#competitive_discussion
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LIGHT THATS NOT HOW THE FUCKING BOOK WORKS
THE ATF
** HOLY SHIT LIGHT YOU WERE RIGHT**
THE FBI
Well we got absolutely decimated by moody smeargle + power of alchemy alolan muk into flamigo copying the stat boosts lmao
But we 3-1 so not the worst start to the reg for me
Holder is grounded, Speed halved. If Flying type, takes neutral Ground damage.
This is TWave speed, right?
yep
So listen can I cut chi yu for specs wake
He just keeps getting ohkod after 1 snarl or heat wave
Wait. Protect on Cloaked things is actually fairly common. Cloak prevents secondary effects, yeah, but protect is to avoid other things.
And honestly we've seen protect specs Flutter at high level play before. 🤷
My caly is missing from my sw sh file uhoh

Anyways after i done my rental i feel pretty bored
People already forgot specs protect Flutters on stream at Reggies. Shame
I didn’t join VGC till Reg F so thats my only excuse
also i did not recall that
even if its like reg F-Reg I
It was awhile ago. But it happened. I remember talking to my roommate about it while watching the match
huh ok
Do you rly wanna lock into that on your restricted tho
why not 
lol some csr zama stuff?
It was trick flutter right?
Ig it is because if not then there's no reason for it lol
But yeah choice protect was used
Nils Dunlop won a regional with trick protect choice scarf Indeedee
And Torviv used the same thing at LAIC
well thats just silly then lmao
I mean it can make sense
No it wasn't trick
Turn 1's are really hard
The only non damaging attack was protect
some ran perish trap i believe
Yeah the one I was talking about in particular was just 3 attack protect
so what you just protect then are forced to switch out pretty much?
Yeah. It was blanking the slot and still let you run specs for when you full send 🤷
Ion even know if this team is good
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It's like 50/50
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Would anyone perhaps be willing to give me some advice as to what to add to this team im working on? Trying to get back into vgc, but i am notoriously awfull at restricted formats. I've got to this point so far but I've reached a point where I don't know where to go now, aside from fixing evs and such. If someone more experienced then me could recommend pokemon or something it would help me alot. (It's obviously not complete so ignore evs/incomplete movesets)
https://pokepast.es/42c492c28427fb21
Tera water helping hand mystic water
i know what the fuck happen i was just showing
wait i thought kowtow cleave was a good move its literally just 5 more power and nothing else lmao
gotta play around that muddy water and muk lmao
👎
based asf
We being for real?
like
Stall will never be cool
didn't that got into top cut
No clue I'm outta the scene really
in reg i tho
this is what unhealthy dose of Groudon does to you
wait in what?
Nah I just went on vacation
ok not top cut but like yeah no i am gonna see that
walls Zama
Grass
Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Ice, Steel
Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Ghost, Ground, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Stellar
Flying, Water
Rock
Fire-types cannot be Burned.
ig not much rock and flying
Meteor beam and Ivy cudgel are literally the only ones
moon acrobatics?
Tornadus,Ogerpon,Meteor Beam Set
is moon still a thing
yeah
Man roaring moon is popping off
actually notthat bad ig just milwalke hates moon
the best Miraidon Kyogre team is ummmmmm
#251
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and all have Trick Room Modes
Pokemon moment
🤨
'Strum how many of these do you have
i really wanna make a miraidon discharge team
like i made this dumbass team for fun because i like dragon cheer but it kinda just turned into discharge and land t wiping
John Groudon uses Groudon. Idk what I expected
mika mikamikamika
yoyoyoyo
haaiiii
Heya. How's it hanging?
Oh nice. Congrats! I've got injections coming today in the mail, just not estrogen.
I got the job I was trying to get.
Significant pay increase, much more meaningful work.
Thanks! 
Gonna work with the homeless for like double my income.
Plane tickets don't look so bad anymore.
Probably not that soon. But I'm gonna be firing on all cylinders for Gen 10.
oohhh
I'm also trying to open my TCG store - increased income leads to me paying into business loans.
