competitive_discussion

[molten oasis]

I wanna know why he’s running kingambit

The guy who won, that’s a very unorthodox team

Also seeem the zacogre people like amoonguss a lot

[lean ridge]

the pikachu is wild 😭

i wonder what the set was

[atomic mural]

light ball

[lean ridge]

yea probably, also good for countering mirai with lightning rod

[rustic mountain]

damn really? i feel like i bring grimm to so many games but different team

screens are really nice depending on comp

[molten oasis]

Yea idk

I kinda suck at playing screens lol

I prefer fake out or follow me stuff, and incin was kinda doing a lot of the physical deterrent stuff

[rustic mountain]

im getting used to it again myself tbh since i usually dont but grimms solid man

[molten oasis]

While ogre just clicks CM for the special side

[molten oasis]

I know, I just suck at using it lol

[rustic mountain]

gta actually use it to understand it more

[molten oasis]

Plus I’m liking this better so far

Moons a Mon I’m very comfortable with

I did do screens with Mirai Zac for a bit

https://pokepast.es/e48402eb768900b7

[rustic mountain]

im using av mirai rn w/ electric seed lunala, screens benefits them immensely

[molten oasis]

I was better at utilizing Grimm here

This team was hella flawed tho lol

And I was playing this before normal Ursa got popular

[molten oasis]

The team that won Milwaukee?

That teams so strong

[rustic mountain]

yea

tangs are such good teambuilders man

[molten oasis]

Absolutely

I honestly was against playing ogre for a while then looked at that team and kinda thought “yk ogres not terrible into this team” and went back to Zacogre

It’s still not an easy game but ogre does a lot if Mirai is dealt with, and I nerf the Ursa with incin pivot stuff

I’ve also adjusted to using incin, I appreciate the Mon a lot more now

[rustic mountain]

incin the goat

[rustic mountain]

or u just die slowly behind the opponents screens and the war of attrition like this game ( not kyogre but still)
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2362681785-v20xdps6fw0hm0loec49br1r3wlp5uspw

excuse the elo, been testing a bunch of different teams and adjusting to different comps

[molten oasis]

I’m doing a fresh account with PASRS rn it’s fine lol

[molten oasis]

Yea I have to lead intentionally trying to get rid of Grimm usually

Or at least stopping one of the screens

[rustic mountain]

ill hit 80% again......eventually

[rustic mountain]

yea its tough cuz u focus too much on that and u may lose too many resources in the process cuz ur committing just for 1 support mon

its tricky

[molten oasis]

Tricky mu no matter what

[rustic mountain]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2362685368-k2030mb9b9xi3nuxt2k4ijw6ygmcd06pw
getting better w/ the squad, band urshi mvp

[molten oasis]

Although I lead the same thing everytime, incin lando is really good pressure on lead

[rustic mountain]

really has been my biggest issue is figuring out wen to bring what

[bold geode]

You think that team is gonna be countered at some point or is it gonna be like an Arubega

[rustic mountain]

idk bout countered

but idk bout arubega

prolly somewhere in between

ppl will adapt but some iteration of the team will survive as the meta evolves

pretty early still for stuff to be the call like that imo

[bold geode]

Right
I figured it'd be like that but yeah like
There's not much of a weakness to exploit here

[rustic mountain]

even worlds we had time for the format to develop b4 we got arubega

[molten oasis]

I feel like someone will find a mu that’s really good into this team

But it’s, not gonna be easy at all

[bold geode]

Tbf Arubega was like
It was near the completion the whole fucking format

[rustic mountain]

im honestly finding all my losses have to do w/ me vs the team

the teams really good

[bold geode]

Just someone finally found the right 2 mons with it

[rustic mountain]

still

[forest arrow]

That team is so strong

[rustic mountain]

very

gta build it in game and put my shiny lunala to use

[forest arrow]

Yessss

[bold geode]

Wait ayo wtf

[forest arrow]

When they gonna give us our shiny bikes

[rustic mountain]

[rustic mountain]

i said that earlier, ik man its insane

[bold geode]

It's ok, they want the casino bro

[rustic mountain]

shiny ruins, give us something

[forest arrow]

Just do the GameStop event already, we’re begging you

[bold geode]

They're probably gonna pick some shitty player

[forest arrow]

https://tenor.com/view/squidward-spare-change-spare-some-change-begging-poor-gif-18999842

[rustic mountain]

i really thought last holiday like nov/dec wed get it

[molten oasis]

Nice game

[rustic mountain]

ty

[molten oasis]

I did not wanna ping you for that oh well lmao

[rustic mountain]

well u did and look where we are

[forest arrow]

lol

[molten oasis]

True

[rustic mountain]

[molten oasis]

lol

[bold geode]

Nah Tree
Imagine they trade the pick for like the last draft pick

[molten oasis]

I gotta put the stuff I have ingame, I haven’t played it much but I think av will be nice

The team doesn’t like shifu and having thunder kyogre does a lot for that

[rustic mountain]

easily need to be removed as ownership

idk if flagg is gna be that good but he doesnt seem like major bust either

[molten oasis]

I’m curious what the next regional will bring

[rustic mountain]

wen is the next 1

[bold geode]

Yeah but rich people want what they want so
They already gave up Luka
Bro plz just

[rustic mountain]

cart is so much fun

[bold geode]

Plz don't fuck this up Mavs

[forest arrow]

This weekend I believe there is 3 going on

[bold geode]

Is there anyone else besides Cooper Flag?

[forest arrow]

Yeah yall got the golden ticket fs

[rustic mountain]

luka as crazy as it was, still wasnt super far fetched, this is like they have such a massive handout rn ud be crazy to pass that up

[gentle crag]

treeco. has given 1 Gen Rep to dollarmonke

[rustic mountain]

man wat

[bold geode]

Right just like plz do something with this
I beg of you

[forest arrow]

Yeah I’m pretty sure there is 3 regionals going on

[rustic mountain]

oh ok

yeeesh wtf lol

[bold geode]

If they fumble the bag I'm changing teams fuck this

[rustic mountain]

u should

[molten oasis]

I have to build the mons tho and I’m lazy

[bold geode]

Like Spurs iirc got 2nd and 14th pick, I'm going there maybe

[molten oasis]

(It doesn’t take that long)

[rustic mountain]

like luka was a dumb decision 100%, but neither team did well this year until 1 wins a chip u cant say the either messed up

[molten oasis]

If I wanna compete more in the future I need to play cart more anyway

[rustic mountain]

u should have so much bp from hitting mball tier just buy the vitamins

[forest arrow]

Yeah i definitely need to play more cart too

[bold geode]

I'm sorry this might be a hot take
I think the Lakers can win a chip with Luka ......

But it's gonna have to be without Bron

[molten oasis]

I haven’t hit MB since December lmao

[rustic mountain]

leave

[bold geode]

LMAO

"Lemme listen to my LeBron glaze album in peace"

[forest arrow]

You can farm money at Ace tourney with Kyu W

[rustic mountain]

they wasted so many good years of lebron nd u gna have the nerve to say they can do it w/o him?

