan smelt]

I'll never forget bielup or whatever with the dewgong gloom team

[shadow wind]

Oh yeah them too

[cyan smelt]

Goated

[shadow wind]

Truly

Unless I was playing them

Then I wanted to die

[pine lotus]

opinons on malamar?

[shadow wind]

Bad

[lost sun]

cool but not good

[shadow wind]

Funny but bad

Goated evolution method

[lost sun]

fr

who even figured it out

[cyan smelt]

I used malamar to topsy turvy ultra necrozma

[shadow wind]

There’s probably an NPC that says something like that

[shadow wind]

That is awesome

[lost sun]

maybe

[cyan smelt]

Gave it a quick claw

[shadow wind]

Save scumming legend here

USUM were such good games

I really liked them

[cyan smelt]

Lol when I fought it first time the quick claw triggered

[shadow wind]

Infinite luck

[pine lotus]

I tried slaking and grafaiai but slaking didnt have the staying power I was hoping for

[cyan smelt]

Try regigigas it gets wide guard

[shadow wind]

I saw a Regigigas earlier today

[lost sun]

they should add stuff that boosts dmg or speed by 33% but let's u use 2 moves instead of just 1

[cyan smelt]

Weezing gigas, koraidon with ability shield and caly s

[shadow wind]

Never a speed item

[lost sun]

paired with weezing?

[shadow wind]

Speed is sacred

[shadow wind]

Nah

[lost sun]

wack

[shadow wind]

But it clicked wide guard 3 times in a row

So it didn’t matter too much

[lost sun]

ye

[cyan smelt]

Oh yeah I've seen slow special regigigas lol

[shadow wind]

CSR
Koraidon
GWeezing
Regigigas

[tiny karma]

Pokémon No. 486: Regigigas

Type

Normal

Abilities

Slow Start

HP/Atk/Def/SpA/SpD/Spe

110/160/110/80/110/100

Total

670

Sableye version 4.28.1

[shadow wind]

Pretty strong core

[lost sun]

why's it even got a bad ability

[shadow wind]

Cause it has better stats than Groudon

[pine lotus]

Was wondering is there a counter to tailwind other than trickroom my friend has a stupidly tanky corvinight with it and its walling me a lot

[shadow wind]

They didn’t want to power creep immediately

[shadow wind]

Bulk

[lost sun]

own tw

[shadow wind]

What’s the point of moving first if you deal no damage

Screens is usually pretty good

[pine lotus]

we do doubles

[molten oasis]

screens

[shadow wind]

Grimmsnarl gaming

[molten oasis]

i've redeveloped my hate for grimmsnarl tday

[lost sun]

fair

[shadow wind]

Groudon too or just Grimm?

[cyan smelt]

T wave, taunt, icy wind, electroweb

[pine lotus]

I will be adding grimmsnarl back to my team

[molten oasis]

developed for groudon

redeveloped for grimm

[shadow wind]

He tried his best

[molten oasis]

im playing rivals, i want a good team just once please

[shadow wind]

Good team? Must not include Groudon then

😔😔

[molten oasis]

...

[shadow wind]

Nah I actually think Groudon is the best restricted

[molten oasis]

you're very wrong

[pine lotus]

Id also like to say wimsicott beat up with rage fist annilape pisses me off quite a bit

[shadow wind]

Source of I’m delusional

[shadow wind]

Use Indeedee !

[pine lotus]

explain

[shadow wind]

Follow me stops the beat up AND the rage fist

[cyan smelt]

Redirection

[lofty tartan]

I'd be surprised to see people running beat up rage fist in Reg I

[shadow wind]

They battle their friend

[lofty tartan]

Ahhhh

[shadow wind]

Not Reg I I believe

[lofty tartan]

Yeah just redirect the beat up

[pine lotus]

👀

[shadow wind]

Yuh yuh

Remember Pachirisu? Follow me was the reason bro was goated

There will never be a moment like that again

[pine lotus]

My brain exploded

[lofty tartan]

Don't follow me a rage fist with Pachirisu though.

Use Indeedee to be immune to ghost

[shadow wind]

🔥🔥

Wait wrong one

🧠🧠

[pine lotus]

I think I have a shiny indeedee, this will work

[cyan smelt]

Is Indeedee the only normal type with follow me

[lofty tartan]

There's Smeargle

[shadow wind]

Maushold

[cyan smelt]

Oh right

[shadow wind]

Smeargle is a cheater

My knowledge of Gen 9 competitive mons is far vaster than any other field

[pine lotus]

Maushold and archarudon with sturdy was a pretty common double team set up right?

[shadow wind]

Stamina

[pine lotus]

ah

I am dumb

[shadow wind]

I might have a Pokémon problem now thinking about it

Nah

[pine lotus]

I havent gained a single level so far...

[lofty tartan]

Takes time.

[shadow wind]

99% of improving at Pokémon is literally just learning new things and thinking of the evilest ways to use them

[lofty tartan]

He's talking about server levels xD

[shadow wind]

Ahhh

[lofty tartan]

Rank for activity

[shadow wind]

I don’t even notice my level here

[pine lotus]

Thirty something

[shadow wind]

On a different Pokémon server I’m in the bot pings you every time you level up

Incredibly annoying

I wonder if I’ve played 100 Reg I games yet

[pine lotus]

Does regidrago and regileki appear in any base games or are they event pokemon?