I wouldn't have been able to meet their requirements if I kept with my current job. Just not clearing enough.
BUT - I'm ordering my wife's ring today. 
awwwhe :3
hmm but if it pops into being THE spot for locals n stuff then its like pay some earn more i think
unless tcg is netloss game idrk
It's more that if you get a business loan in the way I'm doing, it's very likely I'll have to put down a deposit of 1 - 10%
So like a 10% deposit on a 75,000 dollar loan will run me like 7500 dollars. My current job just can't keep up with that.
I'm working with my state's small business development center and an advisor to obtain funding and lock down a location.
We'll focus mostly on Pokemon TCG and VGC - but you can't tunnel vision in a TCG store because that'll run you out of business.
So we're gonna have all of the really big competitive ones.
Also you'll be able to rent space to paint Gundams or play games on a projector, etc.
lmfao ive been trying to build discharge miraidon all day i have no idea what im doing anymore help
A big play with a store like that is using it as an event venue
Someone's deep in the sauce
oohh thats like our lgs
I wonder can walking wake be a good mon too counter groudon or koraidon
a tailwind setter without prankster is just kinda rough
Yeah you gotta diversify that lol. I've seen so many TCG stores fail out here, and I've worked/managed at a few.
One refused to buy sealed product despite my literal begging. You can't make a store work selling through your personal collection no matter how large it is. People want sealed packs.
help
I dunno. I'm running Tailwind Ho-Oh and I don't mind the non-Prankster TW because he's got the bulk.
Kilo is definitely niche though.
lunala tailwind when
miraidon is the only like real eletric type in the format
oh and rb
literally take my money😭
sealed is the literal craze rn
scalper central 
Yeah we're just trying to bring sealed product to the area to ensure people can get it at MSRP
And there's literally no Pokemon TCG competition outside of big box stores like Walmart or Target.
If a set is getting hard-scalped like Prismatic was, we're gonna have a store policy for seals, yeah.
We'll sell at MSRP and take the seal.
To ensure the box doesn't go into the secondary market at 300% price
I moonlight as a Pokemon TCG player 😄
So like... I'm definitely up-to-speed on the tragedy that is the sealed PTCG market right now.
It's happening to MTG now
They've got a Final Fantasy set coming up and it's going ballistic.
their prelease is like $80
What? I've never played a prereleased over like 30 bucks.
That's wild.
USD and CAD are really close.
OH the FF set is 80 dollars? Probably.
Some TCG stores are bonkers.
Everyone's trying to get rich quick. Man TCG stores are a struggle, I understand that part lol.
So we're going to offer a wide spread, and a place to play. Bring back the TCG store hangout
nice
yus thas very good, excited for you if it all comes together
YEah I mean I'm just staying positive and busting my ass 😄
So far it's working out lol
I'm also writing a mod for Baldur's Gate 3 during all of this 
I'm running a test right now on a custom spell
rip low damage roll draco too
Your moves were amazing! Keep it up!
What y'all think of this team? https://pokepast.es/8b34ea5e2b7f6b70 I've never built a HTR team before, but I feel like it should do well on a meta with mons like miraidon and lunala at the top
This move becomes a physical attack if the user's Attack is greater than its Special Attack, including stat stage changes. This move and its effects ignore the Abilities of other Pokemon.
Psychic
Special
100
100
5 (8)
Copied by Mirror Move.
Does not make contact.
icic
Swap Draining Kiss for Thunder Wave would be nice
Cuz i think Klefki is fine
the fucking typing-
Its the same as Zacian
but its stats
sableye stats is bad and look what it does
also no immunity to prankster naturally
But twave halves the speed, wouldn't this be good for my opponent?
oh wait is it fairy steel
Para Chance is fine
Dragon, Poison
Bug
Dark, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Rock
Electric, Fighting, Ghost, Steel, Stellar, Water
Fire, Ground
Steel-types cannot be Poisoned.
Steel-types take no damage from Sandstorm.
like full Para is pretty fucking annoying
Dragon, Psychic
Dark
Ghost
Bug, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Rock, Stellar, Water
Fairy, Poison, Steel
huh
Is there different types of Paralysis?
Full para is when you cant move
Thanks!