[molten oasis]

[rustic mountain]

[bold geode]

But yeah I'm sorry
Idk if Bron ever wins a ring again

[molten oasis]

Or I can just

[rustic mountain]

bron of old wouldve farmed this era

[forest arrow]

It takes a little longer without amulet coin but it works

[molten oasis]

Ev train manually and spend 2 hours on it

[forest arrow]

I let it run sometimes when I go to work

[bold geode]

BRO LUKA TOOK THE MAVS THERE WITH ONE OTHER GUY AND SOME GOOD ROLE PLAYERS

[molten oasis]

And my evs for most of my mons only need slight adjustments

[bold geode]

He got Reaves, give him another guy and we good

[molten oasis]

Except ogre, I have to get and train an ogre

[rustic mountain]

they had a solid squad

lakers do not rn

[bold geode]

Yeah
They could build around Luka for sure

[molten oasis]

Yo anyone got a spare shiny kyogre

[rustic mountain]

that trade at the deadline that szn really propelled them w/ pj washington/lively/gafford

[forest arrow]

I can’t tell yall how many Dmax raids I’ve done for Lunala

[bold geode]

Oh yeah getting Gafford and PJ was gas ngl

[rustic mountain]

i got lunala pretty quickly fortunately

[rustic mountain]

b4 that they werent that good

[forest arrow]

I still don’t have mine and I’ve been at it for about 2 months now

[rustic mountain]

but he rounded out the team to support the deficiences of luka

[forest arrow]

not consistently but still a drag

[bold geode]

Yeah cuz they had fucking Grant Williams

[rustic mountain]

lakers dont have that for luka rn

[spiral ridge]

Took me years and 300+
Goodluck

[molten oasis]

I have to grind the dex for the charm

Which I’m just not in the mood for

[bold geode]

Grant Williams was a bum

[forest arrow]

Damn I’m in for the long haul tho, Lunala is one of my most fav shinies out there

[molten oasis]

Damn no one got a spare shiny kyogre

I’ll do the grind, probably after finishing expedition 33

[lean ridge]

got my lunala today

[rustic mountain]

yea

[rustic mountain]

its great

[spiral ridge]

Use stuff like flareon
Deadass

[rustic mountain]

gl dude

[spiral ridge]

It has shadow ball and resists fairy

It took me so fucking long

[forest arrow]

I’ll def try flareon

[lean ridge]

if u can find a path with bisharp its really strong too, it takes the max starfall pretty well and deals like 25% per attack

[bold geode]

Also question
Cooper definitely ain't a Bennett is he

HE'S A GUARD

Fuck it I'll take him

Come to Papa

[dense latch]

i doubt there’ll ever be a bust as big as bennett

[molten oasis]

[rustic mountain]

anthony bennett?

nah hes like a sf/pf hybrid idt hes gna be as bad as bennett turned out to be

[dense latch]

i’m glad flagg’s not gonna be stuck in a poverty franchise for the first years of his career

[bold geode]

Thank fuck

[gentle crag]

dollarmonke has given 1 Gen Rep to treeco.

[rustic mountain]

its no guarantee but

he had a good szn nd tourney in a tough conference

[molten oasis]

MDB is playing Zacogre

https://x.com/MichaelderBeste/status/1921796039486382437

Looks neat

[rustic mountain]

u wont play it tho

[molten oasis]

I’ll try it

If he sends out a paste

I like my stuff rn tho so idt ill stick with it

[bold geode]

Oh
@spiral ridge I forgot to tell ya
My store has the Ashton Hall water

[spiral ridge]

Lmfaoo

I’ll bring the banana peel

[bold geode]

Let's do this

[spiral ridge]

Can you float midair above a pool for 4 minutes?

[bold geode]

We find a way

I can say thank you a lot for sure

[spiral ridge]

For our fatasses I think a way is also known as a forklift

[bold geode]

[spiral ridge]

:3

[red willow]

I thought the legendaries from snacksworth were shiny locked?

Oh theres a raid for lunala? Mb

[forest arrow]

Yeah Dynamax Raids in Sw/Sh, all good!

[keen pine]

Any1 kno how I get pain split on a Cofagrigus in swsh

Reset the game an I forgot how to do stuff. It’s been a few years

[rustic mountain]

so u wont then

[molten oasis]

[rustic mountain]

i wish i didnt hunt ho oh already lol

like not shiny

[molten oasis]

I can play it and try it out and not make it my main team lol

[rustic mountain]

ofc

[molten oasis]

Or do you just want me to stop making teams

[rustic mountain]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2362751632-nvchbvp654j68c1m7nspsxbtwsn8dnnpw
like i always say swordfish is freelo

[molten oasis]

Oww lol

Ok for that team comp I see why like, what do you do into Mirai Lunala lol

[rustic mountain]

[molten oasis]

Pray for crits ig

[rustic mountain]

they had tera blast ghost for lunala

[molten oasis]

Scarf ogre?

[rustic mountain]

man u didnt even watch the game

[molten oasis]

What i totally did

[rustic mountain]

[molten oasis]

I’ll watch it

[rustic mountain]

ull get a kick out of it

[molten oasis]

Fucking moron target the shifu

Why did you go for Grimm lol

[rustic mountain]

they also protected infront of an urshifu

[molten oasis]

Just pray for miss that position sucked for him

Yea that was hard to watch play my dog better

[rustic mountain]

haha yea

i didnt play too well either

i was expecting fake out grimm t1 so i just threw reflect up prolly shouldve done light screen, i jus did not expect tera blast ghost lando

[molten oasis]

You played better lol

Also yea that tech is

A tech of all time

[rustic mountain]

nd then like targetting wise prolly should hit zacian over lando i just called the switch wrong

i assumed theyd prefer switching zacian out but some ppl even if its the right play dont wanna lose boosts

[molten oasis]

Yea I tend to do that

I usually can call when

But I don’t wanna lose the boost if I don’t have to

A problem I have fs

[rustic mountain]

if i do the same play there

of double t wave and surging zacian and they protect

they lose zacian for nothing

losing the boost is worth it to potential have better positioning in the end game

[molten oasis]

Yea

And like, wood hammer the Grimmsnarl

Or shifu, idk if it would have killed the shifu

[rustic mountain]

they were too u turn happy

[molten oasis]

Yep

‘Need to pivot so miraidon doesn’t get terrain’ loses the war anyway

[rustic mountain]

right lmao

def getting more comfortable w/ the team

tho still notcing a lot of misplays

[molten oasis]

You’ll figure it out

A good player with that team like, legit should rarely lose that team is insane

There were 3 in top 4 I think

[forest arrow]

Tera ghost blast Lando

Justin was the only one to not day 2 with it

I believe he went 5-3

[molten oasis]

Yea

[forest arrow]

Dammn ho oh is such a goated shiny too

[molten oasis]

That fucking bird that I hate

[sudden berry]

Hey guys im brand new to the server. Does anyone in here play battle stadium singles or is this chat only vgc focused?

I'm working on building a team right now and I don't really know what direction to take it

[rustic mountain]

right

[rustic mountain]

its mostly vgc focused theres only a few ppl ive seen that either dabble or only play singles and they usually just pop in from time to time

[rustic mountain]

walls zacian

[woven pelican]

pops in
Oh why hello

[molten oasis]

yea thats why i hate it lol

[rustic mountain]

ik

[molten oasis]

i do like nuking it with cornerstone tho

[sudden berry]

That's a shame. I love singles quite a lot but I understand why it's niche

[rustic mountain]

id recommend the smogon server

even if more niche theres a passionate community for it

[sudden berry]

Alright I will check em out. Thanks man

[rustic mountain]

np best of luck

-8ball build lunala/mirai tn?

[gentle crag]

build lunala/mirai tn?
:8ball: You may rely on it

[rustic mountain]

[bold geode]

-8ball is Solgaleo kinda the goat

[gentle crag]

is Solgaleo kinda the goat
:8ball: Outlook not so good

[bold geode]

Damn

[molten oasis]

-8ball is my current team worth building

[gentle crag]

is my current team worth building
:8ball: You may rely on it

[molten oasis]

[rustic mountain]

rotom actually being honest

[rustic mountain]

well i guess it cant always be

jkjk

[molten oasis]

bruh

-8ball would it be better to build zac mirai?