[shadow wind]

DLC

Crown tundra and you have to pick between them

[lofty tartan]

Just take Regidrago

[shadow wind]

They killed Eleki

[pine lotus]

Ah, I restart sword and sheild...

This is gonna take a bit

[molten oasis]

eleki got power crept by booster energy

[shadow wind]

Eleki wouldn’t even be busted with Gen 8 transistor

He was only broken because of Dynamax

And rising voltage

But that came with Dynamax

[pine lotus]

is the new online pokemon stadium going to have every gimic from the previous games or was my friend mistaken?

[lofty tartan]

Your friend is mistaken

There's literally no info regarding Champions. We saw Tera and Megas in the reveal trailer.

That's it

[pine lotus]

oh

[lofty tartan]

And it's not guaranteed a stadium game. Probably more like Revolutions or whatever the name was. The battle sim

[shadow wind]

Me when I get hit by the Mega Dynamaxed Tera Normal Kangaskhan using Normalium Z

[lofty tartan]

Basically official Showdown

[shadow wind]

Twice

Parental bond moment

[cyan smelt]

i hope that they don't try and shut down showdown

[lofty tartan]

That's just fear mongering

[shadow wind]

That would be devastating

[lofty tartan]

They've had a battle sim in the past and made no move to shut down showdown.

No reason they'd up and do it now after all this time

[shadow wind]

Especially when showdown brings in so many people to the scene

Like all the singles players would be cooked

At what point would it be too much

Nintendo gets away with most things

But I think Pokémon showdown would be the line for me

[lofty tartan]

They get away with things that fall within their legal rights. But they've made no action against SD

[shadow wind]

700 dollar console 💀💀

[pine lotus]

Im surpised nintendo and fromsoft flipped sony the middle finger

[cyan smelt]

and i preordered it like a sucker

[shadow wind]

Man I would too if I had the money

Nintendo has so many titles that you can’t get anywhere else and it sucks

[lofty tartan]

From Soft is free to develop games for whatever they want. It's not flipping them the bird lol. Sony still exclusively has Bloodborne

[shadow wind]

The new game looks a lot like Bloodborne

And behind a console paywall

[cyan smelt]

i avoid fromsoft games because they're too hard

[shadow wind]

Why is the switch 2 700 dollars man

[lofty tartan]

It's like 450/500 here lol

[shadow wind]

Exchange rates are cooked

[lofty tartan]

Mhm

[cyan smelt]

it's even cheaper in japan

[pine lotus]

I'm joking of coarse but its kinda funny that people were begging for bloodborne on other consoles so nintendo was just like, "fine I'll do it myself"

[real prairie]

Morning all

[cyan smelt]

hi ludicolo guy

[shadow wind]

If he’s saying good morning that means it’s time for me to go to bed

[pine lotus]

it is 4am here

[shadow wind]

2 am here

[lofty tartan]

But it isn't Bloodborne. It's just a vaguely Gothic horror atmosphere where Bloodborne is Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror.

[real prairie]

Normally a good indicator, yeah

[pine lotus]

You know what I mean

[lofty tartan]

They're dark and moody, like every From Soft game thst isn't Armored Core

[shadow wind]

Especially when I have to be up in 5 hours

[real prairie]

have i rolled into the wrong chat? lol

[shadow wind]

Switch 2 discussion

[real prairie]

Feel it

[real prairie]

valid

[lost sun]

no way sd damage calcs are correct cus pulse with no rain did 46% to a tera normal rayq and iron hands fake out did 25%

[real prairie]

people run strange sets

[shadow wind]

Iron hands a beast !!!

[lofty tartan]

I do and that's why I'm disagreeing as a From Soft fan. Lol. They're dark and moody - that's the similarity. Duskbloods you're playing a vampire and get a jetpack

[real prairie]

did you see the assault vest Miraidon set that cooked me the other day? lol

[shadow wind]

I don’t understand AV Miraidon

Specs or nothing imo

[cyan smelt]

nope but i got cooked by miraidon electric seed lunala

[real prairie]

^

[pine lotus]

I know sarcasm is lost in text (And I struggle with it irl) but I was making a joke man. I've been playing fromsoft games for 13 years

[shadow wind]

When my Groudon was Tera’d and behind light screen and lived a tera electric eterrain helping hand boosted electro drift I knew they should always run specs

[real prairie]

@shadow wind you might like that one

[shadow wind]

Might like what?

The calc?

[real prairie]

how a Tera Fairy Miraidon survived a helping hands tera water water spout in the rain

[shadow wind]

Goat !

[astral kelp]

specd for it maybe

av miraidon :O

[lofty tartan]

🤷

[real prairie]

well they only survived on a low roll, so doubt it

[shadow wind]

I rejoice when I see an AV Miraidon

My Restricteds are both physical so who cares

[real prairie]

groudon lunch

[pine lotus]

I got violet version...

[shadow wind]

Violet’s probably better

[pine lotus]

oh

[shadow wind]

Miraidon and hands are stupid good

[cyan smelt]

why can't the miraidons i face be AV

[lofty tartan]

Scarlet has better exclusives. As a Violet owner

[pine lotus]

I just like the ancient paradox pokemon more

[shadow wind]

You don’t got that Groudon luck like I do 💪💪

[lofty tartan]

More abundance of solid stuff.

