competitive_discussion

[bold geode]

How do the crayons taste

[molten oasis]

Give me a break I play zacian normally

And reg f 2 sucks lol

Primarina also never clicked enough

[bold geode]

Did you shove some of them up your nose like Homer

[molten oasis]

Me:

https://tenor.com/view/patrick-spongebob-spongebob-meme-patrick-meme-dumb-patrick-gif-9974665538168463324

[shadow wind]

Why does GWeezing’s signature move confuse when Misty terrain prevents confusions

[brisk crater]

Gweezing blocks abilities so unless its manual misty cant go up

Unless you are using misty terrain with weezing then idk

[shadow wind]

The question was around it having Misty terrain and a signature move that confuses yes

[molten oasis]

Bro I’m in beginner tier

[brisk crater]

Just run a rillaboom incin urshifu core you will win

[molten oasis]

Nah Zacogre

[sudden remnant]

zacian the god doggo

sorry i mean Pombon the sword doggo i see that pfp

[molten oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-pokemon-winds-and-waves-meme-pokemon-winds-and-waves-meme-pombon-gif-9556103065735995896

[strange juniper]

https://vxtwitter.com/braverius/status/2031588166508097556?s=20

Zach (@braverius)

vgc players descend on orlando regionals. it's the first weekend in april. there is no pokemon champions release date. no future format announced. there is no regulation at all

you sit across from your opponent for round 1. you hand them your teamsheet with six sash CSR on it

vxTwitter / fixvx · Mar 11, 2026, 4:28 AM

[shadow wind]

Yknow I’m kinda shocked imprison transform Smeargle didn’t see more play in the restricted formats of SV

[solid frigate]

Then again you kinda have to be on field and 2 turn setup

[dull ibex]

in sv?

I thought everyone was in masterball ngl

[bold geode]

@strange juniper imma say something spicy you ready

I'll be so glad

And I mean SO glad

When everyone stops pretending like Volcarona is a good Pokemon

[dull ibex]

its a fine mon

[bold geode]

Absolute dogshit

[dull ibex]

did you lose to one or something

[bold geode]

Absolute dogshit Pokemon

[bold geode]

I've lost to a Sableye before
Is Sableye good

Actually no no

[dull ibex]

why is volc bad?

[bold geode]

I've lost to a Jigglypuff before
Is Jigglypuff good?

I'm actually not lying on that one either, I was playing the Reg I ladder and well uh

[dull ibex]

bro batman couldn't convince me to admit I lost to a jiggly

[solid frigate]

Genuinely speaking that bitch relegated to gimmick teams man

I hate it

[bold geode]

Let's just say idk enough about Jigglypuff

[bold geode]

I folded under no pressure, I said it

[solid frigate]

https://tenor.com/view/jigglypuff-rest-liam-gif-21174516

[dull ibex]

anyways tera makes it resists surging strikes and burn the urshifu back

and its a zama counter

[bold geode]

Yeah no honestly I feel like you gotta be a top tier fucking encyclopedia of knowledge to use Shadow Rider in a CTS format

[dull ibex]

btw monke are you struggling on ladder too?>

[bold geode]

Cuz shitslop McGee gonna throw like the most random ass Pokemon at you that you're not convinced is even a Pokemon

And you're gonna be like "aw shit, that's a Normal type"

[molten oasis]

Nah I haven’t played SV in a while

[bold geode]

I just don't really grind it enough or care how I do on that ladder

[dull ibex]

this is how i feel about showdown

[bold geode]

I honestly don't care about SV rn

[dull ibex]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpRHg0fK73o

is it?

[bold geode]

Idk man, was it worth my 40 dollars

[molten oasis]

Everyone is waiting for champions

[molten oasis]

At the time yes

Now? Idk tbh

Once champions comes out SV dies

[dull ibex]

well rn scarlet and violet are dying games

[solid frigate]

If you bought it now then it’s not worth it

During launch? OH YES PLEASE

[molten oasis]

For vgc

[bold geode]

They're not dead already?

[molten oasis]

If I can queue ladder games the game is alive

When that isn’t the case it’s dead

[dull ibex]

wait monke

so volc is a dogshit pokemon

does that mean I should replace it with ursaluna 👀

[molten oasis]

Yes

[bold geode]

Nah I mean if it works for you

Don't just replace shit cuz someone else said something

Don't be a sheep fuckhead

[next stump]

volcarona is a beast on CIR teams

it carried me so hard in reg I

[bold geode]

It's ONE good thing is somehow walling all the Pokemon I like

[dull ibex]

https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-gen9vgc2026regi-2557062269

come watch me suck at this game

[bold geode]

But every time I use the damn thing no matter what, I never think it's valuable

[molten oasis]

Bet

[bold geode]

Do I have to?

[dull ibex]

no

[bold geode]

Thank God

[molten oasis]

Oh Volc on that team is fine

[bold geode]

Red we should play a cart set in a bit

[dull ibex]

im down

[sudden remnant]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-pokemon-winds-and-waves-meme-pokemon-winds-and-waves-meme-pombon-gif-9556103065735995896

[molten oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/pombon-pokemon-pokemon-winds-and-waves-starter-pokemon-pokémon-gif-11114532844050334286

[sudden remnant]

im still picking gecqua tho

[next stump]

https://pokepast.es/e607f78afc71e4b2

this is my old paste

volcarona was very good into zama/CSR and Koraidon

pretty bad everywhere else

[dull ibex]

I still haven't fixed my grimm snarl lmao

why koraidon?

I Struggle a little bit into koraidon and sun teams so some piloting tips would be useful

[next stump]

Volcarona + TR setter means you can get trick room up really easily in that matchup if you commit tera dragon (don’t always have to)

[dull ibex]

how is my volc set?

[next stump]

They run the risk of burning themselves + take insane recoil from rocky helmet + flare blitz

[dull ibex]

https://pokepast.es/a6f30a2e0063277a

[next stump]

You don’t need the speed in my opinion unless there’s something you’re specifically aiming to outspeed

[dull ibex]

I think it was meant for a setup volc anyways

[next stump]

I personally think that grimmsnarl on that kinda team is worse than farig because you don’t have any set up that can take advantage of screens

[dull ibex]

mind if i ask what your spread does so i can steal it

[next stump]

and Miraidon is super weak to fake out

So my gameplan into Zama/CSR teams was to get TR up early and pressure down the CSR slot. 36SpA modest Bug Buzz + Foul Play from Farig KOs CSR inside or out of tera (assuming they’re tera dark)

so you always have that slot pinned down if TR is up

[dull ibex]

ok ill slot in my own farig

which is max hp and spdef?

[next stump]

The DEF investment was just to be a bigger wall to stuff like Zama, CIR, and Koraidon

[dull ibex]

and a supportive moveset

[next stump]

236HP/196DEF/76SpD is what I ran

But yes full supportive moveset outside of foul play

[molten oasis]

I like how Fari gets stronger the power level is

We love the funny anti prio giraffe

[dull ibex]

so does incin

[molten oasis]

True, incin moment

[dull ibex]

no offense to you or your spread but i want to test out max max

[next stump]

Sure try out whatever you’d like

[dull ibex]

some people get pissy if you don't use their advice

omg small rant

No me asking for advice doesn't force to do every single change i am ever told

and there's nothing wrong with max max

[dull ibex]

https://pokepast.es/96fc9f5f1dcaa033

[dull ibex]

eseed on giraffe?