[gentle crag]

would it be better to build zac mirai?
:8ball: Don't count on it

[molten oasis]

[rustic mountain]

-8ball do you lie?

[gentle crag]

do you lie?
:8ball: Outlook good

[rustic mountain]

[molten oasis]

-8ball we're you lying to me

[gentle crag]

we're you lying to me
:8ball: Very doubtful

[molten oasis]

-8ball did you lie about that

[gentle crag]

did you lie about that
:8ball: Ask again later

[molten oasis]

mf

-8ball did you lie about you lying to me

[gentle crag]

did you lie about you lying to me
:8ball: Cannot predict now

[molten oasis]

-8ball answer my question

[gentle crag]

answer my question
:8ball: Concentrate and ask again

[rustic mountain]

lmao

[molten oasis]

-8ball DID YOU LIE ABOUT YOU LYING TO ME

[gentle crag]

DID YOU LIE ABOUT YOU LYING TO ME
:8ball: Ask again later

[molten oasis]

ffs lmao

-8ball did you lie to me

[gentle crag]

did you lie to me
:8ball: My sources say no

[molten oasis]

-8ball so, build my zacogre team ingame?

[gentle crag]

so, build my zacogre team ingame?
:8ball: My sources say no

[molten oasis]

-8ball okay so build zacmirai?

[gentle crag]

okay so build zacmirai?
:8ball: Ask again later

[molten oasis]

-8ball should i build zacmirai

[gentle crag]

should i build zacmirai
:8ball: Signs point to yes

[molten oasis]

damn

[rustic mountain]

[foggy lodge]

https://pokepast.es/6ee553da5b26fba1

[molten oasis]

-8ball does zac pao mirai cook?

[gentle crag]

does zac pao mirai cook?
:8ball: It is certain

[molten oasis]

https://pokepast.es/6ea8bf0546cfba39

-8ball does that cook

[gentle crag]

does that cook
:8ball: As I see it, yes

[chrome knot]

trettreeetreeerree

i caught a 0atk shiny kyogre in heartgold for naic :3

[foggy lodge]

https://tenor.com/view/ishowspeed-wow-omg-gif-17428264941961796075

[molten oasis]

nice

[rustic mountain]

grats thats awesome

i just transferred my shiny lunala onto my sv profile

[rustic mountain]

just went 3-1 on cart w/ zama/csr

[molten oasis]

very nice

[rustic mountain]

at 791 rn, still got it w/ that core

wanna move onto something new tho hence mirai/lunala

[bold geode]

https://x.com/TJHitchings/status/1922072031161352320?t=AUYImmmGQo1F9b0TZONINg&s=19
@rustic mountain

TJ (@TJHitchings) on X

Cooper Flagg in 4 years

X · May 12, 2025, 11:30 PM

[rustic mountain]

[cyan smelt]

why does everything seem to be countering my team today

[chrome knot]

well what are you playing

[cyan smelt]

korai lunala

[spiral ridge]

You just gonna be holding onto it in the back until it seems like people aren’t ready for it lol

[left bobcat]

ZAZAZOINKS

[sharp cobalt]

[cyan smelt]

this team sucks like all my other teams

[old pumice]

Does anyone have any tips for Competitive they could give me, I'm fairly new and any help would be appreciated?

[solid frigate]

Pins Message usually have some comp Doubles tips you can use

[old pumice]

Okay thank you

[cyan smelt]

man i'm terrible at vgc

[old pumice]

How so?

I doubt you are that bad

[cyan smelt]

nothing i try this reg works

i keep losing

[old pumice]

This is only my 2nd regulation ever but I preferred the 1 legendary by far

[cyan smelt]

i'm really struggling

[knotty mirage]

This sucks i thought i can finally push on BSS this reg but it just ho-oh stall everywhere

[old pumice]

BSS? What's that?

[old pumice]

What are you using?

[knotty mirage]

Battle stadium single

[old pumice]

Ohh

[knotty mirage]

I already reach master rank on double so i guess it's worth a shoot to also reach master rank on bss but yeah

[old pumice]

Nice congrats

[knotty mirage]

It's painful and the mind games is more brutal

[old pumice]

Best I've gotten was great ball rank 8 and lost my rank up game 😔

[unreal bridge]

Whats the best possible 6/6 team with atleasst koraidon, miradon and ogerpon in it, who should be the last 3?

Ogerpon with firemask

[bold geode]

Idk but I'd probably slap a Flutter on there

[forest arrow]

Flutter for sure

Hands Farig works too

[cyan smelt]

thinking bout just switching to the regional team because every team i build sucks

[forest arrow]

What’s your koala team look like

[cyan smelt]

i was using the top 3 bo3 one with glimmora instead of brute bonnet but i might just switch back to the bo3 one

[forest arrow]

The bonnet team is nice

I’m still on Amoongus

[cyan smelt]

the regional team seems impossible to play against though

[forest arrow]

Just need ways to shut it down, but yes it’s a great team

[cyan smelt]

basically can't stop it setting screens

[forest arrow]

Taunt flutter/incin, adamant korai

just a few changes I’ve made that help a little bit

[cyan smelt]

i hadn't thought of taunt flutter

[forest arrow]

Fast taunt is nice

And you have Lunala so you can afford to drop shadow ball

[cyan smelt]

the lunala always teras though and it's really annoying to take down

[forest arrow]

Does your team have Ursaluna

[cyan smelt]

the bo3 team that i was using before does not have ursa

[forest arrow]

I usually just try to outpace

https://pokepast.es/75344c82dcaaffe9

[cyan smelt]

i'm ass at this game

[solid frigate]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2363121715-gsm93bhx8ud5iux5xfl2abp62gn8j8spw

https://tenor.com/view/urshifu-rapid-strike-surging-strike-pokemon-tower-of-waters-gif-23032736

i forgot i have Urshifu

cuz i did not bring Lando

[cyan smelt]

Of course the psych up caly flamigo guy rejects ots

[solid frigate]

it doesn't matter cuz this team has 3 teammates beats that strat

the two Genies and Urshifu

[cyan smelt]

They should have accepted ots because they tried to fake out a covert cloak tornadus twice

[solid frigate]

i'm not suprised they lost

[bold geode]

Just giving this info
https://x.com/serebiinet/status/1922308298021224486?s=46&t=iKljDNcQZPN0DbRs8wkXyQ

Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) on X

Serebii Update: The Pokémon North America International Championships will distribute a code to get an Incineroar based on Wolfe Glick's Incineroar during the stream

Details @ https://t.co/NWlAdn57aQ

X · May 13, 2025, 3:09 PM

[solid frigate]

if i lead Lando its even worse for him

if the lead is Muk Smeragle my genies can beat it

[cyan smelt]

Ig you lead torn then switch in miraidon to prevent spore?

[solid frigate]

Tera*

Torn is a flying type

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2363131716-aek2fhlkorxdd3is1318ber8o9sq3japw

[lost sun]

this guy has set up trick room and his csr still moves before my lunala how

[spiral ridge]

New gastrodon time

[bold geode]

You set up TW

[lost sun]

oh yh forgot about that

[bold geode]

What speed is your Lunala at

[lost sun]

4 ev

[bold geode]

Depends on spreads tbh

Oh yeah no you easily outspeed it in TW

[lost sun]

wish I could tw twice to cancel it out like tr

[solid frigate]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2363161664-jpwioe4xe28br8vsrda4b53sjpy3hghpw

Hurricane > Bleakwind Storm

[abstract grail]

Hello everyone, I was hoping to get alittle advice. Im trying to get into reg I, wich jumping right into it' alittle tricky. That said I had a an idea for a koraidon+lunala team, but im unsure if adding indedee f for Psychic terrain and trick room is worth it to add here, or if I should focus on something else.