Best answer is own both lol

[shadow wind]

Flutter mane and Bolt are the only ones that stick out to me

And I mean they’re definitely the best

[pine lotus]

I cant remember what paradox raiku is called but I want it bad

[real prairie]

DW, most of the ones im facing now are scarf, making my kyogre extremely useless

[shadow wind]

Raging bolt

[pine lotus]

me want

[cyan smelt]

scarf mirai is even weirder

[shadow wind]

But Violet has some great guys too

[lost sun]

tera normal choice specs adamant 252atk ext speed to mirai does 81% at most

[lofty tartan]

Scream Tail went way up in use

[lost sun]

it did 96%

[shadow wind]

Scream tails for losers

[real prairie]

super popular in TR teams

[pine lotus]

anyone want a shiny palafin for raging bolt?

[shadow wind]

Roaring moon also saw an increase I guess

But like Iron Val got second at worlds

Miraidon and Hands got first

[real prairie]

#trading_sv

[cyan smelt]

roaring moon is goated, i can't believe i didn't use it before

[shadow wind]

It was hard

More fairies for some reason

Flutter manes were more offensive

[cyan smelt]

idk everything is tera fairy now

[shadow wind]

Tera fairy means nothing if they don’t have a fairy move

[cyan smelt]

lunala is scary

[shadow wind]

Yes

[lost sun]

I swear lunala is tankier than anything

[shadow wind]

It literally has better multiscale

You might be asking why is it better

[lost sun]

I only did 17% with a pulse earlier unless it's just SD janky dmg calcs again

[tiny karma]

Ability: Shadow Shield

If this Pokemon is at full HP, damage taken from attacks is halved.

Sableye version 4.28.1

[shadow wind]

Well it does not say it here

But it ignores mold breaker type moves

[lost sun]

ah that's why

[shadow wind]

Mold breaker doesn’t matter, moongeist beam doesn’t matter

I really don’t know why that’s not listed here

[lofty tartan]

Yeah that's weird

But Shadow Shield is cracked

Bonkers ability

[shadow wind]

Unless your name is Urshifu

[cyan smelt]

i feel like iron moth is underrated

[pine lotus]

Why do people put impossible trades in the gts?

[lost sun]

gts still exists?

[lofty tartan]

Memes

[pine lotus]

ah

[shadow wind]

Hard in a world with Kyogre

[pine lotus]

home on mobile

[real prairie]

I love instant wins https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2335036909

[lofty tartan]

GTS is not a good place to get legitimate stuff unless you know how to filter for only Go trades.

[lost sun]

oh

[lofty tartan]

Hacked mons LITERALLY EVERYWHERE on GTS

[cyan smelt]

i think i'm gonna trial lunala with tr and without wide guard

[pine lotus]

thats why I dont use my gouging fire...

out of fear

[shadow wind]

Still on the Lunala train huh

[shadow wind]

I love Gouging

[cyan smelt]

yeah i like lunala

[lofty tartan]

I only trade for things at a cerrain level, which is the same level as Go legends. So I make sure they're still stamped and that's all I'll accept.

I've gotten a lot of Kubfus for shiny gimmighouls

[lost sun]

if u didn't have a box full of hacked legendarys as a kid u didn't play right

[lofty tartan]

I don't roll with genned stuff. I play fine.

[shadow wind]

I’ve only ever had 2 hacked mons and I remember them so vividly

Wonder trade is a corrupt place

[cyan smelt]

if you want to play competitively you should avoid hacked crap

[lofty tartan]

I've got like 10 boxes of vgc ready shinies and a horde of shiny legends. All legit. I don't need hacked mons

[shadow wind]

A Milotic and a Croconaw

[lost sun]

I had almost every legendary/mythical hacked other than ones I got myself

[shadow wind]

We probably shouldn’t talk about genning or hacking actually

[pine lotus]

Oh I may hackcheck my gouging fire, wasnt aware that was a thing

[lofty tartan]

I'm just trashing them. We're not talking about trading them or making them

[lost sun]

y do u get banned for hacked mons in comp it's not like they're stronger than perfect stats

[lofty tartan]

It's because you cheated

[shadow wind]

This is true I just know I’ve gotten in trouble for talking about it

[lost sun]

1 gold cap and some EV training and they're the same strength

[shadow wind]

Then just do that

[lofty tartan]

It's not about strength. It's about terms of service

[cyan smelt]

conner thoughts on eruption entei or groudon

[lost sun]

doesn't give u any advantage other than saving time

[lofty tartan]

Time saving IS an advantage but that's not why you get banned

[pine lotus]

Its ot is "shinyraid" but he isnt shiny, hes gonna stay in the box

[shadow wind]

🤢🤢

Eruption Entei maybe

Primal Groudon could get away with it

[lofty tartan]

You either illegally manipulated your file or the contents of your file, or you had bots manipulate things for you.

Either way, that violates terms of service. Among other things.

Did you know hacking software is illegal in Japan?

[shadow wind]

Not this Groudon though

[lost sun]

how is there only 2 spout users

[shadow wind]

Wailord gets it

Don’t forget about the goat of LC

Wailmer gaming

[cyan smelt]

don't forget blastoise lol

[lost sun]

Pokémondb said only squirtle and kyogre get it

[pine lotus]

My tyranitar is looking kinda suspect now...

[shadow wind]

Liars !