[next stump]

yep

[sudden remnant]

yummy

[dull ibex]

I've been looking an excuse to run giraffe ngl

[bold geode]

Nah fuck you

Eat shit

[dull ibex]

I am down whenever for a set btw

[bold geode]

Finna get to it

[dull ibex]

after i finish this game

[dull ibex]

@next stumphow necessary is fierydance and bug buzz?

[shadow wind]

I'm assuming volc?

[dull ibex]

yes

[next stump]

bug buzz you can get rid of

you need fiery dance IMO or another fire moves

[dull ibex]

I am liking struggle bug

[winter fox]

Just realized Pokemon Champions is still going to be Scarlet and Violet meta we are never going to be free from this Hell

[dull ibex]

what are you talking about

we have no idea what the meta of champions will be

[winter fox]

We will still be in Scarlet and Violet's competitive meta until Winds and Waves

[dull ibex]

no thats not true lmao

the first format of champions is megas

so thats already different

[winter fox]

Do you really think it's going to be any different with VGC?

[dull ibex]

obviously

[winter fox]

I can already imagine, Miraidon and Mega Kanga with Iron Hands tearing everything to shreds 😭

[dull ibex]

thats still different from what we have now

also they aren't going to start with restricted

[winter fox]

For now...

[dull ibex]

idk you are just kinda doomposting for no reasons

we don't even know if the same restricteds will be legal when that time comes

[winter fox]

Because I know the future and the future is Gen 9 meta until 2027

[dull ibex]

Venusaur being good again >>>>.

[bold geode]

It's just not LOL

[dull ibex]

you're still awake?

[next stump]

https://x.com/vgcvictoryroad/status/2031989213969698863?s=46&t=fDxHQLlKCKU_ddfszOAZ6w

Victory Road VGC (@VGCVictoryRoad)

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X · Mar 12, 2026, 7:02 AM

oof may 1st reg f???

[leaden fox]

Honestly it is logical since the Global Challenge for Champions is early May; and they don’t tend to have GCs in the same weekend as Regionals/ICs

Though everyone who doesn’t want to do RegF is pulling out a little 😅

[waxen dock]

2025?

[leaden fox]

Yep

This circuit is 2025/2026

Next one will be 2026/2027

It’s how they usually do it

[waxen dock]

2025 was last year circuit

[leaden fox]

Yeah, I know it is a weird aspect; but they tend to do it a lot in everything 😅

[waxen dock]

they don't

its dupposed to be 2026

[bold geode]

It's so over

See I knew we'd probably just play Reg F for an extra month but hearing it doesn't make me happy now

Actually @next stump bro
You imagine people still look at that shit and ask "what format is Orlando guys"

[waxen dock]

it can still be champions

due to this line

[leaden fox]

Well we know 1st - 4th May will be GC for Champions; so don’t expect any Champions format until after that 😅

[bold geode]

https://tenor.com/view/sorry-bro-hand-on-shoulder-gif-11963500747147243380

[waxen dock]

i hate the cooldown

its kinda dumb

[bold geode]

Imma be real
Orlando gonna be Reg F

[waxen dock]

no

[bold geode]

It's gonna be Reg F

[waxen dock]

no

[bold geode]

Don't be in denial buddy

It's ok

[waxen dock]

just cuz in asia pacific they have reg f

[leaden fox]

Watch; Champions will be late May for Regionals onwards 😂

[waxen dock]

doesn't mean we will also have reg f events

[waxen dock]

and this is proof to that

[bold geode]

It's ok I know you don't wanna play Reg F anymore buddy it's ok here's your blanky take your binky

It's gonna be Reg F

[waxen dock]

tbh idrc if its reg f or champions

its just my speculation

[leaden fox]

Here is me waiting for the next rule set

For Champions specifically

Although I do believe I will be running Mega Charizard Y for sure 😁 Maybe another Mega if it lines up well

[bold geode]

BRING ME CHAMPIONS ALREADY PLZ I BEG

[solid frigate]

Bro is traumatised by Iron Crown it’s insane

[leaden fox]

Already been designing a team for it 🤣

Atm; it’s Mega Charizard Y, Torkoal, Ursaluna, Porygon2, Jumpluff & Incineroar 😂

@bold geode Is there any existing mons you’d like to see get Megas mind you? I may end up saying Primarina with Liquid Voice as it’s Mega ability

[foggy lodge]

https://x.com/MrPenguin93/status/2032075617504559385?s=20

Juan C. Ortiz | MrPenguin (@MrPenguin93)

Good morning Mr. Pikachu, we're just playing Reg F on April, aren't we? @playpokemon

X · Mar 12, 2026, 12:45 PM

[bold geode]

I'm gonna jump off a cliff

[bold geode]

Mega Infernape just cuz I like it

Mega Incineroar

@foggy lodge @solid frigate ayo bro am I seeing this right
https://fxtwitter.com/i/status/2031861308933750907

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FxTwitter · Mar 11, 2026, 10:34 PM

Is that

A fuckin edible sauce packet?

[leaden fox]

Don’t let Wolfe Glick hear you say that lol

[solid frigate]

lmfao

[dapper crag]

Montezuma’s Revenge

[foggy lodge]

Legit fought 3 psyspam crown in a row

[leaden fox]

From what is speculated; no paradox mons will be used in Champions for a good while

So no Iron Crown hopefully 😅

[leaden fox]

Although would love them to add in events for Iron Crown to be available in Scarlet and Raging Bolt in Violet 😂

[foggy lodge]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2026regi-2557521361-6nb1fescaq2pugbqoja7i19xxok0rg8pw

wtf man LMAO

[bold geode]

Fuck that guy

[dapper crag]

What makes people think that? Just that they haven’t been seen?

I’d assume there’s about 300-350 at launch and 184 of those are mega evolution families

[leaden fox]

I mean, it is ‘speculated’ not ‘factual’ 😅

[dapper crag]

I understand that, I’m just asking what makes people believe that they’re not there

We know 146 mons according to the families of all mons shown, 67 from families with megas. If we assume that all mons in mega families are available, that’s 267 mons known. So it’s just the ~30-90 we don’t know

I’d assume starters and pseudos for starters

[dapper crag]

39 of the listed total is starters. There are 81 total, but the unknown includes the Hoenn starters, so that’s up to 296. 7/10 pseudo lines are in, leaving Bagon, Goomy, and Frigibax. Since only Goodra doesn’t have a mega, that only adds an extra 3, so my ASSUMED TOTAL is at 299

[bold geode]

I mean tbh I feel like they wouldn't be
There's possibilities for them just to do a LZA dex and there's also other dexes they can do without them
Not saying it's not possible, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if they weren't allowed and tbh I feel like it'd be good to not have them for at least a little while

[dapper crag]