[next stump]

Indeedee is a great addition for the team

[solid frigate]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2363170395

[abstract grail]

Thank you!

[molten oasis]

https://pokepast.es/924facabd6594593 scarf ogre is picking up ig, does it make any sense here? I like av so far and idt spout makes sense on this team but i could be wrong

[sharp cobalt]

Hehe, Wolfeglick gets an Incin distribution

[craggy dagger]

i read that as scarf ogerpon

[bold geode]

Don't hurt to give it a shot at least

[solid frigate]

bruh lmao

[solid frigate]

Orange Cran

[strange fjord]

i usually dont judge teams but come on bruh

[chrome knot]

which side we talkin here 😭

[strange fjord]

hey, im not the one running dozoguri with weezing csr

shame they didnt run a cooler set for regirock

it was just explosion endure tatsu

with costar dozo in the back

and i just used haze

[molten oasis]

Eww ho-oh

[bold geode]

Morals are bullshit

CSR DozoGiri go brr

[forest arrow]

Ho oh is cool

[solid frigate]

as a Miraidon main

What am i seeing here

you are getting cooked no matter what

[foggy lodge]

https://x.com/CbuttyVGC/status/1922284529722532347

Farigiraf's Strongest Soldier (@CbuttyVGC) on X

Terapagos is an anomaly of a Mon cuz how tf does it manage to be good and awful at the same time

X · May 13, 2025, 1:35 PM

[solid frigate]

because gamefreak don't want to make it as Busted as Calyrex

[atomic mural]

because its mid

[lofty tartan]

https://tenor.com/view/my-man-denzel-my-man-denzel-washington-myyyy-man-gif-376647294737879812

[bold geode]

Ho Oh a bitch (help me he's hard lol)

[shadow wind]

Flying fire lowkey a great type

[bold geode]

I mean it honestly really has its negatives but the meta just really couldn't handle it as well as you'd think

Idk why I didn't see Mirai Ho Oh though
Fought it once (though the Ho Oh set was wack so I didn't think much of it)
But it just makes sense

And it's hella strong

[lofty tartan]

He doesn't like Cornerstone

[bold geode]

Yeah who ya think I'm using now

[lone mural]

Hey so Uhm. Question. Do regionals let you bring in resources to help you in game like a little self made write-up of matchups and gameplans and stuff like that

I'm thinking of just printing some shit into a notebook for regionals just to help in the moment

[solid frigate]

you can bring notebooks but usually i just remember the Matchup by head

[lone mural]

Could I have that stuff in the notebook would they disallow that

[bold geode]

Never been but iirc you can do that

[lone mural]

Yippee

[bold geode]

I know you can bring notebooks for sure

Idt they're like
Checking the contents of the notebook

[lone mural]

Yea I've seen that but I'm not sure if there's limitations on what the contents could be

[craggy dagger]

[bold geode]

Well you're wanting to write MUs and lines down which doesn't really go against the rules imo

If so then practicing for events would be banned

[solid frigate]

i just go in blind lmao

[fossil zenith]

Soo I've been trying to find the Metagross thing can someone send me the ping for that

[solid frigate]

Metagross is ummm

wait you mean the tera Raid?

[solid frigate]

@fossil zenith #hydreigon_raids

[shadow wind]

But where is the Zekrom

[solid frigate]

252+ SpA Protosynthesis Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Urshifu-Rapid-Strike through Light Screen: 171-202 (97.1 - 114.7%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

hmmm.

[foggy lodge]

That's fake btw lol

252+ SpA Protosynthesis Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Urshifu-Rapid-Strike through Light Screen: 228-269 (129.5 - 152.8%) -- guaranteed OHKO

[solid frigate]

wait a sec

i used the wrong calculator

[shadow wind]

Singles vs doubles screen ?

[foggy lodge]

Erm its actually a light clay boosted light screen

[solid frigate]

i used thr wrong calc so thats why

i am looking at when its 1v1

108+ SpA Raging Bolt Thunderbolt vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Tera-Water Urshifu-Rapid Strike through Light Screen: 160-189 (90.9 - 107.3%) -- 50% chance to OHKO

The bare minimum i can live Through lightscreen in 50/50

but technically does this matter

like i always have Miraidon lmao

[foggy lodge]

I could see it surviving a tclap through the light screen

But nah its impossible that it survives a tbolt lol

[solid frigate]

252+ SpA Protosynthesis Raging Bolt Thunderclap vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Tera-Water Urshifu-Rapid Strike through Light Screen: 177-209 (100.5 - 118.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

it doesn't if they are max invest

at least Lando should OHKO it

[next stump]

you can have anything in your notebook but you need to be on a blank page every round

otherwise you’ll get a game loss

[lone mural]

Huh?

How do you mean?

[strange fjord]

lol i won ez

[lone mural]

So like Pre set I could review my pre written notes and then at the start of the round I need to use a blank page every game?

[strange fjord]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2363372438-rai2xmn0cjnjyd9u6tijyntpn93bgi5pw

[solid frigate]

somehow huh

[lone mural]

Were you the miraidon ho oh

[strange fjord]

yes

[lone mural]

Yea I mean you can certainly steer against that team

They also don't have a second restricted lol so like

Also since when was ash hat Pikachu legal in reg I is this a different format

[strange fjord]

yeah i didnt really need to bring a second restricted either. just crowd control with encore and haze

[solid frigate]

its more like the don't have another restricted that pairs with them

well Zama but like

[strange fjord]

always legal

[lone mural]

Crazy

I didn't know

[solid frigate]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2363489321-nlyb6bc8div8qq7an2ogqrny5w1jk00pw

Legit dunno what is Lorb Set Eternatus speed EVs

[next stump]

When you sit down against your opponent, your notebook needs to be open to a blank page

and you cannot flip to any different page

but between rounds, you can reference any page you want

[lone mural]

Ohhhh I see

[solid frigate]

@next stump should i just run more bulk on Miraidon or just run 4/252/252

if you don't mind i send you my team

[lone mural]

Out of curiosity when do you see your opponent's team sheets. Do you just hand it to them when you sit down

[lofty tartan]

At the start of the round you hand them over, not before.

When they announce that you're okay to start.

[next stump]

^

[lone mural]

I see

[next stump]

Most people hand them over when you enter the team preview

[lofty tartan]

That's the most normally agreed upon moment.

[next stump]

that’s when you have to pass them over, sometimes you’ll get someone wanting to do it earlier and it’s your call

[lone mural]

I need to review the rules when I get home but rk9 doesn't make it easy from what I've looked into

[next stump]

there’s honestly not to many, it’s very easy once you get into it

[lofty tartan]

Yeah RK9 has some good resources to help simplify the team sheet process as well.

[lone mural]

I'm looking forward to it. I feel like my team is pretty good. At least I'm proud of what I've put into it. I'm Zama car's biggest fan

[next stump]

good luck 🙂 which event are you going to?