But Body slam isn't a status move?
40 less hp 30 more defense and 12 more special defense
its actually not as bad as i thought
Electric
Flying, Poison, Rock, Steel
Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Normal, Psychic, Stellar
Grass, Ground, Ice, Water
Electric-types cannot be paralyzed.
Ground-types take no damage from Sandstorm.
Body Slam can allow Ground Types to be Paralysed
cuz normally Ground is Immune to Thunder Wave
ooh it has weather
i used Klefki back in Smogon so its not bad but in this format its a niche
yeah gotta say looking over it again its not as bad as i thought
Also got TR, a big reason why I picked it
grimm usually goes like what? double screen twave spirit break
Are you using a Klefki?
spirit break is such a crazy ass move tho
well TR om prankster mon doesn’t do that much
I know, it's a secondary option
Spirit Break for general
Foul play For Calyrex
stab foul play is pgud
Both forms of Calyrex?
yeah
Thanks!
lets just say this is why Fari uses Foul Play in Most of Arubega Miraidon Teams
Even Tera Dark is good enough
is arubega tera dark i thought it was water lol
foul play is actually such a crazy move when you think about it
95 base damage and you dont even have to invest in any damage
Can it miss?
tho idk i dont really like using it on fari
nope
Thanks!
btw @solid frigate you were running discharge miraidon at some point right?
could you show me what you were running
im tryna build it but godam its hard to build
Used to
Its just copying Rajan Bal’s Miraidon in Indianapolis Regionals
And i used to think Miraidon and Kyogre is a good pair even before Reg G Wave 2 but since its still discharge Era is kinda Out pf the question
this is caly-s wtf
CTS moment
wait miraiogre with discharge?
oh he just doesnt care lmao
i used it but people say no cuz Discharge
But good lord Dgleam saved the core
yeah i dont get this like
imagine you lock into discharge and youre forced to kill your own incin or fari
ig that would just be bad positioning
thats why Tera exists
and also thats was during Miraidon was in Fraud Watch so
Does play rough off a max attack zacian ohko either mirai or bolt?
with sword boost it should ohko both
Your name makes me think that 1 1/1 saproling token in mtg
Im more of an 0/1 kobold kinda guy but you got my drift lol
assume they don't Tera
yes,but if they tera to fairy
Has a chance to survive it i think
for miraidon nope
but for Bolt There is a chance
bolt is a roll iirc?
you still do a bunch with +1 tho
Can someone rate my team and give me feedback? Gholdengo @ Choice Specs
Ability: Good as Gold
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Make It Rain
- Nasty Plot
- Dazzling Gleam
- Shadow Ball
Toxtricity-Low-Key (M) @ Throat Spray
Ability: Punk Rock
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Overdrive
- Sludge Bomb
- Boomburst
- Volt Switch
Armarouge (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Weak Armor
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Modest Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Armor Cannon
- Psychic
- Flamethrower
- Calm Mind
Salamence (M) @ Muscle Band
Ability: Moxie
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Dragon Dance
Meowscarada (F) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Protean
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Flower Trick
- Knock Off
- Play Rough
- Agility
Palafin-Hero (M) @ Muscle Band
Ability: Zero to Hero
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 236 HP / 252 Atk / 20 Spe
Adamant Nature
IVs: 0 SpA
- Jet Punch
- Wave Crash
- Close Combat
- Bulk Up
it depends on EVs now
Singles Smogon or Doubles VGC
I thinks it’s better in singles
it’s a roll if you’re max attack adamant zac
like they asked 
Zacian needs everything
+1 252 Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 188 HP / 132 Def Raging Bolt: 240-284 (107.1 - 126.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO
+1 252 Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 188 HP / 132 Def Tera Electric Raging Bolt: 120-142 (53.5 - 63.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
Adamant 252 sword of ruin and stellar Tera
+1 252+ Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Raging Bolt: 216-254 (93.1 - 109.4%) -- 56.3% chance to OHKO
what are you calcing 
oh
not adamant
+1 252 Atk Zacian-Crowned Play Rough vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Raging Bolt: 198-234 (85.3 - 100.8%) -- 6.3% chance to OHKO
still a roll