I love the paradoxes but I’ve heard the horror stories of what they’ve done to SV competitive, especially Flutter Mane, Raging Bolt, and the legendary duo. I’m neutral on it, if they’re there I’ll use them

[next stump]

can we have a few months where your option for a fairy type immune to fake out is mimikyu again

[dapper crag]

I specifically shiny hunted a 0 attack Flutter Mane. He’s very grumpy

[dapper crag]

If my tally does end up being the case, depends if those extra 50 or so mons are coming or not

And if they include the paradoxes

That’s only 22 mons including the legendary duo and the beasts/swords tbf

[rustic mountain]

🥹

i really hope we get a low power format to start champions and its not incin rilla indeedee etc in from the jump

[dapper crag]

Those are low power mons, this isn’t Smogon

First season is gonna be focused around megas

[next stump]

they’re the best pokemon in the game

even if their base stats don’t show it

[dull ibex]

You didn't just call incin rilla and indeedee low power

[dapper crag]

I’m saying that official formats usually don’t ban mons just because they perform well in a certain ruleset

It’s completely arbitrary

[next stump]

We’re saying don’t include them in the game at first

They did that with Incin in SV

[brisk crater]

Dont diss my goat indeedee-f

https://tenor.com/view/folk-druski-sona-instagram-instagram-meme-gif-18271404859547050805

[dapper crag]

Too late, Incineroar is already confirmed

[brisk crater]

Incin is such a bum

Im tired of playing with and against this thing

[next stump]

one of my big semi realistic hopes with a game like champions is that they do more creative rulesets

[foggy lodge]

I really hope that that message on the trailers of "pokemon shown may not be available on release" refers to Incin Lol

But considering Incin is like the ace of one of the NPCs on champions

Idk man

[dapper crag]

It said that?

Yeah Incineroar is in at launch for sure

[foggy lodge]

4th small line

[next stump]

https://tenor.com/view/gandalf-hope-kindled-gif-27484735

[dapper crag]

Guess we’ll see

[smoky terrace]

About moves like Whirlpool and Infestation, will the opponent be free from those attacks when the attacker switches out?

[next stump]

yes

[dapper crag]

It doesn’t make sense that mons shown in the game wouldn’t be there on launch but what do I know

[next stump]

I really think they’re going to alter how they’re doing rulesets and what pokemon are allowed

They should be way more flexible now that pokemon can be added and taken away pretty much instantly

No need to catch/train/etc. like normal games

[smoky terrace]

Still, it'll be nice trying out all kinds of strategies.

[dapper crag]

But there’s permanent recruitment, doesn’t that imply that the roster is only going up? That being said we could have specific categories of Pokémon allowed or banned in certain seasons

[dull ibex]

@next stump BTW why rock ogerpon over water shifu?

[dapper crag]

I don’t think they’re going to target specific mons like Smogon does

[next stump]

a second redirection option for CIR mostly

[dull ibex]

Ah

[rustic mountain]

im not dissing indeedee i just want a format to feel a bit different then it has w/ wat options are available

[bold geode]

See I feel like a few of those staples will be around at least but like
I'm cool with a few, not all though

[rustic mountain]

id like atleast 1 format to start w/ none

[bold geode]

Thing is I feel like what should happen is a chance of variety but with it staying as balanced as possible and not a complete shit show
And part of the balancing aspect is "who's allowed"

[rustic mountain]

well see, wonder how close to w/e the decided release date will b that they let us know

id hope for more conscientious planning on format decisions but who knows

[foggy lodge]

Skraw tweeted about it and I'm just scared that champions will be just reg H teams + a mega

[rustic mountain]

not a great start imo lol

[rustic mountain]

yikes lol

i like reg h but after so much time in sv that really wouldnt b my fav, atleast off rip

[dapper crag]

It probably will. What did he say?

That being said I thought I heard we will only be doing megas in the first season, so no tera

[bold geode]

Yeah
I figure like Incineroar would be in or Amoonguss would be
Few but not all

Cuz in terms of balancing like some of them gotta be there

[dull ibex]

I can't wait for earthquake mega garchomp next to talon

[bold geode]

Ass

[dull ibex]

Not really

[sudden remnant]

yes really

[dull ibex]

No not really

[sudden remnant]

yes yes really

[dull ibex]

Anyways

Monke I really want to use blood moon but not sure I can justify it

[sudden remnant]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-teal-mask-bloodmoon-ursaluna-ursaluna-hisuian-goodra-gif-18109588132323029361

[bold geode]

Mega Garchomp is objectively worse than base Garchomp

[dapper crag]

I have faith in Z being better

[bold geode]

Funny thing
I think it's actually even worse than the old mega

Like unless the ability is absolutely fuckin crazy, it's just worse

[dapper crag]

Because it’s now a mixed-special attacker and loses ground type?

[bold geode]

Moreso the ground type loss

Losing Ground stab is so bad for a frail attacker like that cuz Steel types can handle you easier

[molten oasis]

Garchomp Z sucks

[dapper crag]

I guess we’ll have to see. 151 speed is still absolutely nuts and no more 4x ice weakness. I guess if Z’s get some kind of gimmick or if it gets some crazy ability

[molten oasis]

I’d rather have a 4x ice weakness and stab ground coverage

[bold geode]

Oh it's good speed but like
You're so frail that you get redirected and hit once and you can lose your mega easily which ain't great

And potentially missing a KO cuz you lost that stab is bad

[molten oasis]

It’s an issue with all of the z megas

They’re all super frail

[forest arrow]

I just really don’t see SV mons being in, off rip, only time will tell

[molten oasis]

I hope not I don’t want reg h + megas

[dapper crag]

It’s definitely cautious optimism. Obviously can’t really know until we know what abilities they’re running

[forest arrow]

My boy boy absol

I really want Absol Z do be some kind of good

[dapper crag]

Looks like we’ll have a few but the statement that not every mon shown may be available puts a wrench in things

[molten oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/akakichi-no-eleven-bro-bad-news-i've-got-bad-news-for-you-hand-on-shoulder-gif-4737126791591033318

[forest arrow]

I know bro

[forest arrow]

I know :/

[molten oasis]

its frailer than chien pao

[forest arrow]

Wants sash too much, would really need an ability to make it pop off

[molten oasis]

Like okay maybe it’ll have a chance

[dapper crag]

Sounds like a Calyrex Shadow hard counter unless it’s scarfed but again we’ll see when it gets its ability (Probably Tough Claws)

[molten oasis]

Cuz it outspeeds shadow rider

BUUUT it has to have a good ability

Anyway, guess we have to deal with sneasler Archaludon again

https://tenor.com/view/green-alien-cat-green-alien-cat-meme-cat-rage-meme-angry-alien-cat-gif-16978295465898295971

[dapper crag]

Arch is gonna be fun to deal with

[foggy lodge]

I just had my biggest throw ever man LMAO

[sudden remnant]

what if it gets a variant of shadow shield 🗣️🗣️

[molten oasis]

I doubt it gets that

[foggy lodge]

I had to tera rock ivy cudgel a Hatterene to win and I didn't because I thought tera cudgel didn't kill

[sudden remnant]

would be cool tho

[foggy lodge]

And it would have killed

[molten oasis]

Brutal

I think absol is most likely getting tough claws

Just based on its design

[dull ibex]

I wonder what buffs trick room will get

[sudden remnant]

which wont help it at all 🫩

[foggy lodge]

236+ Atk Tera-Rock Ogerpon-Cornerstone Ivy Cudgel (1.2x Mask Boost) vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Hatterene: 146-174 (89 - 106%) -- 37.5% chance to OHKO

[sudden remnant]

bro probably dies to an aqua jet from anything relevant

[molten oasis]

Mega crab

[molten oasis]

Tho idt it’ll be better than ursaluna

[sudden remnant]

it has a type advantage into ursa

normal ground vs fighting ice

[molten oasis]

Go go gadget facade

[sudden remnant]

go go gadget get undersped

[molten oasis]

Don’t set tr on it?