[lone mural]

Melb

I've been out of town at my parents place this week and I've still been prepping every day. I'm very new to vgc so I don't expect myself to come away with more than 2 sets but I believe

[lofty tartan]

Good to note that CSR/Zama has a lot of hate centered around it at the moment because it's basically the de facto boogeyman of the format. So just be sure to get your practice in

[lone mural]

Oh my friends been making a bunch of different teams with a whole bunch of different restricteds and supporting mons so I'm confident

Even then Zama csr is still strong

I wouldn't be so committed to this is I wasn't just bigtime body press fanatic

[lofty tartan]

No, I know it's strong. It's just everyone is playing to beat it. Which accounts for the lacking of it in the top cut at Milwuakee

[lone mural]

Yea for sure

[foggy lodge]

Play Miraidon gang

[lofty tartan]

For sure a strong team. That's why I play Lunala/Ho-Oh

[lone mural]

I have been getting a taste of getting countered tbh. I feel like I've made a team that accounts for their weaknesses though somewhat.

https://pokepast.es/dcfc6c30dbed6286 firepon needs more testing but I like it so far

Any input is appreciated too feel free to backseat

[foggy lodge]

btw this CIR set is really strong https://pokepast.es/04704eaad06722ac

[lone mural]

Volc string

[foggy lodge]

Like in the situation of endgames against things like Zama

[lofty tartan]

OH! @next stump I got the job I was working for. I'm no longer gonna be a cashier and instead get to work with the homeless finding them resources and solutions.

[lone mural]

Strong*

[foggy lodge]

You should beat it lol

And you even have the coaching to boost the defense so like

[lofty tartan]

Significantly improves my financial state. 2 dollars more an hour and 12 more hours a week

[foggy lodge]

Good luck taking down the CIR lol

[lone mural]

I don't have coaching on my team

[next stump]

LETS GOOOO

[foggy lodge]

Put coaching over aqua jet on shifu

[lone mural]

Scarf ursh

[foggy lodge]

Makes up for the lacking damage the zama could have from not being max defense

[lofty tartan]

Scarf Ursh has been known to Coach a day or two

[lone mural]

Really

[lofty tartan]

Wait til you see Specs Protect Flutter

[lone mural]

Coaching is +1 atk def right

[foggy lodge]

Yeah that's the good thing about the scarf coaching

[lone mural]

Ooooo okay

[foggy lodge]

You are faster than your Zamazenta and the rest of the mons so you give it the +1 def before the opponent can hit it

And boost the damage

[lofty tartan]

And you just switch to break the Choice lock.

[lone mural]

Wait you're so right actually

[foggy lodge]

The only problem would be lacking of prio moves to pick up kos but you can go with glide firepon instead of horn leech

[lofty tartan]

Double Glide spam is real.

[foggy lodge]

Some double glide linea with the tera +1 hearthflame can deal crazy damage

[lofty tartan]

Lunala/Ho-Oh/Double Glide

[lone mural]

I want ogerpon to be really bulky to be able to live a couple hits and spread consistent damage

[lofty tartan]

Lunala/Ho-Oh is fairly positive into CSR/Zama so if you see it, don't underestimate it

[lone mural]

Kinda just like diet Zama with redirect

[solid frigate]

the funny button

[lone mural]

What would you think my play is into that?

[foggy lodge]

Also I think the raging bolt is better with protect > snarl and dragon pulse > draco

[lofty tartan]

Try to leverage Urshifu into Ho-Oh because it'll help wall your restricteds if you don't

[foggy lodge]

Because you are booster and with the draco meteor you are at -2 and kinda forces you to switch out but you lose the proto boost

[lofty tartan]

You've gotta burn tera resources before they Tera Grass Ho-Oh vs Ursh

[solid frigate]

Surging Strikes+Tera Water+Rain is just

Stupid but effective (using it rn)

[foggy lodge]

Fun fact I ko'd a Ho-Oh with icicle crash body press double up

[lofty tartan]

If they Tailwind your Ogerpon won't be able to catch up to Ho-Oh and eat Brave Birds

[foggy lodge]

Ig it didn't have a good spread

[lofty tartan]

That's crazy. Sword of Ruin, probs, and possibly lower Def investment because that's whacky

[foggy lodge]

But it was so funny in the moment

[lofty tartan]

I've seen Ho-Oh tank CC and Icicle Crash and walk away just fine

Sword of Ruin

CC from Koraidon (why not Collision Course I won't know the answer to)

[foggy lodge]

I mean Zama hits hard af too

[lofty tartan]

Yeah Pulse boosted Koraidon hits hard too xD

[solid frigate]

unless that pao is like Tera Stellar+Sword of ruin then does that do 90% on Ho-Oh

[foggy lodge]

The dauntless shield makes body press effectively a 120 BP move with stab

[foggy lodge]

Oh it was a Koraidon LMAO I thought you were talking about urshifu

[lofty tartan]

It's resisted.

[lone mural]

I wanna run protect bolt but I'm running snarl for lunala

[lofty tartan]

+3 156+ Def Zamazenta-Crowned Body Press vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Ho-Oh: 100-118 (46.9 - 55.3%) -- 74.22% chance to 2HKO

Like that's zero defense investment and max hp so it's wonky

Sorry 1 defense investment*

+3 156+ Def Sword of Ruin Zamazenta-Crowned Body Press vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Ho-Oh: 134-158 (62.9 - 74.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Sword of Ruin Body Press vs that is a lot meatier but again, not a great spread

[solid frigate]

252 Atk Sword of Ruin Tera Stellar Chien-Pao Icicle Crash vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Ho-Oh: 134-158 (62.9 - 74.1%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Bruh

I guess i just gonna do Miraidon Lando Pin-

dear Lord

[lofty tartan]

252+ Atk Sword of Ruin Chien-Pao Icicle Crash vs. 212 HP / 116 Def Ho-Oh: 97-115 (46.6 - 55.2%) -- 71.09% chance to 2HKO

That's the spread I'm using.

46-55 is a lot more agreeable but the spread is still not the best it could be. But still a lot fatter

[foggy lodge]

Ho-Oh @ Clear Amulet
Ability: Regenerator
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 204 HP / 76 Atk / 156 Def / 4 SpD / 68 Spe
Adamant Nature

• Sacred Fire
• Brave Bird
• Tailwind
• Protect

I was using Pokeaim's spread

Really goated spread imo

Brave bird OHKOs Rillaboom

Unless they are like impish Rilla but that's non existent

[solid frigate]

220+ SpA Life Orb Sheer Force Landorus Sludge Bomb vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Tera Grass Ho-Oh: 117-140 (54.9 - 65.7%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Solid damage, if i do ummm

Volt Switch+Sludge Bomb

[foggy lodge]

btw the call is careful ogerpon

Hearthflame or wellspring

Obviously not cornerstone lol

[bold geode]

Says who

[foggy lodge]

me and Alex Gómez

[bold geode]

Funny
I said that earlier too

[foggy lodge]

I said that since reg G

Was quite right it ended up being impish lol

[bold geode]

Oh so is it Impish now buddy or

[foggy lodge]

Idt the Tang's spread is bad for this format

Rockpon is still everywhere and CIR is annoying

Depends on what the team needs but I prefer having a stronger Miraidon MU lol

[bold geode]

Why you run Adamant Rockpon

[foggy lodge]

Also italian players are now running Tang's team but with specs Miraidon instead of AV lmao

[foggy lodge]

cuz hearthflame

jiji

Nah I just want to fish the crits

[bold geode]

I saw some Grimm + Mirai comps
It helps

[foggy lodge]

Also nuke Koraidon

[bold geode]

Though usually those are Tera Fairy

[foggy lodge]

Yeah Joey's team

[bold geode]

Joey didn't have Grimm

[foggy lodge]

Tho tbh I don't think Joey's team is good

[foggy lodge]

He did

[bold geode]