-# help i’m blind
-# that’s tera electric isn’t it
Uhhhhhhhhhh Tera electric?
i'm just
doing Ray Zac with the bois rn man
i’m sorry…
what?
ray zac??
TERA ELECTRIC ZACIAN BLASTTTTTT
incin about to eat good 
ask Drago and Monke lmao
Drago? Blehhhh
oh oh lemme show you a secret
Miraidon Electro Drift vs. Volt Absorb Thundurus-Therian: 0-0 (0 - 0%) -- possibly the worst move ever
heh
be nice
@molten oasis

theres actually synergy
baek used it and some people in the one server think it has potential and i have also been convinced
plus i got my zacogre team so, why not
but i feel like managing speed tiers and offensive power would be quite a challenge 
THUNDER WAVEEEEE 🌊
ray and ogre are both 90 speed
i suppose it depends on the teammates you have alongside zac and ray
im used to this lol
Clearly the friends we made along the way
except one is much more fragile than the other
still
consider my interest piqued
i'll send a paste in a bit
JOIN US
def the odd bunch but if you know me then
you know i like odd pairings
hehe yes
-# only if the others want me to though
probably yes
its just monke morris and i rn
CHRIS MORRIS
don't you mean Chuck norris
Who?
Poison
Grass
Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Normal, Psychic, Rock, Steel, Water
Bug, Dark, Flying, Ghost, Ground, Ice, Stellar
Fighting
Fire
Grass-types are immune to Powder-based Moves.
Steel-types cannot be Poisoned.
Steel-types take no damage from Sandstorm.
I've come to make an announcement
Buddy I have legit used the item printer 20 times and havent gotten 1 water terra shard
I will just use a non water terra amoongus and be galaxy brained
Think mines like.... terra rock? Lmao
the water does not heed your call
regionals this weekend 
So like is a terrain disrupter a good idea on most teams right now? Like either rilla or indeedee to hose mirai terrain? Cause I legit see mirai in over 50 percent of my games lmao
Rilla and Indeedee are good to disrupt Miraidon's terrain, yes.
They're both slower so if Miraidon and Indeedee/Rilla are started together, Indeedee/Rilla will set terrain after Miraidon does. You'll win the war every time.
Often they may have him in the back if they see terrain on your team.
^^^
I got ya most teams Ive been cooking have weather + terrain setters was just wondering if they were like a necessary evil to have or I might be able to squueeze by w/o one on a team at some point
It helps a lot if you're not carrying Ice Spinner or something similar. Getting rid of Miraidon's terrain is gonna cut his damage by ~33% and open the team up to sleep effects.
Was heavily considering ice spinner > u turn or aqua jet on urshifu r but not sure which one
I used Ice Spinner Urshifu at a regional before. It was spicy, in a lot of cases.
Gives you a meaningful amount of damage into Amoonguss too
well if your running scarf, jet isnt needed as much imo
prob still want pivoting with uturn
Yeah I was running Scarf then, myself.
Thats a valid point
I think it was Spinner/U-turn/CC/Surging
Yeah thats a nice set
although i wouldnt be comfortable bringing urshifu into a mirai mu
No, it was a format without Mirai so it was a lot more reasonable to just send that.
I still say I should've been on Regidrago for that Regional.
its a pretty strong move if used right but yeah
Yeah it was like Reg... E?
Yeah that was awhile back
Much safer to just send Ice Spinner Ursh
Chump was considering it tho, just wanted them to be weary of that
Yeah I think like Chien-Pao is a better Spinner user right now by a mile.
anyway my internet is dead so i am using my phone's Hotspot rn
Country mile
Unfortunately this is for a swordfish team Im cooking so urshifu r is prolly a necessary evil lol
Im just debating if I really need rilla or not but the more I think about it the more I prolly do
Idk Im just trying to cheese the early ranks by sending out torndaus and kyogre and spamming water spout after tailwind lmao
I have like..... 160 in speed I think? But I am modest and not timid
Kyogre never reaches over 156
Evs
Not sure on my actual speed stat atm cant check till I que up and he gets demoted to l50 lol
143
which is not enough to outspeed Sash Urshifu without tailwind
Should I be generally more afraid of mirai if Im on 2 water types than with my lunala korai balance team? Lol
Im gonna try to kill it w Zacian but not sure how smooth itll go
Fast spout imo is just feels bad against Lunala or i am tweaking
Well yeah theyll just wide guard ya and get a free turn no?
no like
Lunala in that regional teams run Speed
So i run Kyogre faster than Lunala under TR while Faster than Shadow Rider under TW
I think Lando in rain is pretty scary for Miraidon. Much worse than Urshifu.
i literally have both lmao
It's gonna force the tera if they sit and then you've got good chunk off Sludge Bomb
Draco deletes him though
Literally talking about Lando right now on our team in another server lmfao
Also Specs Miraidon+Screens saved my team
Ice Spinner Mirai
the hidden tech
That's why we run him
I just wanna mess with terrain and get out so I can do it again later.
🤷
Is grenjinja a Sp.atk or Atk??
But like which should I pick to ev train 🥲
For VGC? Regulation I? Singles or Doubles?
Singles
I really don't know about Singles.
Munchstats says SpAtk 🤷
Thanks ^^
mixed attacker in singles
Special Attacker/Support in doubles
Seriously Mika i am the Greninja guy here
Thanks ^^ im struggling with them atm
Greninja @ Choice Specs
Ability: Protean
Tera Type: Stellar
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Hasty Nature
- Hydro Pump
- Dark Pulse
- Gunk Shot
- Ice Beam
For Singles Protean
Greninja-Bond (M) @ Life Orb
Ability: Battle Bond
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Surf
- Dark Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Water Shuriken
For Smogon Singles Battle Bond/Ash Greninja
Rappa (Greninja) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Protean
Level: 50
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hydro Pump
- Grass Knot
- Dark Pulse
- Ice Beam
VGC Protean
@grizzled island
Tysvm
Does rayquaza and groudon work at all 
groudon = sun rayquaza = no sun lmao
Groudon covers ray’s incapability to hit steel types
So there’s, potentially something
and Groudon doesn't really need sun anyway
like compare to Koraidon
Groudon just doesn't use sun well
But heat crash
yeah but compare to Koraidon's Secondary effect with Sun
ninjaman