[lost sun]

but it shows it on wailords moveset

[shadow wind]

Frillish line and Remoraid line also get it

[lofty tartan]

Who uses pokemondb? We have serebii and bulbapedia xD

[real prairie]

LOL https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2335039393-sdxoc4j1tch5wi80hy3hpqcof56yej3pw

[lost sun]

find it the easiest to navigate

[shadow wind]

I only use Serebii

My computer knows me too well and so when I look up any Pokemon it’ll fill in the Serebii part

[molten oasis]

tera electric kyogre is wild

[cyan smelt]

serebii got the best info but a layout from the 90s

[shadow wind]

Yeah real

The layout is quite bad

[vocal plume]

That's why I hate serebii. Like update your website 💀

[shadow wind]

But that’s why you spend 30 minutes navigating it and then you know

[lost sun]

too much yap on it aswell

[cyan smelt]

the switch 2 won't be hackable so no more data mining

[lofty tartan]

Serebii is really easy to use

[lofty tartan]

Uhhhh you sweet summer child

[lost sun]

give it 2 days

[astral kelp]

what makes you think that?

[lofty tartan]

Any modern device is "hackable". There's no way to make it immune to it

Like a switch, Xbox, Playstation, they're all just locked down mini pcs

[real prairie]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2335043406

https://tenor.com/view/the-simpsons-he-is-already-dead-stop-gif-5552043

[cyan smelt]

v1 of the switch was using an old nvidia chip and switch 2 will use an unreleased nvidia chip

[lofty tartan]

Switch 2 is not using an unreleased Nvidia chip

[shadow wind]

People be forgetting that wide guard and fake out are the same priority bracket

[cyan smelt]

oh nvm

[lofty tartan]

I already looked into the chip being used. It's been out for a few years

[shadow wind]

5 year old hardware 😔😔

[cyan smelt]

oh then they'll have no trouble hacking it

[shadow wind]

Thanks Nintendo

[lofty tartan]

And even if it was new, it would only be a matter of time. A cpu being new or old isn't the reason something is "hackable"

Software is what gets "hacked"

The OS will likely be new.

But probably just a modified and souped up version of the switch firmware

[cyan smelt]

probably no internet browser still

[shadow wind]

Yeah nah it’ll take like a day or 2

You can make it an internet browser, at least the switch can go on google

[pine lotus]

I'm getting my tyranitar checked out

[shadow wind]

I have an event Ttar from gen 5

Only reason I know he’s legit is cause I transferred him up

[pine lotus]

Mines from GTS hes shiny and has perfect stats so its not looking good honestly

But there may be a chance

a teeny tiny one...

[lofty tartan]

Doesn't look good especially if it's teensy marked

[shadow wind]

I think they meant a teensy chance

[pine lotus]

I dont know what that is

[shadow wind]

Man I’m like a translator

[lofty tartan]

Teensy mark is extra extra extra small size

[pine lotus]

this

[lofty tartan]

Yeah I gathered that

[shadow wind]

In SV Pokémon have size values from like 1-255*(might be wrong with the numbers) if they are the smallest size they get a mark from an NPC they’re very rare

[pine lotus]

I will cry if I cant use him

[shadow wind]

I mean you can use him if it’s a battle with your friend

But online ladder is a no go

[pine lotus]

I have a non shiny I raised myself with the same set up so it not really that bad

I just wanted to flex on people...

[shadow wind]

Shiny Ttar ain’t even that good

[pine lotus]

Thems fightin words son

[shadow wind]

Compare that shiny to Ho oh’s shiny

I just realized if I make Groudon Ho oh real I’m going to need to find 2 shiny legends

😔

[pine lotus]

I caught two shiny charcadets only to learn they stopped being viable a year ago...

[shadow wind]

I mean I used Armarouge in Reg G and hit 34th on the ladder

[lofty tartan]

You can still use them in online ladder. Nothing will stop it unless it's an illegal mon with an illegal set and even that's iffy.

[tiny karma]

Lunala's moveset:

Physical Moves

Acrobatics, Aerial Ace, Dual Wingbeat, Facade, Fly, Frustration, Giga Impact, Phantom Force, Poltergeist, Psycho Cut, Return, Shadow Claw, Sky Attack, Sky Drop

Special Moves

Air Slash, Blizzard, Charge Beam, Confusion, Dazzling Gleam, Dream Eater, Expanding Force, Focus Blast, Future Sight, Heat Wave, Hex, Hidden Power, Hyper Beam, Ice Beam, Icy Wind, Meteor Beam, Moonblast, Moongeist Beam, Night Daze, Night Shade, Psychic, Psyshock, Round, Shadow Ball, Shock Wave, Signal Beam, Snore, Solar Beam, Swift, Tera Blast, Thunder, Thunderbolt

Status Moves

Agility, Calm Mind, Confide, Confuse Ray, Cosmic Power, Defog, Double Team, Endure, Helping Hand, Hypnosis, Light Screen, Magic Coat, Magic Room, Moonlight, Protect, Psych Up, Rain Dance, Reflect, Rest, Roar, Roost, Safeguard, Scary Face, Sleep Talk, Spite, Splash, Substitute, Sunny Day, Swagger, Tailwind, Telekinesis, Teleport, Thunder Wave, Toxic, Trick, Trick Room, Wide Guard, Will-O-Wisp, Wonder Room, Work Up

Notes

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

Sableye version 4.28.1

[shadow wind]

Oh do they really not have a check?