Eh it's aight

[bold geode]

No
It was Hands Farig Bundle Mirai Ho Oh Treads

[bold geode]

Oh wrong Joe

[foggy lodge]

Oh you mean that Joey

That's Pokeaim for me lol

[bold geode]

I don't call Ugarte Joey

I say Joe or Ugarte

Zam Mirai is kinda heat but eh

[solid frigate]

i am not gonna say a Joe mama joke-

[foggy lodge]

It was calling him either Joey or Pepe

Choose one lol

[bold geode]

Leave Joey's peepee outta this

[solid frigate]

LMO

[foggy lodge]

no

[bold geode]

[foggy lodge]

I think Zama Mirai is broken

But someone needs to crack it right

[solid frigate]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1209607711352819802/1356974971871690993/stranger-things-fire-ezgif.com-overlay_1.gif

[foggy lodge]

I tested Lorenzo Arce's team and like it was okay

[bold geode]

I just think QD Volc is ass

[foggy lodge]

But it felt like something was lacking

[foggy lodge]

QD Volc is like autowin into Zama CSR if played right

But into everything else is harder to pull out

[bold geode]

I just prefer support there tbh

[foggy lodge]

Also the sitrus berry generates some kind of like

[bold geode]

Then again I've always preferred support Volc

[foggy lodge]

Dilemma to me cause leftovers forces you to play way slower but sitrus berry its turned off by the Calyrexes

[solid frigate]

my team is ass

for QD volca

[foggy lodge]

But yeah idt this reg is for QD Volc

[bold geode]

Plz refrain from using that term like that in this server

[foggy lodge]

Cool team for reg G Joey but let it go lol

[solid frigate]

i forgot to edit it

[lone mural]

Iron crown spotted

[solid frigate]

used it since Last year's July

[lone mural]

What does it do outside of psyspam

[solid frigate]

252 SpA Expert Belt Quark Drive Iron Crown Tachyon Cutter (2 hits) vs. 212 HP / 4 SpD Calyrex-Ice: 202-244 (100 - 120.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO

it does something like this

[lone mural]

"Fuck your trick room" ah calc

[foggy lodge]

The bad thing about Crown is that like previous Koraidon teams would use it to patch MUs but now having CSR and Lunala it gets outclassed

[solid frigate]

Why use Imprison when you have a Metal Cobalion

[lone mural]

How do you deal with indeedee

[solid frigate]

exactly

[solid frigate]

https://tenor.com/view/ogerpon-run-pokemon-gif-6148585923082045127

In Reg G used Hearthflame

[lone mural]

Bonk

[solid frigate]

+1 76+ Atk Hearthflame Mask Tera Fire Ogerpon-Hearthflame-Tera Ivy Cudgel vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Indeedee-F: 174-206 (98.3 - 116.3%) -- 87.5% chance to OHKO

[foggy lodge]

Miraidon and Hearthflame not being besties anymore is heartbreaking

But dw they will come back and stronger

[solid frigate]

its fate but its more like Hands+Miraidon

[lone mural]

Btw sorry to keep bringing it back to this but what would y'all say my team's main weakness is because I don't know what to prepare for outside of patching up my team against just the stuff I practice against

[solid frigate]

i mean there's a CSR so i can close 1 eye on Speed Control

[solid frigate]

but overall Dragon is a better Tera for Zama imo

[lone mural]

That's why I'm kinda not running speed control because Zama doesn't care about taking hits and CSR/ursh outspeeds anything not in tw or scarf

[solid frigate]

or with My Miraidon

Fuck Arubega i am running with Kyogre

[foggy lodge]

Fake out redirect can make up for it

[lone mural]

WAIT IT DOES RESIST ELECTRIC DOESNT IT

[foggy lodge]

And yeah dragon

[solid frigate]

doesn't Lando OHKO Zama

[lone mural]

I'm so dumb I was running grass as a miraidon counter

[foggy lodge]

Grass is only for rain comps

[lone mural]

Yea

[foggy lodge]

Dragon makes you weak to draco and dazzling but like

[lone mural]

It also turns off zamas fire weakness which I've been struggling with

[foggy lodge]

You die to the draco meteor anyways so

lol

[lone mural]

I don't think so surely

[solid frigate]

trade a SpA drop for Zama is fine imo cuz Draco can't Kill Rilla or CSR that way

also Encore on CSR is like the most common one now

[rustic mountain]

u already know

[foggy lodge]

244+ SpA Choice Specs Hadron Engine Miraidon Draco Meteor vs. 188 HP / 100 SpD Tera Grass Zamazenta-Crowned: 172-204 (90 - 106.8%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

And this was my super bulky Zama

[lone mural]

Oh yea you're right innit

[rustic mountain]

r u british

[foggy lodge]

I ran scarf jolly shifu to take care of modest scarf lando

[solid frigate]

Briitish Alert

wait no-

I can't say that i live in uk

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[lone mural]

Hmmmmmm. I feel like tera grass into miraidon is so strong though idk about it. I'm so used to piloting tera grass that's it's weird. It's also a powder move counter

[foggy lodge]

Because the one that deals the most damage is modest and shifu just kills it

[foggy lodge]

Could go with Pelipper

[rustic mountain]

bri'ish

[foggy lodge]

Has wide guard too and sets up the rain

[solid frigate]

anyways does Miraidon need Bulk on Specs set or just run 4/252/252 is fine-

[foggy lodge]

Let me grab my reg G paste

[lone mural]

For ursh?

[foggy lodge]

https://pokepast.es/69cff6dfb7eb6743

[lone mural]

Ohhh

Why exactly is grass only strong in rain?

[foggy lodge]

Turns off the fire weakness that otherwise you could not play around

[lone mural]

Ohhhh I see

[foggy lodge]

And Pelipper is a strong mon for this comp

[lone mural]

Mine?

[foggy lodge]

Turns off the fire weakness for Zama and Amoonguss and boosts Urshifu's damage to insane levels

[foggy lodge]

It can work for yours too

[solid frigate]

Rain+Surging Strikes+Tera Water is just Horrifying

[foggy lodge]

Depends on what you want

Another good tera for Zama is ghost

[lone mural]

Idk. I'm very not used to running weather but I'll see about it.

[lone mural]

I tried that and it felt awful

[foggy lodge]

It was the one used by Zeen

[solid frigate]

252+ Atk Tera Water Urshifu-Rapid-Strike Surging Strikes (3 hits) vs. 252 HP / 132 Def Kyogre in Rain on a critical hit: 105-126 (50.7 - 60.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

[lone mural]

Me issue but raaaah

[solid frigate]

Sun and rain are very easy to run now

Well Sun is more dominant anyway

[lone mural]

Rain would turn off groudon and Koraidon

[solid frigate]

yes but rn Kyogre is in the back foot and i am running Miraidon Kyogre rn-

and even with opressive damage is kinda doesn't matter when Koraidon is so much better as a sun setter that it can beat Kyogre no problem sometimes

like Kyogre itself is a problem

[lone mural]

I don't have too negative of a matchup into oger itself

[lone mural]

Is 0 speed groudon like. Common at all

I wanna make sure peli gets weather up into groudon

[cyan smelt]

I doubt it but usually Groudon aims to underspeed kyogre

[lone mural]

I need a 28 Speed IV peli

Groudon does like to pair with lunala so I can see Min speed groudon

Okay nevermind after calcing I'm a peli believer now

[cyan smelt]

I'm not a sun believer anymore, seems like every other team has rain dance torn or trick room

[lone mural]

What happened to my goat ...