[sudden remnant]

doesnt stop them from setting the tr

[molten oasis]

Eh, anyway that’s not the point

[dull ibex]

also even if it beats ursa doesn't make it better

[molten oasis]

Ursa is overall a better tr mon

Build in spore immunity, way better typing defensively (fighting ice sucks defensively), and, Ursa hits like a freight train

Oh

Mega crab has to compete with mega Mawile LOL

[sudden remnant]

MAWILE MENTIONED

MY GOATTTTTTTTTTTTT

[dull ibex]

just you wait til the primals are back

[sudden remnant]

https://tenor.com/view/mawile-mega-mega-mawile-pokemon-gif-26533940

[dull ibex]

im so excited

[sudden remnant]

ill be using one of them, tfym lmao

i’m gonna be running kyogre

[foggy lodge]

i want megas only to play weezing for another 3 years yesyesyes

[sudden remnant]

what weezing gotta do with megas

[dull ibex]

i don't follow

[foggy lodge]

Almost all megas depend on their abilities

[sudden remnant]

so judt dont megs my mawile until i kill it no biggie

[foggy lodge]

nah

[sudden remnant]

cuz mawile doesn’t really care about losing intimidate

[dapper crag]

Mega Crab has great stats but the typing is definitely a problem and ability is unknown

[dull ibex]

give chandy shadow tag

cowards

[sudden remnant]

true statement

it had shadow tag in gen 5

[foggy lodge]

I doubt they are giving it shadow tag

There's already a ghost type mega with shadow tag

[dull ibex]

so?

[foggy lodge]

Is like giving dnite aerilate

[dull ibex]

who cares

[foggy lodge]

You are just making them compete

[dull ibex]

they do different things

[sudden remnant]

i mean pinsir and mence both have aerilate

[dapper crag]

I think Clefable is getting Aerilate too

[foggy lodge]

But they are much different

[dull ibex]

............

[sudden remnant]

just why lmao

can i just say poor audino

[dapper crag]

Because it literally has one Flying move

[sudden remnant]

who tf wants a support mega 🫩

[molten oasis]

Would you stop

[dapper crag]

Audino is such a L mega

[foggy lodge]

No

[molten oasis]

No weezing early I wanna use my megas

[sudden remnant]

its design is pretty it just doesnt do anything

[dapper crag]

Exactly

[molten oasis]

Nah no intimidate

Hyper cutter, avoid incin intimidate

[dapper crag]

True it could go either way

[foggy lodge]

Actually if they give shadow tag to mega chandelure primal groudon + mega chandy becomes super broken

[molten oasis]

Mawile megas on the spot anyway

[sudden remnant]

true i could run hypercutter

[foggy lodge]

Get fucked no switching to primal kyogre or ray lmao

[sudden remnant]

well with a weezing shutting off my huge power i wouldnt want to

[molten oasis]

175 BP heat waves in the sun, hell nah

[dapper crag]

NO!

[sudden remnant]

GENUINELY WHAT DOES THIS THING DO

[foggy lodge]

80 spa lmfao

[molten oasis]

Die

[sudden remnant]

its bulk is pretty good but thats it

[foggy lodge]

I mean people are gonna use it for yt content probably

[dapper crag]

Tank a few hits

[sudden remnant]

103/126/126

[dapper crag]

And it doesn’t have regenerator…

[foggy lodge]

"anti meta mega audino team!" Cuz it gets like stores power and probably something to boost its defenses

[molten oasis]

Just use cresselia lmfao

[molten oasis]

It’s literally better in every way

[sudden remnant]

its movepool is huge tho

[foggy lodge]

It doesn't get stored power LMAO

[molten oasis]

[solid frigate]

Funny enough that thing has use

But it’s not mega iirc

[foggy lodge]

Yeh but that's base

[molten oasis]

Big movepool =/= good movepool

[foggy lodge]

Base probably could do something back then

[sudden remnant]

not its mega tho

[sudden remnant]

its movepool is good just no stored power as Mak said

[shadow wind]

Lowkey it’s better without mega’ing

[molten oasis]

No fairy stab.

[solid frigate]

The mega was suppose to be pure supportive

Which ummm VGC doesnt want these mega that is just pure support

[molten oasis]

Actually look at its movepool

[shadow wind]

Regenerator gotta be top 10 abilities

[molten oasis]

It doesn’t get any fairy stab

[sudden remnant]

its weak as fuck anyways

[solid frigate]

So basically Garchomp

[molten oasis]

You get coverage sure but I’d rather have fairy stab than normal stab

[sudden remnant]

60 SpA btw

[shadow wind]

How do they manage to fry some one stages so badly and then others are LeBron

[molten oasis]

I could go on

[foggy lodge]

Examples

[shadow wind]

Flamigo

[solid frigate]

Pretty sure 65 SpA with Dgleam still does some damage

Or play rough for physical

[shadow wind]

Tatsu and Dozo

[sudden remnant]

whimsicott is also a support and it can go without moonblast

[molten oasis]

Flamigos good?

[shadow wind]

Zangoose 💀

[shadow wind]

Yes?

[foggy lodge]

Flamigo is good as long as the power level is low

[molten oasis]

When the fuck does whimsi NOT run moonblast

[sudden remnant]

seviper 🫩

[sudden remnant]

ive run energy ball a couple times

[foggy lodge]

that's just bad ngl

[shadow wind]

Even Hawlucha can do stuff

[molten oasis]

Why? Moonblast is better in like every way

[sudden remnant]

it was what i needed in the team

i had 3 fairies

[shadow wind]

On my mono fairy team I needed grass coverage

[shadow wind]

Chlorophyll + growth whims set dropping when?

[molten oasis]

I mean, it’s not a bad move I guess

[foggy lodge]

Tomorrow

[molten oasis]

lol

[solid frigate]

Still Whims has to use Moonblast in most formats

[sudden remnant]

its literally grass moonblast it does the same thing

[molten oasis]

False

[shadow wind]

5 BP matters

[solid frigate]

Lowering Special attack is too valueable

[upper zealot]

the 30 spa drop is insane lol

[molten oasis]

And it’s 30% to drop social attack

[shadow wind]

Also more pp

[molten oasis]

And look at its physical variant

[shadow wind]

Bro moonblast is broken 😭😭

[foggy lodge]

Moonblast is lowkey a damage control move

[sudden remnant]

special propaganda

[solid frigate]

More pp
More Chance to Nerf people
Makes Raging Bolt living miserably

[molten oasis]

WHY DID PHYSICAL FAIRIES GET FUCKING ROBBED

[foggy lodge]

How do you kill an electric seed Lunala behind screens spamming moonblast

[shadow wind]

Because there’s 2 of them in existence

[sudden remnant]

dark pulse

[molten oasis]

I don’t care!