I was joking, I think groudon sucks rn
I don’t see a reason to not use koraidon unless you really want the immunity to electric ig
i just meant in the natural scope of groudon vs kyogre as weather gods
but yea groudon is hot ass rn
koraidon has sun on steroids
and is just better rn in the format
groudon just has a shit speed stat and doesnt have the other stuff to make up for it
imo lol
actually when i think about it
other than the sun thing its kinda like a worse caly ice
Electric
Poison, Rock
Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Ghost, Ground, Normal, Psychic, Steel, Stellar
Grass, Ice, Water
Ground-types take no damage from Sandstorm.
Yea fs
At least kyogre like, does something (it turns the sun off so Zac can exist for me) 
Always about the dog
I love my dog
Thinking about it Zac is actually super good into that team
You have to get around incin
Which is what kyogre does
Zacogre good into that comp and I think my 6 are gas for it
Lando is goated
When I was playing Mirai Lunala is felt really good to have a shifu
Korai kind of makes it to where I can’t lol
My trade of is really like, coverage tbh
Zac really really appreciate ground coverage on like, any team
And like, shifu’s great as well the team just needs, not shifu
Plus lando helps into korai weezing stuff
Watch a replay of a Pokémon battle between John Groudon and parsley<3! Format: [Gen 9] VGC 2025 Reg I (Bo3); Date: May 16, 2025
Holy goated 🙏
I can't believe the user infinitygroudon doesn't use Groudon
False advertising
How dare electric terrain be so common I want to experience the interactive gameplay of clicking spore on all oppos mons

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I didn't know a quad resisted hit could do that much...
miraidon moment
new gen restricted moment
cant wait to see how broken next gens mon is
itll either be even more busted or as mid as the gen 5 legends
no in between
my theory tho is like
they want the new legends to be central parts of the game so comp wise they r gna make em viable
atleast in recent years. all the new legends have been central parts of the meta
restricted or otherwise
yea true
honestly like
i am curious what gen 10 will be like
maybe even an extra reason why xerneas wasnt in the game
wouldve made koraidon and miraidons life hell
future gens they dont necessarily care as much cuz like theyll b new legends to take center stage
xern is so busted lmao
they r taking their time so hopefully good watever it is
very curious if that mon will ever get power crept out, besides a dynamax meta
idt it was that good in dynamax
nah it sucked
very different time (i hated dynamax i played for a week and stopped)
i wish i played early swsh vgc
like maybe i would have enjoyed dynamax if i played and learned the game earlier on
i started vgc like series 5 so i missed a decent amount of early swsh meta
starting in double res was harsh
always gna b a hard time to start vgc haha
Are you going? If so good luck 
?
true but i feel like its easier to learn in earlier formats
no im sayin like yea itll always b hard to start w/ dres
oh gotcha lol
but yea like ofc its gna be a steep learning curve regardless
yea
Wish I was there 😔
nd then u realize how much more u can still learn
ud b there if u just lose groudon
lmfao
just make pulse and blades 100% acc
why do the calys get 100% acc stronger moves (dlc)
($90 mons gotta make it worth it)
ofc
I've been thinking of using EQ
if groudon is perfect why doesn't it exist
But I might be throwing with that one
i dont see that mon anywhere
ud think like
oh miraidon is so good ground type immunity
and then its nowhere still
It's cause draco exists
I mean it's a restricted
yea but its against, another restricted
tbf miraidon is broken
think thats why theres less bolt too
why play bolt if you have space for a miraidon
yea but partner/team theres ways to play around miraidon that dont require u to just eat a draco w/o attacking first or swapping to an immunity like flutter which is great on sun
oof
30% is honestly fairly high
yea
its totally like 80% when my zac is on the field
ur zacian likes being para'd
im also just generally unlucky 
Why am I playing against a special Necrozma Dusk Mane
grimm has never missed a twave on my zac

wait yea wtf why does my zacian like paralysis so much
take the free win

"Free win"
that hurts my head
I missed my frickin pblades
he also has sunsteel strike and meteor beam
common groudon L
groudon moment
never have to worry about missing
yep
meanwile 2 of us have mons we made our entire personalities
It's ok this mon is broken
atleast give urself 1 broken mon yea
i do that normally, although the video baek made has me on ray zac, for a bit
3 broken mons + 2 good mons + groudon
take a guess
fari and hearth?
correct
fair, iron hands is just built different
hands and flutter are super good, they did well w/o an ability for like most of sv
flutter has stupid stats
they both do but flutter, even having 55 in hp and defense gets so bulky
I love my toddler made stat spread
Ghost/Fairy
Protosynthesis
55/55/55/135/135/135
570
"balanced mon"
I mean Iron hands also has some of the dumbest stats ever
iron hands is hella minmaxed
Fighting/Electric
Quark Drive
154/140/108/50/68/50
570
goated stat spread
idk bout so bulky cuz now we are in restricted meta but yea its other stats are solid enough u can afford to invest in bulk to give it some more durability. flutters brokeness tho comes from its typing and offensive stats that give it the flexibility for speed or offense or both depending on the specific meta
i mostly say that cuz it can just eat a hit from pao which i think is, kinda dumb
hands is the bulky one haha flutters just like super flexible glass cannon that isnt so paper weight sometimes
lowers defense and then its capable of eating the hit anyway lol
yea
it feels bulkier in non restricted formats fs tho
as do most things
yea
even reg g to reg i
things dont seem as bulky wen u got 2 broken mons to worry about over 1
yea, and then the screens pop up
right
glad to see grimm getting mroe popular cuz i do like grimmsnarl's design but its so damn annoying
its a solid mon
twaving and full para'ing my entire team sucks lol
haha yea
can def b annoying, jus gta have ways to deal w/ it or minimize its effectiveness
i tend to try and pressure with zac, if i can
if they have an incin that plan goes out the window cuz i want my boost
and then i get lando
Landorus makes me suicidal
depending on the mu, might have to just eat that -1 and get the ko on grimm if u can. no screens or speed control seems like a good trade off for that
idt neutral bblade picks up a ko on grimm
damn fr?
grimmsnarl gets so tanky
ah, well lemme see
do the common grimm spread from the winning milwuakee team
oh it does, im dumb lmao