[cyan smelt]

I suck lol

[astral kelp]

why tf does only rb learn this

[molten oasis]

funny

[astral kelp]

do they want koraidon miraidon rb to be a team

[molten oasis]

yes

[astral kelp]

or koraidon pinchurin lmfao

wait \

iron hands learns trick room???

imagine youre playing against hands and they click trick room HAHAH

oh nvm im dumb i searched it wrong it does not learn trick room

[tiny karma]

Archaludon [Steel/Dragon]

Immune

Poison

Resists (0.25x)

Grass

Resists (0.5x)

Bug, Electric, Flying, Normal, Psychic, Rock, Steel, Water

Neutral damage

Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fire, Ghost, Ice, Stellar

Weak (2x)

Fighting, Ground

Type Notes

Steel-types cannot be Poisoned.
Steel-types take no damage from Sandstorm.

Sableye version 4.28.2

[sharp cobalt]

It what

[sharp cobalt]

Oh

[lofty tartan]

https://tenor.com/view/game-win-winner-loser-lose-gif-24344220

[cyan smelt]

Feels like I'm losing more than I win though

[astral kelp]

thats fine lol

[solid frigate]

lose some win some anyway

[astral kelp]

i was running like a 30% winrate for a long time

lower eveb

[chrome knot]

Aaah water is scary

[plain drum]

Real

[shadow wind]

Win some lose most is how I live

[cyan smelt]

-8ball do I go to Melbourne

[gentle crag]

do I go to Melbourne
:8ball: Outlook good

[solid frigate]

i just go with the flow honestly

literally-

[shadow wind]

Flow state

[cyan smelt]

i need to train myself to stop playing games on autopilot

[shadow wind]

I play Bo1 in autopilot

One of the reasons I stopped playing it

[solid frigate]

i mean i play Rain so

[shadow wind]

Way too easy to just go brain dead and start clicking buttons

[shadow wind]

Must be nice 😔

[solid frigate]

Actually sun is the better Archetype rn

[shadow wind]

With Koraidon yeah

[solid frigate]

Kyogre is on backfoot

good lord Miraidon has decent Synergy with Kyogre

Basically like ZacOgre but Electric Type

I remember one time people said Mirai Ogre is like bad in double res cuz we are still in the Discharge Era

[astral kelp]

yeah feels like it right
it does kinda look like they get destroyed by riilla boom tho lmao

i really want to try something like this

[solid frigate]

not really

[astral kelp]

fair enough ive been meaning to try miraiogre for a bit

[solid frigate]

its more like people overcomplicating things

[astral kelp]

wdym?

[solid frigate]

i seen people tried a lot of different things

on Mirai Ogre and doesn't work as well

[astral kelp]

tbh what is there to try

mirai ogre torn

trick room setter + prolly iron hansd

[solid frigate]

i seen very few that has Torn

[astral kelp]

and urshifu

iidk actually whats the 6th slotusuallyu

[solid frigate]

Trick Room is Optional

[astral kelp]

tf? why wouldnt you 100% bleakwind is like half the reason i want to run kyogre

[solid frigate]

idk they have problems

[astral kelp]

btw wyt of icy wind torn

ive been trying it out on a very like defensive team its felt pretty good

[near crag]

How good y’all think miraidon zamazenta is rn?

[exotic grotto]

They're really amazing and powerful!

[near crag]

Do you think this duo holds up to miraidon and cir/lunala?

[exotic grotto]

Yup!

[astral kelp]

why is everyone running this

[exotic grotto]

Because it's a really strong and perfect team!

[bold geode]

Popular CSR Zam variant that won an online tour, though it's kinda meh imo

[astral kelp]

pov :D

csr not beating the fraud allegations imma be real

tf

[solid frigate]

tried it

Its horrible speed control

[atomic mural]

That’s crazy

[astral kelp]

its kind of like
you tailwind opp tailwind
you icy wind
but actually after trying it a bit more if i dont need rain id rather have protect tbh

[astral kelp]

tera fire too

bro hates amoongus?

thats my guess

holy bro is cookin

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2025regi-2363782714
THE LAND T SWEEP

lol these teams are hilarious

[chrome knot]

why is zoroark there every mon has an ability that activates upon entry😭

except zard

[old pumice]

Is cresselia any good in Reg I or is there anyone I could use instead if not?

[astral kelp]

💀

[astral kelp]

farigiraffe/indeedee does much more

[astral kelp]

it does as well

[old pumice]

How so? I don't really know what cresselia does just yet

[chrome knot]

it activates on move use?

[astral kelp]

nah it like shows a lil "solar power" indicator thing

[astral kelp]

cresselia is tanky but thats kinda about all it does

farigiraffe and indeedee have priorty blocking which counters one of the main ways people get around trick room

[old pumice]

Ah okay

So there's no real point in using cresselia?

[astral kelp]

oh and cresc has worse typing

[astral kelp]

eh if you like it i guess lol

[old pumice]

Ah yeah pure Psychic being weak to ghost

[astral kelp]

one of the things that makes fari/dee so good is being immune to astral barrage imo

the only way to stop it is ig taunt

or one shotting it lol

[old pumice]

Yeah I use indeedee on my current team and it does rlly good

[chrome knot]

what tf

[real prairie]

That would be pain

[chrome knot]

youd catch me deaaad

ohohoh ! @real prairie for naic i played through hgss for shiny 0atk kyogre and then got a buncha ribbons & the living legend ribbon on it so she gets to be a special baby

[real prairie]

Nice work!!

[chrome knot]

look at her so pretty

[solid frigate]

pink feesh

[bold geode]

I'd be convicted for murder if this happened to me

[bold geode]

EMMA
HAI

[exotic grotto]

0 iv on Attack and Shiny is really rare! Congratulations on getting it!

[real prairie]

Shes a sea sink?!

[chrome knot]

haaaiiii

monkemonkemonke

i learnt all old games rng stuff🥺

[bold geode]

What you mean

[exotic grotto]

What is rng stuff?

[chrome knot]

look at my plat ID it has cute charm on it asw :3

[bold geode]

Ooooooooooooooooo

Bnuuy

[solid frigate]

Bnuuy moment

[exotic grotto]

Congrats! Are you using it in a tournament?

[chrome knot]

using it when Lopunny comes back to vgc in future games

when her mega is usable ^-^

[bold geode]

How you gonna get those back to SV?

[exotic grotto]

Isn't Pokémon Bank still running?

[chrome knot]

ms emma has transporter and bank

[bold geode]

I see

I didn't know Bank was still running

[cyan smelt]

it's running indefinitely

[solid frigate]

https://tenor.com/view/dan-heng-hsr-honkai-star-rail-chibi-nod-gif-10572680642407727450

[solid frigate]

i

[solemn forge]

It’s still running but getting it was “officially” shutdown

[cyan smelt]

just lost to tera fairy tyranitar, fuck bo1

[solid frigate]

@craggy dagger NOOOOOOO I OVERSHOTTED ON THE SPEED

[red willow]

So like does close combat vs collision course on Koraidon matter that much?

[solid frigate]

lorb for Close Combat and yes it does

[red willow]

So go combat over course? Does the stat drops not end up mattering all that much?

[cyan smelt]

this team reached 3 in the bo3 ladder but i keep losing with it, what gives?

[spiral ridge]

What happened 😭

[bold geode]

@craggy dagger HAI BESTIE

[solid frigate]

i was planning to Build Hyacine (New sustain in HSR, she needs at least 200 speed out of combat)

And i was gonna meet 222 (CSR’s Max Speed) or 205 (Koraidon and Miraidon’s Max Speed) in level 50

But i overshotted by 2 speed

[spiral ridge]

lol

Jesus new ones take that much I’d fucking hate relic rolling

[exotic grotto]

Which Pokémon is Hyacine?