[foggy lodge]

that shit gonna do 30%

[molten oasis]

It be nice if zacian didn’t have a chance of missing fairy stab

[shadow wind]

I usually just /forfeit and it gets it off my screen

[sudden remnant]

with a chance to flinch

[solid frigate]

Honestly I don’t rely on flinch chance on dpluse ngl

[molten oasis]

I’ve been flinched by dark pulse like, twice

[shadow wind]

Who even runs dpulse other than Chi yu right now

[molten oasis]

No one cuz there’s like, no dark special attackers rn

[foggy lodge]

I've flinched with dark pulse ngl

[sudden remnant]

how about kings rock best up

[solid frigate]

Restricted format some Pagos do but that’s it

So yeah only Chi Yu

[shadow wind]

Pagos should 99% of the time run ep

[foggy lodge]

On specs it runs it

[solid frigate]

Specs Set before Sleep talk stuff

[molten oasis]

Specs Pagos ran dark pulse

[shadow wind]

Oh yeah specs sets

[molten oasis]

What a mid pokemon

[foggy lodge]

Tera starstorm earth power dark pulse and tri attack

[shadow wind]

Word

[foggy lodge]

Hyper beam is troll

Hyper beam is for the funsies

[molten oasis]

Gets resisted damage t1, Tera’s into a super bulky power house, and it’s still mid

[shadow wind]

I mean when you have a move like Tera star storm that’s stab and 120 it just does more damage on neutral hits

[sudden remnant]

its for the content

[solid frigate]

That one hyper beam in Indianapolis lmfao

[foggy lodge]

I'm sure that's the only time Andrew clicked hyper beam on his whole run

[sudden remnant]

that loses stab when you tera cuz pagos is still a normal type 🫩

[solid frigate]

I mean it’s the only way to kill that Calyrex Ice

[molten oasis]

Oh yeah Pagos and koraidon die when Tera goes away

They don’t get to play the game

[sudden remnant]

just make stellar pagos a mega, it gets 100 stat points🤷‍♂️

[solid frigate]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-miraidon-plush-spin-silly-gif-7447766115590536849

[molten oasis]

You can see both of the dogs as megas too

[solid frigate]

Actually Pagos would still not gonna do well in Restricted formats even with Tera

[molten oasis]

Why is everything mega coded lmao

[solid frigate]

Literally everyone’s favourite mechanic

[foggy lodge]

Game freak thought they peaked with gimmicks with megas

(they did not)

[sudden remnant]

they only gain like 20 stat points and some more just get rearranged

[molten oasis]

20? No

[solid frigate]

In competitive they did not but casual probably,just depends on which mega

[molten oasis]

Oh huh it used to be 60

[sudden remnant]

40 excuse the fuck outta me 😑

[molten oasis]

It’s still mega coded

You use an item to go into a more powerful form

That’s what megas are

[solid frigate]

40 is still fine

You don’t want Zacian and Zamazenta to get 100 bst increase over that

[sudden remnant]

rayquaza wants a word

[solid frigate]

And it buffs the most important stats

[molten oasis]

But primals do

[solid frigate]

So those 40 bst is not a waste

[molten oasis]

And also rayquaza is, smth else

[sudden remnant]

rayray is the MC istg

[solid frigate]

Rayquaza is AG in singles Eyes

Meanwhile VGC:4th at best in Gen 6 (fuck Xerneas)

[sudden remnant]

in champions how are we gonna deal with xerneas gang 🫩

[molten oasis]

Zacian

[solid frigate]

Actually there would be lot more options

And yes Zacian would be very strong against it

[sudden remnant]

idk about running 2 steel types 🫠

[shadow wind]

Steel types are goated

[sudden remnant]

altho steel fairy is like the best typing in the game

[solid frigate]

Why would you run two steel types on a team

What’s the other one-

[shadow wind]

Lowkey I’d run like 4 steel types if the team allowed it

[sudden remnant]

mega mawile

[solid frigate]

You don’t run Mega Mawile with Zacian anyway

[sudden remnant]

watch me

[solid frigate]

Nah

[sudden remnant]

😝

[dull ibex]

what item does bloodmoon like to run

[sudden remnant]

lorb as far as im aware

[solid frigate]

Lorb in general
Lefties if you want to run that Tera Electric Yawn set
Assault Vest for Extra Special bulk and Vaccum wave

[dull ibex]

https://pokepast.es/11f311bb5976b416

[molten oasis]

Yeah the options are like, Mawile and Zacian

Or very strong physical neutrals

[shadow wind]

Lefties Tera electric yawn 😔

The Reg H special

[solid frigate]

This set is still cursed and I hate it

[shadow wind]

I very much dislike it too

Like the Tera electric was extremely niche and I don’t think it was the best option

[solid frigate]

Tera Electric is fine

Yawn is like why

[shadow wind]

It was for Ghold and not taking making super effective hits but something like steel probably worked better

[shadow wind]

Eh yawn is super disruptive and kills a lot of teams

Forcing a switch can be game winning

And yawn in all honesty is a super broken move

Cause the sleep always goes at the end of the turn

[sudden remnant]

mawile had no relevance at all in 2016 during the big 6 era 🫩

[molten oasis]

Yeah cuz groudon rocked your shit

[solid frigate]

And you have better Megas

[sudden remnant]

do not insult my child 😔

i love mawile

i wish mawile got liquidation do you know how fucking cool that would be

[foggy lodge]

Tera water better tho

[shadow wind]

Water or steel or fire

Just not electric

You just get clowned on by other BMs

Cause the whole point was a steel resist

Or a big part anyway

Electric was just not committal I guess

Extremely neutral but still resisting steel

That’s the thing about vgc

You can reason out 99% of decisions

Which I find extremely awesome

Bro might just be in love with the process and not so much the result

[molten oasis]

Maybe

[shadow wind]

Lowkey the learning mindset is the best one

[foggy lodge]

True

There are so many teams that do well and the decisions on teambuilder don't seem to make sense at the start

[shadow wind]

There’s some teams that I still don’t understand the logic behind them

But that’s the beauty of it

I don’t need to understand it

[foggy lodge]

Sometimes you just will never understand cuz

Everyone builds in a different way and for different stuff

[shadow wind]

Mhm

The only person that needs to understand a team 100% is the builder(s)

[dull ibex]

screw it im doing it

[foggy lodge]

Yeah its the beauty of the game

[shadow wind]

Which is why I always build my own teams

[dull ibex]

im replacing hands with bloodmoon

[shadow wind]

I love understanding the team I’m using

[shadow wind]

Crazy

But if it works it works

[dull ibex]

see the way i see it is I don't really need the fake out pressure personally

and bloodmoon gives me a much more offensive option in tr

[foggy lodge]