[lofty tartan]

Nope

[real prairie]

ergh why doesn't it have imprison

[shadow wind]

I guess how would they

[lofty tartan]

The only hack checks are at live events

[shadow wind]

Right

Shiny Ho oh is way cooler than I remember

[turbid vale]

https://pokepast.es/236465796a9db5e9 is this team good (made by morris)

[shadow wind]

Ho oh in general is cooler than I remember

[shadow wind]

Depends on the format

[pine lotus]

Its kinda funny, I have a Gastrodon named Richard who my friends know by name now. Hes my mvp

[lofty tartan]

There's not even a restricted here so format matters yeah

What format even is this? It's got Sneasler and Scream Tail

[shadow wind]

Doubles OU I think?

[lofty tartan]

Erm

[pine lotus]

I was hoping to use Richard with storm drain and a greninja with water shurikin like rage fist and beat up, but unfortunately it doesnt work like that...

[cyan smelt]

just use surf

[shadow wind]

Yeah nah

[lofty tartan]

Nope. It does not

[pine lotus]

But stamina does which is bs

[shadow wind]

Female Bascu with surf, bam, easy storm drain

[lofty tartan]

It's because they're not the same abilities. Storm Drain draws in and negates water moves.

Stamina is just if you hit me I grt beefier

[pine lotus]

I got one of those today, may set if up now

[shadow wind]

Imagine if water absorb healed 3 times for surging strikes

[pine lotus]

hmm

[lofty tartan]

Lol

[shadow wind]

Water bubble should make water absorb double as effective

[pine lotus]

Stupid logic

[shadow wind]

Double water

🧠🧠

You just gotta think about it

Also Ho oh stabs are really good

Sacred fire + Brave bird is a gross combo

[real prairie]

wish you hadn't watched that one @cyan smelt lol

[pine lotus]

Now I'm just imagining ho-oh stabbing someone with a shank

[shadow wind]

Brave bird recoil into regenerator 🙏🙏

[cyan smelt]

i was thinking you should have faked out the pelipper because it's a wide guard bot

[pine lotus]

whats the best overall pokemon with skillswap?

[real prairie]

yeah was a up hill battle from turn 1. was worried about getting spored

instead i got faked out

[cyan smelt]

is smeargle faster than scarf ogre

[real prairie]

no

but it will have sash

[shadow wind]

Depends how many moody stacks it has

With my luck in 2 turns it’ll be faster

[real prairie]

turn 1, zero

[shadow wind]

I played a game where this guy got 3 speed boosts in a row

Anyway I’m off to bed, ciao

[pine lotus]

night

[cyan smelt]

maybe i should bo3 ladder

[vocal plume]

That's my plan

I feel like I don't learn enough from bo1

[cyan smelt]

want to see if i can keep climbing

[vocal plume]

Bo3 is guaranteed two rounds and maybe a third

You can learn a lot more

[cyan smelt]

it's good practice if you want to play at tournaments too

[vocal plume]

Yeah

It might be something I want to do in the future but currently I'm focused on finishing my current college course and finding a job lol

[cyan smelt]

fair

[cyan smelt]

imprison sure is taking off, both with zama and caly-ice

[vocal plume]

Not surprised

Even Caly-Shadow

[cyan smelt]

crazy

[turbid vale]

can anoyong build me a perish trap team

[vocal plume]

I'm seeing Astral Barrage, Imprison, Psychic and Protect

[cyan smelt]

i'm gonna have to watch out for imprison tr

[vocal plume]

Sometimes they replace Psychic and Protect with something different like Nasty Plot and Expanding Force

Or even Nasty Plot Psychic

[cyan smelt]

This is why bo3 is best because you know exactly what they're running

[vocal plume]

You can always adjust as well

[real prairie]

think i need ironhead on single strike, what move do i drop?

[cyan smelt]

What else you running

[real prairie]

SP, CC, WB

[cyan smelt]

Drop sucker punch, lots of farig and redirection around

[real prairie]

valid, thanks

[cyan smelt]

As well as set up moves

[azure ether]

Is this a Reg I version of the team now?

[azure tapir]

Hey, so when calculating damage, do I add the power of the move to my attack/spatk stat or is it separate in calculations?

[real prairie]

https://calc.pokemonshowdown.com/

[astral kelp]

here have fun

why is glaive rush its own calculation lmao

[tiny karma]

Move: Glaive Rush

If this move is successful, moves targeted at the user deal double damage and do not check accuracy until the user's next turn.

Type

Dragon

Category

Physical

Power

120

Accuracy

100

PP (max)

5 (8)

Move Flags

​

Mirror

Copied by Mirror Move.

Contact

Makes contact.

Sableye version 4.28.1

[vocal plume]

We've cracked open a Monster. Now we grind

[azure tapir]

Ty. I see where I was making mistakes

[gentle crag]

mobofett has given 1 Gen Rep to k4x1

[azure tapir]

Ty!

[gentle crag]

You gave Gen Rep too recently. You can give Gen Rep again <t:1743761623:R>.

[astral kelp]

i love the xrandom calculation

that equation just looks like they are throwing random shit in the wall

[lofty tartan]

You do not add the power of a move to your attack stat. It's a little more complicated than that, and there are a lot of resources that do the calculations for you.

So just use them and save your brain power

[azure tapir]

Yea, just trying to learn to calc on the fly.

[lofty tartan]

Oh yikes. Hard to do that without knowing the opposing mon's investments.

[astral kelp]

• OTHER??

[mighty stump]

It’s probably easier to memorise the damage ranges from basic calcs

[astral kelp]

WHAT IS OTHER

[real prairie]

Mirror herb Ludi really does cook https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2335087107

[real prairie]

Morning mate

[mighty stump]

Morning

[real prairie]

hows things kickin'?