[solid frigate]

im honestly baffled on your reading comprehension

[foggy lodge]

@spiral ridge share playlist i like your music lol

[craggy dagger]

gmorning

[spiral ridge]

How did you-

I just sent someone a song and your ass pings

[foggy lodge]

Lmao

Your spotify appears on my friends list

[spiral ridge]

Gimme one sec there’s some songs I’ve been meaning to remove 😭

[exotic grotto]

Sorry I didn't know Hyacine wasn't a Pokémon..

[solid frigate]

she is a new character in a Gacha Game called Honkai Star Rail

you can just call her human Sylveon

[spiral ridge]

Fuck idk if it updated to stuff I removed but here https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5GWBmx8qE3HccDm0Ng0Vle?si=Qx3fHj2mT1OVycOZje_j_A&pi=d8VE8Fb8SpuWU

K it seems it did cool

A band I was getting tired of was in here way too much lol

Uhh there’s no solid genre so I recommend shuffle 😭

[modern cliff]

I’m looking for a last team member for bd for this team Electivire
Ability: Motor Drive
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature

• Wild Charge
• Fire Punch
• Brick Break
• Rock Slide

Honchkrow
Ability: Moxie
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD
Modest Nature

• Dark Pulse
• U-turn
• Heat Wave
• Air Slash

Garchomp
Ability: Rough Skin
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature

• Earthquake
• Dragon Claw
• Iron Head
• Poison Jab

Metagross
Ability: Clear Body
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature

• Bullet Punch
• Iron Head
• Zen Headbutt
• Ice Punch

Gyarados
Ability: Intimidate
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature

• Waterfall
• Crunch
• Ice Fang
• Iron Head

This is for bd

[near crag]

What last mon y'all think should work in this team? https://pokepast.es/df410d09ca9a6e27

[bold geode]

Incineroar is always a good option

[bold geode]

What format?

[near crag]

I was thinking about it, but I just feel like it would be way too generic, yn? Do you have any other ideas?

[bold geode]

Nothing wrong with generic

[near crag]

Just feel like everyone would’ve prepped for it

[bold geode]

I mean CSR Pagos is already generic as hell

I really have nothing else tbh
I think Incineroar is just the best bet

[modern cliff]

It’s for bd story

[bold geode]

Oh then just use whatever you want

[solid frigate]

https://x.com/TorrentAegisVGC/status/1922709074409320642

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Well Then,Guess i'll do it myself.
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X · May 14, 2025, 5:42 PM

also wait i hashtagged something wrong lmao

[modern cliff]

I just want to cover my team weaknesses

[bold geode]

Well if you have Torterra then that's what I'd say but otherwise I have no clue

[modern cliff]

So a grass type?

[bold geode]

Ye

[modern cliff]

But wouldn’t be better to have a sp grass becouse I have 4 other type

[bold geode]

I guess though it's just the story so it really don't matter lol

[solid frigate]

literally did not matter cuz i use Greninja against BB academy lmao

and it nukes

[modern cliff]

Would the first gen grass starter be better?

[civic ruin]

What is the most consistent build for the ace tournament? Finally got a turbo controller and I want to put it to use

[bold geode]

Sure

@forest arrow you there man? Idk the Ace strat now

[modern cliff]

Wait what about the best grass type in that gen

[bold geode]

Tbh idr what all Pokemon are in that game

[modern cliff]

Rosarade

[bold geode]

That'll work

[solid frigate]

isn't that not in the game

[bold geode]

Idfk

[solid frigate]

oh wait

BDSP-

[modern cliff]

Yep

[solid frigate]

i am not beating Fake Gen 4 fan allegations lmao

[modern cliff]

I’m just doing that game for one Pokémon

[solid frigate]

which one?

[modern cliff]

The shiny god

[solid frigate]

ah Arceus

[civic ruin]

Dunno if I got an answer for this; if it helps, I'm specifically looking at for for after the dlc TwT

[forest arrow]

What you mean

[bold geode]

What's the new Academy Ace strat

[forest arrow]

Kyurem W with metronome

It has a certain spread, I’d look it up on YouTube

Nvm I guess it’s just 252 252

[civic ruin]

Please ping me in the future, i don't have alerts on for this channel. TwT

I'll double check, tysm!

In what stats are those in?

[forest arrow]

Ice beam

[gentle crag]

eregore has given 1 Gen Rep to throwdatahh

[forest arrow]

?

[bold geode]

Sorry I was gonna ping you
I was asking someone who knew

[forest arrow]

SpA and Speed

@civic ruin

[civic ruin]

All good! Ty anyways! :D

And ty Throw!

[gentle crag]

You gave Gen Rep too recently. You can give Gen Rep again <t:1747251620:R>.

[forest arrow]

You’re welcome just caught me off guard cause I didn’t know who you were and you told me to ping you, I didn’t know you were asking for it lol I just got off work

Nice to meet you tho, hope that helps you

[civic ruin]

Ntmyt!
Also, what personality?

[forest arrow]

Modest

[void sluice]

OK, so quick question. I understand that if I hyper train pokemon, I can't send it to bdsp without it being lv 100. Does this only apply to bdsp origin pokemon or other origin pokemon also?

[rustic mountain]

nah thats the certain spread tho

252 252 gets too much hate

[rustic mountain]

im unsure wat ur asking here

some games require different lvls to hyper train, it was standard it was lvl 100 b4 sv where u only need lvl 50

[bold geode]

Hope no one clicked that

[rustic mountain]

🤨

[bold geode]

Funny little scam link

[molten oasis]

[bold geode]

Brother loves clicking the sus links

[molten oasis]

[bold geode]

"But I wanna meet the women in my area"

FREE ROBUX? I LOVE CALL OF DUTY

[forest arrow]

💀

[left bobcat]

Been waiting on u

[craggy dagger]

what

[dense latch]

contacted one of them and she asked for whatever a social security number and credit card informations(??) is should i give it to her i think it might bag me a date

[bold geode]

Yeah bro don't forget to give her your mother's maiden name /j

[red willow]

Holy hell how long does it take to find an opponent on cart at beginner rank lmao

Well we got into our first match and lunala swept their whole team as my only mon left

Expanding force in psychic terrain go brr

[next stump]

nice 🙂

[bold geode]

Sir did the video on your team ever come out?

[chrome knot]

i so excited for naic

booking flights tomorrow ^-^

[lofty tartan]

Put my two week's notice in at my job. 💪

[molten oasis]

I was gonna go to NAIC then just didn’t have the funds

Gonna go to worlds tho

[near crag]

How y'all think this team could be generally improved? https://pokepast.es/325b02d25c4a5d4d Also feel like it should be particularly weak against TR

[azure ether]

Protect on a Cloak mon?

[azure ether]

Scratch that, you even have Protect on Specs Mir

[near crag]

Copied the wrong set, what happen was I copied my lorb spread, and just forgot to change the moves. About protect on whims, just thought I had few protects on the team, but also got it to be taunt now

here, fixed it https://pokepast.es/0051c3ffaeac7b5f

[azure ether]

Having Wide Guard on Pelipper could be good since CIR can't do anything to it

[spiral ridge]

https://www.ddinstagram.com/reel/DJpMqzwPA1v/?igsh=eGFwcmx1NjVtbnlw

nl_nuz (@nl_nuz)

Had a dumb idea and had to do it. Sorry Incineroar
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[bold geode]

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