172 Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. 252 HP / 124 Def Grimmsnarl: 216-254 (106.9 - 125.7%) -- guaranteed OHKO idk if this is that spread but it would need impish
172 Atk Zacian-Crowned Behemoth Blade vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Grimmsnarl: 170-204 (84.1 - 100.9%) -- 6.25% chance to OHKO huh, even then
idk i underestimate its damage at neutral cuz, its never at neutral usually
Grimmsnarl @ Light Clay
Ability: Prankster
Level: 50
Shiny: Yes
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 228 HP / 4 Atk / 156 Def / 116 SpD / 4 Spe
Careful Nature
- Reflect
- Spirit Break
- Light Screen
- Thunder Wave
gta know the common spreads man
zacians strong
the tang grimm is now in there
also stab
in my calculator
yea like
not every1 is gna be running that either but its a good benchmark to be aware of
Why is it so hard to make a Miraidon team without just copying like 4 mons from the worlds team
ofc
cuz thsoe 4 mons complement it so well
at least usually they do
I'm going to have to be so mega ultra creative
im sorry did a miraidon team not just win a regional w/ like only 1 of the mons from the worlds team? lmfao
being creative is not worth it (i still have this problem)
Ok well that's a regional winner
I'm just a dude
tang's are also just, incredible builders
hey zacian is actaully solid rn
Who would ever do that

key word, solid, cuz its being outshined by fucking ho-oh
id say its passable
What about...

at least zac is faster than most things in the format
groudon, is 90 speed, which isnt good lmao
hence passable
90 speed doesnt help but its not a mountain to overcome, its everything else
i feel like it has a decent chunk of things going for it theres just an abundance of incin so its harder to play, and why do that when you can just play miraidon
I might honestly just run scarf at this point 😔
zacian got gutted and its just tough to use now imo
revert one of the nerfs imo
lower the atk stat sure, keep the +1 every time it switches in tho
not both, just one
yea
that would also buff zama but like, thats not the worst thing ig
i think its fine tbh
zama's strong but zac would hella benefit from not having to preserve its time to come in for so long
they wont revert it but yea zacian just has had too much that hit it b/w gens
still has solid typing good stats and what not
but its too honest
unforutnately yea, if the effort is put in its fine but definitely hard to utilize well
Now what if
Groudon had a 100% accurate ground move that was HP scaled
That was boosted by the sun
it probably be better but like
yea im just not a fan of it, i doubt we see a repeat of its 2024 worlds result
its seeing a resurgence as of late
and you still have to deal with your speed being low
its resurgence is hoping zacogre gets solved so the mon actually functions lol
idk how thats gna convert to actual results but kyogre isnt being abandoned
What in the
nah swordfish is fake ngl
its not i think kyogre is actually solid into the tang stuff if you get around mirai
Is my elo that low that I'm running into other groudons 😭
itd b w/ other partners
swordfish cope yea
i thought itd b better
i like swordfish but i think just giving zac miraidon is way better
id say CSR but im still of the opinion that duo is really stupid
incin becomes lebron james
defensive tera + good positioning is actually kinda annoying
cuz u just chunk stuff nd if lunala if forced to wide guard u free up ur partner and kyogre to just hit their partner
yea, its good pressure on that team
and thats also why i like lando with ogre, you have an anti mirai thing
av mirai and electric seed lunala dont do much to kyogre if it teras, not before it does a lot to u
it depends tho ive beaten plenty of kyogre w/ that team
the kyogre has to play better
its still not easy cuz well position ursa nukes it
and band shifu probably does 80-90% to it i'd imagine
they have to recognize their win condition and play towards it from the jump, if they realize a turn too late its over
yea
kinda goin back to zac a bit i've thought about zackorai a lot but i think the trap of it being too offensive happens too much
u also have to get to a spot that ursa can come in w/ flame orb active under tr
i usually dont bring it to kyogre mus
its rough in that mu
band urshi is better
yea i agree
i even respect triple water
does like 80% to zama
depending on item or tera i think it just kos
yea
they made a better sun setter
yea
it was gonna happen, i'd imagine we get a better rain setter eventually
if its like the miraidons 1.3 boost
I doubt they'll make another mon like Kyogre
then give the mon spout, survive that kek
Stab water spout with a 150 base spatk is a once a series set
Ghost/Dragon
Levitate
150/120/100/120/100/90
680
650kg (120 BP)
6.9m
Generation 4
Giratina
Undiscovered
N/A: 100%
Griseous Core
Black
i could see a good rain setter other kyogre but idk how ud make it a better rain setter w/o making it too broken
its GF, they'd make it more broken
like u wouldnt want its type to be water for one especially if u increase its damage output in rain
the other options are peli and poli
Dang Giratina is fat
too bad it sucks
fat and does nothing back
Fat as in weighs a billion
lmao
Don't mind me, I'm just thinkin
lmao
also mystic water kyo doesnt kill zama
252+ SpA Mystic Water Kyogre Hydro Pump vs. 156 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta-Crowned in Rain: 156-184 (83.4 - 98.3%) -- guaranteed 2HKO not even the bulkier one
Why couldn't frost bite have been real
damn
252+ SpA Choice Specs Kyogre Hydro Pump vs. 156 HP / 0 SpD Zamazenta-Crowned in Rain: 195-229 (104.2 - 122.4%) -- guaranteed OHKO specs will, on less bulky ones
i'd love frostbite but, what would even utilize that move well
all our ice type mons are super offensive or CIR
it was a status condition
well actually, a9 would ig
i know im saying the wisp like move
if it got one
Ghost types get will o wisp, I doubt it'd be ice exclusive
so maybe it go on water types too
it wasnt a move tho
well yea not in arceus im saying if they translated it to current vgc
and if it was like will o wisp equivalent whose to say who'd get it to where itd be viable or not