[mighty stump]

All good

Figuring out what to run for NPAA

[cyan smelt]

You're gonna win

[astral kelp]

LOL

other than being fucking immortal what can lugia do

[vocal plume]

Lugia is one of my favs

[cyan smelt]

Lugia doesn't do much and dies to most of the common threats, and moongeist beam ignores multiscale

[real prairie]

just faced a mirror herb, trick room + tailwind lunala set

i want to throw up

[cyan smelt]

Hey I'm running tailroom too

But not with mirror herb on lunala and only tr on lunala

[vocal plume]

I'll get back to team building after I've had my glasses fitted later

[astral kelp]

tailroom is just good

[astral kelp]

what are the good ground types rn?

ursaluna landerous

[cyan smelt]

Those two

Groudon if you don't mind using a restricted slot

[astral kelp]

ting-lu?

[cyan smelt]

Nope

[astral kelp]

oh wow there are not many options

35

[cyan smelt]

Ting Lu is just too weak to koraidon, Mirai, hands and kyogre

And caly i

[astral kelp]

with a good 10 of them being shit tier unusable

well so is like

every fucking ground type

[cyan smelt]

Fun fact, on palossand water compaction still activates if you tera

[astral kelp]

why wouldnt it be??

[cyan smelt]

No idea

I like palossand too bad it's ass

[astral kelp]

it sounds good then you remmeber the only water types in the format rn are special attackers or urshifu which ignores defence

[cyan smelt]

Kyogre just nukes it

[astral kelp]

yeah lmfao

[tiny karma]

Palossand [Ghost/Ground]

Immune

Electric, Fighting, Normal

Resists (0.25x)

Poison

Resists (0.5x)

Bug, Rock

Neutral damage

Dragon, Fairy, Fire, Flying, Ground, Psychic, Steel, Stellar

Weak (2x)

Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, Water

Type Notes

Ghost-types are immune to effects that prevent Switching.
Ground-types take no damage from Sandstorm.

Sableye version 4.28.1

[astral kelp]

this typing 💀

csr incin oger chienpao kyogre urshifu fodder

[cyan smelt]

Caly i

[astral kelp]

resistances do not matter that much either

the immunities are pretty good

ass stat line

i mean its not the worst

[left bobcat]

All my night

Been waiting for

[mighty stump]

currently 15-1 75% GXE on bo3

Kyogre +1

[cyan smelt]

Cracked

[real prairie]

FINALLY!

[cyan smelt]

Gg

[real prairie]

swapped to CSR instead of CIR

it being so much slower than the rest of my team made the imprison a bit meh

[mighty stump]

bo3?

[real prairie]

bo1

I cba with BO3 when i'm not attending any more regionals til after worlds 😭

[vocal plume]

I'm doing it to learn more

[astral kelp]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2335166323
lol i won this?

goldengo is so ass

[split cairn]

Its still 1 restricted regulation in play right?

[solid frigate]

for this month

[split cairn]

I thought Regigigas was restricted too 🤦🏻‍♂️

[solid frigate]

b r u h

[split cairn]

Is electivire with follow me better than electabuzz?

Or electabuzz with eviolite is more bulky

[rustic mountain]

yes

[split cairn]

1st or 2nd

[rustic mountain]

idt electivire has ever been good

[rustic mountain]

2nd

[split cairn]

It’s good against miraidon tho

It absorbs volt switch

[rustic mountain]

so do other mons that are better into the meta

1 interaction isnt basis for use

[split cairn]

Good point

[foggy lodge]

https://x.com/PokeAlex_/status/1908147298535677982

Alex Gomez (@PokeAlex_) on X

He estado jugando Reg I estos días y tengo cosas que decir

Terapagos esta más VIVO que nunca, de hecho esta infravalorado.

He subido 4 equipos al Patreon que me han gustado y esta tarde a las 18:00 hay Coaching GRUPAL.

Hablaré sobre el formato y como gestionar el Team Preview

X · Apr 4, 2025, 1:19 PM

Alex Gómez is playing pagos lol

[rustic mountain]

him nd marco r very high on it

it has a chance imo, darkhorse atm

[balmy glen]

I think it’s actually a lot easier to play it than most think

I was running it in a high lvl prac tour with disable encore CSR

[bold geode]

Mirai CIR kinda ass

[bold geode]

I was gonna do that for a GC LMAO

[balmy glen]

CSR disable is so nice

I’ve slot it on random teams like encore whim stuff lmao

[solid frigate]

damn Mirai Ogre is just underrated at this point

[balmy glen]

why is it underrated

The format just came out 😭

In fact it’s not even out yet

I’m still stuck playing reg g to qual for worlds

[mighty stump]

Thats what im already playing

[solid frigate]

I think i just use the ladder for now ,compare to like Zac Ogre, Korai CSR, Damage and teambuild is harder thann these 2 imo

[mint void]

Is there point in running thunder over Drift on Ogre teams? It would make you more inconsistent in MUs where you have to fight for your weather and leading Mirai without rain up might leave u with less/a worse option + idk if the power buff really matters

[mighty stump]

I just Thunder on Kyogre itself anywayas

[solid frigate]

god damn it i can't lol

https://tenor.com/view/whine-give-up-pout-frustrated-gif-5683912494177468532

[mint void]

Yeah but Thunder might get KOs that Edrift wouldnt no?