True

I understand by using them atleast

Or atleast the surface level

[warm estuary]

Lowk best part of the game is understanding your team weakness and strengths like it feels so rewarding

Maybe just me

[sudden remnant]

hello teto person 😁

[left bobcat]

Prepare for trouble

[sudden remnant]

and make it double

[bold geode]

People did that with Gengar LOL

[bold geode]

Shadow never Scarfs

Also you want a hard counter to CSR?

https://tenor.com/view/mega-kangaskhan-kangaskhan-pokemon-pokémon-mega-pokemon-gif-533516159086860705

https://tenor.com/view/incineroar-gif-23372577

Fuck Mega Kang

Greedy ass bitch

[molten oasis]

Oh yeah incin will be much more effective into the Calys now

No Tera to save you now

[bold geode]

1. Good Lord above plz do this
2. In regards to another message, the thing is Mega Crab might also be good too cuz look at that fucker

[dapper crag]

Exactly

[bold geode]

That thing is probably getting Gorilla Tactics

[dapper crag]

I’d love to see Gorilla Tactics crab

[bold geode]

Idk if that being it's ability would make it worse or if it'd make it better tbh

[dapper crag]

Much better

[bold geode]

Like it can't Protect but by God will that shit HURT

[dapper crag]

Destroys everything

[molten oasis]

Yeah but, Ursa

If Ursa is legal idt it get to do much

[bold geode]

We're talking about giving a mega evo a built in Choice Band

[molten oasis]

Yeah but then you can’t protect

Or change moves

[bold geode]

Yeah but if Indeedee in the game well then

[molten oasis]

If gholdengo is in the game

[bold geode]

At least you ain't gotta worry bout Fake Out until Rillaboom hits the function

Also you're talking about Ursaluna as well sooooooooooooo

Like it's Ursaluna

[shadow wind]

Nah it’s real

[bold geode]

Like yeah you brought up hydrogen bomb during rock paper scissors, cool game dude

[dull ibex]

who's the coughing baby

[bold geode]

You

[dull ibex]

you're just jealous of my bloodmoon

[bold geode]

So bad at the game you got bubonic plague

[dull ibex]

I fucking hate crits

I know they are necessary but it feels like garbage to lose to them

I want to try koraidon what duos should i try

[molten oasis]

Well, yeah but I feel like it has to be brought up in a conversation about tr mons

[molten oasis]

CSR or Lunala

[dull ibex]

Im against csr ngl

so maybe lunala

[stone trellis]

An IQ too high?

[dull ibex]

Ok I have a six in mind

im going to do some testing with it before posting the evs

[dull ibex]

No just lazy

[bold geode]

Cringe

[bold geode]

Also I don't get why Incineroar and Indeedee

[stone trellis]

Go back to munching crayons gng ❤

[bold geode]

You're just jealous cuz you can't have any

[stone trellis]

Raw concrete tastes better.

[bold geode]

And you call me a freak

[dull ibex]

Ig that's anti synergy huh?

What should I replace indeedee with then

[molten oasis]

No eforce?

[dull ibex]

Nope

[molten oasis]

Why

Lorb korai run close combat as well

And why mental herb you should never get taunted with an indeedee next to you

[dull ibex]

We are replacing deedee

[molten oasis]

Flutter would be better over moon, korai and moon don’t really do much with each other

You’ll lose the mirror to korai

[dull ibex]

I want a tailwind setter

[molten oasis]

Koraidon doesn’t need a tw setter

With flutter you have icy wind+flame charge for speed control

[dull ibex]

Ugh fine

What flutter set

[molten oasis]

And Lunala can set tr up if it gets put against tailwind

[molten oasis]

Sash moonblast icy wind shadow ball protect max max evs

[dull ibex]

Gotcha

And what do we replace indeedee with

[molten oasis]

Hm

[dull ibex]

Chi yu?

[molten oasis]

You don’t want chi yu and incin

I like chi yu here but not when you already got incin

[dull ibex]

Why?

[molten oasis]

I think worlds ran an Ursa(?)

[dull ibex]

They have little overlap in roles

[molten oasis]

Unnecessary weakness overlap

Yeah worlds team was chi yu and ursa with Lunala

The runner up was CSR with incin instead

[dull ibex]

🤔

[molten oasis]

And bolt and lando over flutter and ursa

[dull ibex]

So just swap in ursa Luna? Here

[molten oasis]

https://pokepast.es/d497ee381e3cc5a9

https://pokepast.es/94f06b794ab079eb

[molten oasis]

That’s fine yea

[dull ibex]

And ursa is just my tr sweeper yeah?

[molten oasis]

I still don’t think mental herb Lunala is the way to go but if that’s what you wanna use then it’s fine, I’d prefer pherb meteor beam here personally, Yeah

[dull ibex]

Mhm mhm

[left bobcat]

And make it double

[dull ibex]

https://pokepast.es/4053bb83fac1d9fd how do we feel about bloodmoon here?

we lose fake out pressure but gain alot more power under tr

plus maybe bloodmoon works outside tr?

im open to changing the bloodmoon set if need be'

[foggy lodge]

+1 252+ SpA Quark Drive Iron Crown Helping Hand Expanding Force (120 BP) vs. 252 HP / 76 SpD Tera-Fire Calyrex-Ice Rider in Psychic Terrain: 229-271 (110.6 - 130.9%) -- guaranteed OHKO

this mon is so gross man LOL

[shadow wind]

Bro this Mon is not gross

+1 max invest quark drive hh in terrain and it only does that much

Think of how insane that is

Specs Miraidon does that

Splash plate Kyogre does that

I honestly think the iron crown hype is unjustified

Yeah it’s a good Mon, psychic steel is a good defensive typing and in a world where it has a free lorb and expanding force it’s hard for it to be bad

[foggy lodge]

I mean its not a free lorb cuz most the time you need the booster energy

[bold geode]

Get that fuckin thing away from me

[shadow wind]

By free lorb I mean lorb without drawbacks

It’s a 1.3x damage multiplier with absolutely zero drawback

[solid frigate]

https://tenor.com/view/iron-crown-pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-gif-678773313079216681

[brisk crater]

So true, indeedee psyspam is jsut outclassed by calyrex trick room this reg

[solid frigate]

took Cobalion to watch Back to the future and Tron

And he become robot menace

[brisk crater]

Now hes a high special attacker

[shadow wind]

Only psyspam that’s viable in restricted formats is CSR and Lunala and even then Incin just clowns on them

Although Tera fighting Tera blast on CSR was pretty cool

I remember Maya used that on her Pawmot team and that was sick

Thankfully I had a counter team so I only had to not get outplayed by the best player I know

I honestly miss Reg G

[brisk crater]

I love lunala but it requires you to hit that tera button so much

But meteor beam with herb is rlly good

[shadow wind]

When you hit

I dislike betting my entire Incin mu on hitting a 90% move

When Incin is everywhere

Would rather go Tera water Tera blast or something

I remember I was playing Groudon Lunala and my entire Ho oh MU came down to meteor beam

I missed every other time

I should’ve just used Gravity

What was I thinking

[brisk crater]

True but even if you miss you get that spa boost

And the lunala i run is quite bulky

[shadow wind]

My point was more so that if you miss now your strongest mon can’t hit Incin

A +1 Lunala at most does 30% to Incin with Moongeist

[brisk crater]

Ah true

Im just so tired of incin

[shadow wind]

But I do also agree with power herb because making knock off weaker is sick

[shadow wind]

He does over stay his welcome every time

But imagine how Kyogre and Miraidon feel with that monkey around

[brisk crater]

Now with him basically being one of the mascots of champions and vgc

Ik hes here to stay

[shadow wind]

Oh for sure

And he’s a starter

[brisk crater]

Minspeed indeedee wins terrain though

[shadow wind]

So no dexit can save us

Indeedee on a Miraidon team?