idk, we'd have to see
we wont tho
😔
cuz they wont give it to us
Nerf special attackers dog
true
Sounds like a dream
sounds like incin would be even worse to fight lol
well wake up to this nightmare
😔

prolly would be better just to have parting shot or snarl tbh
you're right
Why is lando on sludge bomb rn
sludge bomb is like its only good coverage move
Body Slam, Brick Break, Brutal Swing, Bulldoze, Crunch, Dig, Earthquake, Explosion, Facade, Fissure, Fling, Fly, Frustration, Giga Impact, Hammer Arm, Iron Tail, Knock Off, Outrage, Payback, Punishment, Return, Rock Slide, Rock Smash, Rock Throw, Rock Tomb, Sand Tomb, Secret Power, Self-Destruct, Smack Down, Stomping Tantrum, Stone Edge, Strength, Superpower, Take Down, U-turn
Earth Power, Extrasensory, Focus Blast, Grass Knot, Hidden Power, Hyper Beam, Mud Shot, Mud-Slap, Psychic, Round, Sandsear Storm, Scorching Sands, Sludge Bomb, Sludge Wave, Snore, Tera Blast, Weather Ball
Attract, Block, Bulk Up, Calm Mind, Confide, Defog, Double Team, Endure, Gravity, Imprison, Leer, Nasty Plot, Protect, Rain Dance, Rest, Rock Polish, Role Play, Sandstorm, Scary Face, Sleep Talk, Stealth Rock, Substitute, Sunny Day, Swagger, Swords Dance, Taunt, Toxic
A move displayed with Bold text benefits from Same-Type Attack Bonus when used by Landorus.
1 of incins best traits if coming on and off the field, the more moves that keep incin on the field make it less effective
yea man your other options are psychic and grass knot

Uhoh stinky
huh
Only 3 options lol
Yeah probs
its one of the ways to reel in these strong mons
sludge bomb lets you hit flying for neutral and grass for SE, ground poison is solid coverage
It hits fairies for se too right?
yea
Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Ground, Ice, Normal, Psychic, Stellar, Water
Electric, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Poison, Rock, Steel
Im not above a cheeky ko lol
depends tho like flutter doesnt take se from posion cuz its shared ghost typing which usually resists it
ground/fairy type wen
i want fire fairy too
We just now got ground poison right? Clodsire?
yea
fire/grass w/ ogerpon hearthflame and scovillian
also yea ground posion isnt new
ghost/normal w/ hisuan zoroark last gen
electric/fighting w/ hands and pawmot this gen
fighting/ground w/ great tusk this gen
this gen had 2 mons with 2 new type combos and one was dominant the other sucked
pawmot was ok for a few formats
nah scovillian sucked
yea
but heartflame gave fire/grass redemption
I like that both new electric dragons are meta defining tyrants lmao
i like bolt as a mon more but mirai is so broken lol
another minmaxed paradox in bolt
i chose violet so
Thunderclap do be kind cracked tho
i chose the right game for restricted formats
and the wrong game for, every other format
so violet?
yep
never played it
same
Why
I dont have the game lol
mystery dungeon is a bit more niche amongst the pokemon community
especially for comp players
Ive played the older ones just never got around to the newer installments
they seem interesting
Mystery Dungeon and Conquest are similar in the respect that a few Pokémon fans enjoy them but likely haven't played the rest of their parent franchise
I feel like this discord server needs to add a Pokémon mystery dungeon chat group thing
Or knew they existed for that matter
idt mysetry dungeon is big enough to entail that
Does mystery dungeon not have its own disco?
Have you played Pokémon mystery dungeon xd
yea i didnt know about mystery dungeon or conquest till i joined this discord server
Idk
ig comp chat is really like 6-10 regulars and the occasional guy who needs help
Yeah but I don't have a file up right now to help you, sorry!
ur just noticing?
Damn it
yep, i guess so lmao