[balmy glen]

I love realizing I can just lock in 100% acc Zama CSR balance and call it a day

[solid frigate]

not really terrain still buff Kyogre's Thunder which you less reliant on Miraidon for electric type damage

[mighty stump]

Nah

I would say it's not worth the inconsistency

Especially when you cannot always lead Ogre

[solid frigate]

exactly

[mighty stump]

lmao

[mint void]

yeah my issue too

[solid frigate]

i just run Mirai Ogre with Whims Lando Shifu and Fari for now

[solid frigate]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2335255242
@mighty stump during your matches does Lunadon give you any problems or not

[distant condor]

Guys what team are yall building for the global challenge

[solid frigate]

not bother,but maybe Kyogre or Miraidon cuz why not

[distant condor]

I have a team built around kyogre with maybe scarf urshifu and rillaboom but idk what pokemon i should put next

Or a team with a bulky galarian weezing and regigigas

[real prairie]

love easy dubs https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2335260254-g4s8ng3tc5gtk79wiv56cvqre7nuid9pw

[chrome knot]

enjoy atlanta lmao

[tiny karma]

[Latest Gen] Lopunny

U-turn

• when transferred from Generation 8

Sableye version 4.28.1

[distant condor]

I got another two team members, tornadus which i will run a similiar set and ev spread that wolfe used so i can use him for tailwind and doing damage; the second is gholdengo to try to counter both calyrex forms, ice rider with make it rain and shadow ball for ghost rider, probably will run a defensive tera type of dark

[mighty stump]

O trouble lol

Groudon still takes a million in Sun from Kyogre

[mint void]

if u are running it to counter CSR and u dont have setup anyway why not just Normal?

[solid frigate]

fair enough lol

[molten oasis]

Yea I’ll still click spout if they switch in kyogre

[shadow wind]

Jesus

[rustic mountain]

wb him

🤨

[mint void]

OHHHHHHH

@rustic mountainJesus died on the cross for you. He defeated death, he defeated your sins. He did this for you, and He gave us the Holy Spirit, spread the gospel.

[molten oasis]

[mint void]

he asked

[turbid ruin]

we preachin the gospel today?

[rustic mountain]

kinda based

[solid frigate]

god damn it

+1 236+ Def Zamazenta-Crowned Body Press vs. 4 HP / 0 Def Miraidon on a critical hit: 177-208 (100.5 - 118.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO

https://tenor.com/view/trash-garbage-dumpster-gif-22255810

[balmy glen]

is this bo1 or bo3

[solid frigate]

Bo1 cuz i want my team to be at least 1500 to go to B03

[balmy glen]

moment

[solid frigate]

i know TW Mirai can solo both Tera Water Mirai and Zama but that crit hurts

[brazen bough]

how is eternatus lookin rn

[solid frigate]

Low B high C

[balmy glen]

prob an underrated niche mon

could make a few fun teams with it

[solid frigate]

except stall

but eh i kinda just beat Eternatus alone with Lando and Whims/Moon

[brazen bough]

is the vgcpastes repo updated to pre reg i

[mint void]

?

[solid frigate]

not yet

[brazen bough]

ight

[shadow wind]

New Groudon account just dropped

[brazen bough]

what oh showdown

[shadow wind]

“John Groudon”

[vocal plume]

Nice.

My mate gave me a Zacian and Tornadus

Got Glastrier as well so I can run Caly-Ice now

[solid frigate]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regibo3-2335434721
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regibo3-2335436711
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regibo3-2335438431

first Bo3

[tidal vale]

Does rimbombee need ha

[tiny karma]

Pokémon No. 743: Ribombee

Types

Bug/Fairy

Abilities

Honey Gather, Shield Dust, Sweet Veil (Hidden)

HP/Atk/Def/SpA/SpD/Spe

60/55/60/95/70/124

Total

464

Other Formes

Ribombee-Totem

Sableye version 4.28.1

[dense latch]

shield dust is a stronger ability

doesnt need hidden ability

[tidal vale]

Ah thank u

[gentle crag]

shylp0206 has given 1 Gen Rep to eriksp

[foggy lodge]

252+ Atk Cornerstone Mask Tera Rock Ogerpon-Cornerstone-Tera Ivy Cudgel vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Calyrex-Ice through Reflect: 136-160 (65.7 - 77.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

damn

[tidal vale]

How is shield dust stronger tho

Isnt sleep immunity better

[dense latch]

depends on the context of your team i guess

but having a built in covert cloak is really strong imo

[foggy lodge]

Tomorrow is the first big reg I tournament

Which is the VR

I want to see what silly teams come out

[dense latch]

same

[mint void]

PLease let it be some stupid stuff so we get a weird meta

If Dozo somehow wins ill just dipppppppppp

[foggy lodge]

I've been playing Dozo

But honestly it isn't as strong as in reg G because if you positionate two restricteds in front of it it just kinda

Explodes

[latent leaf]

Why is phione banned

Is there like some crazy strat with it

[chrome knot]

its a mythical

[latent leaf]

Oh

I forgot about that

[tribal garnet]

Can Toxapex be a good stall wall in SV?