[brisk crater]

Nah

Just talking bout rillaboom counters

[shadow wind]

Oh yeah Rilla is definitely easier to counter than Incin

[brisk crater]

True

[shadow wind]

But Rillaboom hard counters way harder than Incin

[brisk crater]

Indinidate and knock off are both so infuriating

[shadow wind]

Unless your name is Zacian Crowned I guess

[shadow wind]

And fake out

[brisk crater]

Fake out is pretty annoying but i think ibtimidate and knock off is where incin becomes super cancer

[molten oasis]

[solid frigate]

[lofty tartan]

Parting. Shot.

But I'm also in the camp that doesn't view Incin as cancer. He's a stop gap for all the insanely busted stuff

[dapper crag]

Mega Scrafty has potential to be super toxic too

[solid frigate]

honestly same

It's a necessary evil to regulate how the meta develop

if Incin is not here we have whole other problems

idc if incin is annoying

at the end of the day, it was doing it's job

[waxen dock]

reg i is back

guys

i knew it

[foggy lodge]

https://x.com/SerebiiNet/status/2032502588583677954?s=20

Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet)

Serebii Update: The official Pokémon VGC Championship Series ruleset from April 1st 2026 has been confirmed. Runs Regulation I ruleset at live events that are played on Pokémon Scarlet & VIolet

https://t.co/NWlAdn57aQ

X · Mar 13, 2026, 5:02 PM

This is not serious

Pokémon what the fuck are you doing

[shadow wind]

Ok re reading

2026

Might be real

[foggy lodge]

Conner its real

[shadow wind]

Although maybe it’s an April fools thing

[foggy lodge]

Groudon is back,,,

[shadow wind]

Yippee yippee yippee

But also I have to be a grown up starting in April so I won’t be able to grind ladders for 10 hours a day

[foggy lodge]

the global doesn't give points

Tf are they doing dude

[shadow wind]

Delaying again

[bold geode]

Bro what the actual fuck are they doing

They are actually shooting themselves in the fucking foot

[shadow wind]

They put 4 people on the development team and realized it’s going to take another year

[next stump]

orlando reg I???

[bold geode]

Well at least the ladders match up again for what

Two weeks

[shadow wind]

You hope it’s 2 weeks

[dapper crag]

Why no championship points?

[shadow wind]

Cause it’s going to be like a week after champions releases and it would be unfair

It would just be a “who can pay the most and make a real team” gc

[bold geode]

Nah that's still a lil odd

@foggy lodge yeah so how fucking cooked are we now LMAO

Bro honestly no fucking wonder they took so long to announce shit

I'm honestly wishing they didn't still

[molten oasis]

Dawg, why

They literally went “play restricteds for 2-6 weeks” like man

[dull ibex]

why are any of you surprised?

[molten oasis]

Cuz they didn’t give us an end date

And we dont know when champions releases besides April

[shadow wind]

Bro thinks it’s still coming out in April 😭😭😭

[molten oasis]

“Hey guys we decided to delay the game until we felt like it was ready”

https://tenor.com/view/dobby-gif-22195730

[foggy lodge]

I really don't know what they are trying to do

[bold geode]

Cuz it's a dog shit idea

[foggy lodge]

Cuz japan needs the global challenge tu qualify for japan nats

[dull ibex]

why?

this is just restricteds for the rest of the game's life

[foggy lodge]

Orlando is the first week of april

They announced the format way too late for no reason

https://x.com/TheKingVillager/status/1957966237490913594?s=20

TheKingVillager (@TheKingVillager)

Btw completely forgot to mention but here's the Team if anyone wants to try it out! I'd love to write a Report on it sometime soon and really jot down my thoughts for the entire season.

Just a heads up though, hope you like dodging Scarf Miraidon CIR 😉

https://t.co/NoDOXQ550l

X · Aug 20, 2025, 12:41 AM

[bold geode]

For thr circuit for a bit we're going to a format no one liked that maybe 5% of players wanted to go back to if we're being EXTREMELY generous

[foggy lodge]

Okay

[bold geode]

They've been giving us formats people wanted for the whole season, why do this now

[foggy lodge]

Apparently the global will be used for japan to qualify for japan nats

It's just TPCi regions that won't get points

[bold geode]

Aight so basically there's no point for TPCi players to play LOL

Besides oh look a Venusaur

[shadow wind]

And getting used to the champions format

[dull ibex]

they need to announce to M-A

[molten oasis]

We have reg I until LA Regionals

[foggy lodge]

I mean its cool for TPCi regions

[molten oasis]

At least

[foggy lodge]

Cuz the game will probably be released in like the firts half of april

And that's not enough time to adapt

The thing is that TPCi regions will play for fun and japan has to qualify with it lol

Well non TPCi regions

Not only japan I think

[bold geode]

https://x.com/dinomitevgc/status/2032506142111285439?s=46

Oliver Gausden (@DinomiteVGC)

@JacobSkraw I think this line is important, if it says scarlet and violet on the rk9 registration then it's 100% reg I

X · Mar 13, 2026, 5:16 PM

Bro
NAIC isn't on rk9 yet is it

I don't see it on there thank fuck

[molten oasis]

[foggy lodge]

I think

Ugh idk

I mean its already announced that champions is being used in some non tpci regions

Malaysia for example and that's may

[bold geode]

NAIC is June though

[foggy lodge]

The thing is do we rotate to champions alongside them??

[bold geode]

Hopefully we're using it by fucking June right

[foggy lodge]

Because there's also a national I think hong kong

That is on may but its SV

[bold geode]

I stg if Worlds is the first Champs event

[foggy lodge]

https://x.com/MeninoJardim/status/2032506397393314043?s=20

Edu (@MeninoJardim)

It may sound weird and even a bit frustrating that Points won't be awarded, but I honestly think it makes the most sense, especially if the game comes out late April. As someone who went through the very first EUIC 2 weeks after SM came out, I can say it's not very fair.