No comp required (see: me)
presumably some lurkers but yea
still shocks me monke's a comp helper
Lol I always be needin help so Im showin up on the steady
like he dm'd me about it and now its weird not seeing his username blue
def something to adjust to
yea
LOL
bruh lmao

if my mentality wasnt shit i'd ask, but its shit
im working on it its getting better, but its still, not good
yea, i hold myself back a lot
once the mentality improves a lot i think i'll get better at the game
for sure
just takes time
just gta not tie so much into the game itself too
bad streaks happen
doesnt reflect on u as a person or as a player
matters how u respond
nd frustration happens, its part of being competitive
trying to get better at like, learning over complaining cuz that gets me nowhere
I'd be curious to sit down with the new reg and try some more but I've got other stuff going on
Otherwise I'm satisfied with my short record in the last one
i think complaining is fine but u gta realize wen to not let it get out of hand or so overbearing u fail to see ur own mistakes
i've really only been complaining when its thing out of my control
Tree wisdom best wisdom
I'm trying to learn about analysis during team preview and during matches at the moment, I've decided I'm going to stop complaining about losses and just start trying to really learn
nice
its always in ur control tho thats the thing even wen u dont think it is
not in life unfortunately but in vgc for sure. crits, status conditions w/e theres always something u couldve done or changed in approach to shift the outcome of a match
even if its team choice
u gta look at it overall in games and not just specific turns but replay different scenarios throughout the game and be able to reach a different conclusion/outcome. even if its going back to team preview in what u lead or chose or even didnt choose but mightve needed
like oh if i positioned this here t2 then t3 i couldve avoided this or a tera here was safer to cover for this option
hm, alr
why aren't you comp helper tree
eh hes not blue so like close enough lmao
idk im just Lurk
yea, i should probably figure out what restricted is not cope for zac
Ok if I'm running AV Groudon do we think that something else needs Clam or nah
mirai's fine i just dont enjoy the ground overlaps
terapagos?
run that with zacian and that cost my week one of a tournament
ok but like was it the team or was it u
If I didnt suck Id prolly be doing alright with korai/lunala lol both seem p strong rn
i have gotten rolled by a couple zac pagos
like the pressure that duo can put on is pretty solid
its a solid core
pagos Zac vs Iron Ball Kyogre+CIR
tf lmao
i hate iron ball kyogre is becoming a thing
wait its a real thing? that sucks lmao
also seems like a favorable mu for u
my other thing is pagos is like, what direction do you even go in
It really isnt cuz I don’t have any Trick Room option with my Pokemon
yea on tr teams it underspeeds ursa
like is that a balance thing or a hyper offense thing
thats smart actually
appearently Calm Mind Is the most popular i saw
only would work with tr tho
oh it still sucks it just, makes sense
lmfao
yea cm is the main set
like weezing is a mon that makes sense, and korai weezing is a rough mu
fighting weezing fucking sucks lol
ud go like, zac/rilla/incin/urshi/pagos and flex slot prolly which is kinda boring but 
alrightly im picking smth else lmao

Miraidon Lunala in tmr:
cmon thats so boring
u could get spicy and do like specs pagos tw stuff
but idk if thats even good tbh
idt specs pagos is good it wants the cm stuff
specs pagos seems ok but idk if zacian is the right partner for that
power herb is also, meh
power herb seems troll
I wanna try specs wake so bad but idk what to cut lol
Even on koraidon core?
yea
Calm Mind Pagos kinda just punish any special Restricted Spamming Legendaries that does not have Urshifu
my team is ummm
4/6 are Special Attackers if you count Foul Play Grimmsnarl
yea, 2 dragons is rough to play with
Oh yeah I guess Id get nuked by opponents draco meteors and fairy bs
not to mention korai's defensive tera sucks
its less 2 dragons and more like 1 of the dragons not necessarily netting u enough mileage
thats fair yea
if its Fire Dragon then it would be a Different Story honestly
cuz plenty of good teams have overlapping types
oh max has been, persistent on eternatus
Yeah I guess high single target dmg isnt the best thing to be doing in doubles anyway
like for zac
but same ground issue
then collision course isnt stab and that sucks, but yea everything else would be goated

well i bet it be fire instead