[mint void]

no

format is too powerful rn. Most mons can break through it. Especially since you can just double it with 2 mons in VGC

[latent leaf]

https://youtu.be/iIcGRl0D56Y?si=quWcqW8OcXG9YFdm

[shadow wind]

I just played a Toxapex

[lost sun]

I taunted a toxapex and made it KO itself once

[solid frigate]

https://tenor.com/view/miraidon-pokemon-vgc-violet-electric-terrain-gif-12584623631968381813

[lost sun]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2335475535 cress is goated

[molten oasis]

https://pokepast.es/564ee00988025198 what do I need here?

[shadow wind]

Moonblast on Lunala seems unneeded

[molten oasis]

Getting walled by dark types after my one meteor beam goes off feels miserable

[shadow wind]

Actually, nah it’s chill

[molten oasis]

And normal types

Oh, probably need a fighting type

https://pokepast.es/c9a8a21bc791fed4

[lofty tartan]

CM/Moonblast Lunala has done work in the past, but often they come with 2 attacks, WG/TR and CM, so they're really narrow

[molten oasis]

I have moonblast moonGeist and meteor beam

[shadow wind]

Wait did my message send twice?

[molten oasis]

Getting walled after your one meteor beam goes off sucks

[lofty tartan]

Put a fighting guy in and remember that you play with two pokes on the field

Sorry I can't be more helpful - I am dressing a stuffed bunny

[shadow wind]

Goat

[lofty tartan]

No, it's a bunny

The instruction manual to my child never stated that I had to figure out how to dress stuffed animals in miniature clothing 😐

[chrome knot]

hi im bunny

[lofty tartan]

No, you're kitty

[chrome knot]

im bunny

how do i stop feeling dumb or nervous abt calling places

i wanna sched appointment for laser hair removal but my dumbass is getting very reluctant to call

[vocal plume]

I'm glad as fuck I bought Shield again now that I know I can catch most legendaries in the SV dlc

[lofty tartan]

I had that issue when my anxiety reached that fever pitch recently.

Just throwing myself into the call with wanton abandon worked for me. Once I was committed and on the phone it was too late

Calling my doctor to tell them I think I was having crippling anxiety? One of the hardest things I've done.

It's not easy, and I totally get what you're feeling right now

[vocal plume]

I struggle to call up companies about jobs at the worst of times.

[molten oasis]

Idk what I’m doing man lol

[vocal plume]

What's up?

[bold geode]

Bro can't build a bear smfh

[molten oasis]

I’m doing really bad

I was doing fine 2 days ago

[real prairie]

A collab I was not aware I needed

https://x.com/Pokemon/status/1908234188676862276?t=9D4ubNWXUCHJAU2YrjQGnQ&s=19

Pokémon (@Pokemon) on X

Pokémon have been spotted on @Google Search results❗️

Now you can Google Search far and wide for Pokémon from the Kanto region to complete your Pokédex 🔍⚡️

X · Apr 4, 2025, 7:04 PM

@solid frigate

[solid frigate]

[chrome knot]

its ok the place i wanted to go had online bookings…

^-^

babys first laser hair removal treatment

[lofty tartan]

Online bookings and forms are lifesavers for introverts and anxious people everywhere

[chrome knot]

.<

[lofty tartan]

I much prefer to do things online without having to interact with someone. I worked over the phone for several years so I'm just done with it lmao

I no longer like phone calls in a general sense xD

[molten oasis]

I am probably not going to NAIC anymore :/

[chrome knot]

phone calls make me so incredibly anxious

[lofty tartan]

I can understand. Thinking about it, I hope I didn't bother you by just abruptly approaching you at Toronto

[chrome knot]

no but you jumpscared the fuck outta me bc i had 0 prior knowledge of what you looked like LMAO

[lofty tartan]

LOL

I'm even in my own phase of reshaping myself so the next time you see me, I'll look different

I photobombed stream too.

[chrome knot]

im gonna start DIY hrt stuff soon so ill look

more girly the next time we meet i feel

[lofty tartan]

Most likely.

Hey here's to the new us

[chrome knot]

[lofty tartan]

Telling you what, though, kicking carbonated drinks has been a ride 😐

[shadow wind]

Yummy bubbly water

[molten oasis]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2335556116 I hate everything

[shadow wind]

If you can’t handle the restricted pick a more consistent one

[molten oasis]

Dude

You play groudon shut up

Showdown hates me today

[cyan smelt]

Damn two play rough misses in a row and they crit their tbolt

[lofty tartan]

Crit a scale shot too. Just bad luck

[lost sun]

happens

I missed both targets with a pulse earlier then they crit my kyogre and I lost cus of it

[molten oasis]

It’s the one game I was like

So set up, and totally had that game in the bag

I just want something to feel good why does the game hate me

[shadow wind]

And I can handle it

If you’re not ready to miss every move then change Restricteds

[next stump]

https://www.reddit.com/r/VGC/s/ZBPvMtA1Re

classic subreddit post

“hey i want feedback on my zero restricteds team in a dual restricted format!”

[shadow wind]

Looks like trash !

[molten oasis]

It’s more than that

I get it’s gonna miss, it’s the fact everything I’ve tried the past 2 days feels like shit or I play extremely bad

And it’s probably mostly the latter but it doesn’t make it any less frustrating

ESPECIALLY when I play a game pretty fucking well and then lose because he got extremely lucky

[lofty tartan]

You just hate my creativity

https://tenor.com/view/jealousy-looks-terrible-on-you-bruce-sun-the-brothers-sun-don't-be-jealous-netflix-gif-14525621698235094782

[shadow wind]

I don’t know what to tell you man, either position better or don’t complain about luck