X · Mar 13, 2026, 5:17 PM

Okay my bet

Reg I is just an emergency action from TPCi

Reg I is only april, champions releases on the first half of april, and then on may we are playing champions

[bold geode]

That or some shit happened and it's a panic button

Btw Reg I BO3 ladder is already up

@foggy lodge I was gonna come in here after my first set and go "yeah I'm top 500" and then I see your ass above me

https://tenor.com/view/green-alien-cat-green-alien-cat-meme-cat-rage-meme-angry-alien-cat-gif-16978295465898295971

[dapper crag]

I thought it meant Reg I was the end of life season

[foggy lodge]

LMFAO

[molten oasis]

I’m not, yeah no zacian this time this sucks

This is miserable

Forgot how fucking bad it feels to play kyogre

[bold geode]

It's ok, I blow hot ass anyways rn

1-2 in sets so far and lost against what is objectively my best MU

Time to get on another alt so I'm not fighting dog shit for the next 5 sets

[leaden fox]

So.... people are mad that we get no CP in the next GC during Champions 😅

At least in the TPCi regions

[warm estuary]

Dude

Reg I in tournaments😮‍💨

[foggy lodge]

Honestly I would be super worried about the whole thing of reg I until the end of SV

But once champions comes out I'm not touching any SV format again and I don't play majors so

[stone trellis]

Go CSR! Give us your eighth failed tournament win! (Jk I know it'll win two of them)

I wish I get to see Terapagos make it to finals and fail again.

[foggy lodge]

Well now we can play rankeds

I'm gonna try to grind in game ladder ig

[molten oasis]

Bringing back this cuz it’s working pretty damn well

https://pokepast.es/6e1fb7651554d8a3

[foggy lodge]

Calyrex-Ice @ Lum Berry
Ability: As One (Glastrier)
Level: 50
Tera Type: Fighting

• Glacial Lance
• Body Press
• Trick Room
• Imprison

[warm estuary]

Lmao

[waxen dock]

What?

Give points for what?

[upper zealot]

worlds

the champs gc wont give cp

[waxen dock]

Are you sure?

[upper zealot]

yeah

[next stump]

this season is so scuffed

hopefully they iron it all out by september

[foggy lodge]

Something really bad happened with champions

There's no way this was the season they planned

[leaden fox]

https://x.com/Pokemon_Champs/status/2032501950084743492?s=20

@upper zealot Yes we sure

Pokémon Champions (@Pokemon_Champs)

🏆Global Challenge I 2026 is coming to #PokemonChampions!🏆

Build your team and compete in the Global Challenge! Stay tuned for details when Pokémon Champions comes to Nintendo Switch in April 2026!💪

❈ Championship Points will not be offered for this competition.

X · Mar 13, 2026, 5:00 PM

This is the official account for Champions too

[warm estuary]

I hope it’s not to close to realese like I wanna prep😭

If I participate ofc

[leaden fox]

The GC sign ups are 23rd April until 1st May, then GC starts 1st May to 4th May

So I'd imagine we'll get Champions 1 - 2 weeks beforehand

Though no date announced for it's release yet

[foggy lodge]

My bet is april 9th

Considering that non TPCi regions have to actually prepare for the GC

2 weeks seem like a fair amount of time

[warm estuary]

Oh we got dates

Thanks

Just one shotted a kyogre with an iron treads

Kinda crazy

Well not really but ok

[bold geode]

@next stump how did Reg I become like so much worse immediately

[shadow wind]

Reg I is awesome what are you talking about

[molten oasis]

Dude my first 2 games were against scarf Mirai and CIR which Zacogre gets wrecked by

So I went back to Zac Mirai

[dull ibex]

Reg I rules

[shadow wind]

Sounds about right

Wait doesn’t Zacian beat both of those mons

Hypothetically

CIR is just a punching bag in that mu the only real threat is Miraidon

But scarf Miraidon definitely causes problems for Zacian

Does edrift kill no Tera?

I feel like it doesn’t

[molten oasis]

There’s so much ice rider

[molten oasis]

No but they also have incin

So, you can’t lead it

And CIR always Tera’s to resist zacian

[solid frigate]

Like drago said before

Tera makes Zacian’s Matchup even worse

[lofty tartan]

Regulation I is

But it's not like anyone really cares about this one month intermission.

I'm definitely not going to lose sleep trying to run around in a flash-in-the-pan format that won't amount to anything.

[foggy lodge]

Everyone is just gonna use whatever they used at worlds

[lofty tartan]

Pretty much.

It's just so easy to write this off.

[foggy lodge]

I doubt there will be anything new in the format or any evolution

[lofty tartan]

Probably not.

[dull ibex]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9vgc2026regi-2558482503

when it goes right IT REALLY goes right

[foggy lodge]

Fought a psychic seed male indeedee with leftovers grimmsnarl on the in game ladder

Crazy meta evolution is happening in reg I

[lofty tartan]

Or just randos doing random things

Ladder is the wild west, my dude.

[bold geode]

Reg I blows

[stone trellis]

"Current format blows, we should go back to X format that I also fucking despised while it was running"

[bold geode]

My bad, is it not okay to not like a certain format atm

[stone trellis]

You guys never like any formats though, that's the point of what I said.

It's always "current format bad, other format good" and then whenever the other format comes back, it's still the same thing.

[bold geode]

I actually liked Reg I before today just for the record

[bold geode]

Also says the guy that puts labels like "brimstone" on certain mons

[stone trellis]

The thing about me is that I am 90% ironic about everything VGC-related.

[bold geode]

Oh wow you're ironic when it suits you

[molten oasis]

I’m, done lmao

Everything feels bad to use unless it’s bike+horse+incin I’m kinda over it

[dull ibex]

Honse

[forest arrow]

Bike+Honse+Incin meet Bike+Nala+Ursa

[dull ibex]

I'm using neither

[forest arrow]

I played Koala all of Reg I the first go round so now I’m playing Fedes team

[dull ibex]

I'm using honse bike blood moon

[forest arrow]

That’s fire

[dull ibex]

Is it?

[forest arrow]

Idk is it? I just like bloodmoon lol

[shadow wind]

Is the bikes and horses very generalized names what’s Groudons

Is it just “goat”?

[forest arrow]

I lied, my brain likes miraidon but Koraidon is my whole heart, I’m switching back lol

[dull ibex]

https://pokepast.es/93fbf109fdbac546

[foggy lodge]

I played a match thinking my opponent was modest CSR because I kept moving first and in the endgame they moved before mine lol i hate this format

[shadow wind]

Maybe it’s the team building aspect

Cause personally I love this format

But I don’t play standard meta stuff

And I never deal with speed ties

[foggy lodge]

https://pokepast.es/6806400d09775fcd

Justin Tang's worlds team

[dense latch]

that’s a lot of copies

[foggy lodge]

Remember that he didn't have a team until like a week before worlds lol

[dense latch]

different people like different formats so if you put everyone in the same boat it’s just this

[dense latch]

scarf csr 🔥🔥🔥

loses into everything but no speed ties

[shadow wind]

Why scarf Miraidon is awesome

Outspeeds everything !!

[brisk crater]

This meme always confuses me

[shadow wind]

Why did I just play against a jolly 252 speed Ursaluna on a tr team

[brisk crater]

Wtf

Straight 1050 elo shit

[foggy lodge]

How much will we hate on reg M-A

I'm gonna be the first on the line to hate on megas

[molten oasis]

Sounds about right

[dull ibex]

Im going to love it

for a little while

[brisk crater]

Fuck megas