competitive_discussion

[mighty stump]

terribad but sharpness stone axe

just dont miss

[foggy lodge]

Isn't Kleavor also fine into Tytar

[dull ibex]

alright what are some common leads for sun and why ?

[foggy lodge]

Sharpness x scissor must do good damage right

[mighty stump]

Venu + Zard, Zard + Whimsi, Zard + Garchomp

Zard + Sneasler

[dull ibex]

im having trouble leading right

[mighty stump]

Bug coverage our goat!!!

[foggy lodge]

Silver powder Kleavor

[dull ibex]

Im not running whimsi LMAO

[solid frigate]

252 Atk Sharpness Kleavor X-Scissor vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Tyranitar-Mega: 150-176 (72.4 - 85%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Using EVs since I can’t find the champions calculator

[dull ibex]

maybe i should

[solid frigate]

Better damage than I expected

[foggy lodge]

i just saw floette kill garchomp through roseli berry

https://tenor.com/view/ishowspeed-deglove-degloving-speed-grolemcorp-gif-2628858460915389297

[solid frigate]

Fairy Aura kinda just cancels the berry out anyway

[real prairie]

I've become a balance beta

[dull ibex]

so do i always lead zard?

[chrome knot]

balance is the best way to play

its sm fun problem solving

[real prairie]

Tearful look is kinda cooked too, what do you mean it's like parting shot but hits through protect 🤣

[real prairie]

Only until my gal Pina is back

[bold geode]

You can kill Mega Dnite thru Multiscale

[bold geode]

Fuck I have to think?

[tawdry urchin]

https://pokepast.es/354b677f8f3e6f5a What should my 6th pokemon be?

[tawdry urchin]

That is why I call him fraud chomp ✌

[bold geode]

Well 1. You're not gonna like my answer
2. On the other thing, it's Mega Floette

[tawdry urchin]

FUHHHHHHHHHHHH

[bold geode]

I think any attack Mega Floette fires off that's SE is just killing

[tawdry urchin]

I don't want to waste hours fighting npcs 😭😭😭

[bold geode]

Too many numbers

[tawdry urchin]

Whats even the point of a 2nd mega If I'm allready using zard? Don't you use zard in EVERY battle?

[indigo coral]

Araquanid's Water Bubble Liquidation with Mystic Water and Helping Hand in Rain is 688 BP right?

[bold geode]

I wasn't suggesting Floette to you I was suggesting Garchomp but ok

[tawdry urchin]

Where?

[bold geode]

I said you weren't gonna like my answer when you asked for a 6th

[indigo coral]

85 (Liquidation) x2 (Water Bubble) x1.5 (STAB) x1.5 (Rain) x1.5 (Helping Hand) x1.2 (Mystic Water) = 688 Base Power

Am I doing that calculation correct or are the multipliers additive?

[bold geode]

I figured you'd know but well lemme be clear

I think your 6th should be Garchomp

[tawdry urchin]

I understand why but nah I hate the thing and wouldn't go that low

and I'm not wasting hours fighting ncps in za so :/

[mighty stump]

not always

But most of the time

[mighty stump]

Just use a damage calc

[dull ibex]

what are some examples I don't

[real prairie]

I have discovered I have an issue with hard trickroom

[solid frigate]

You mean just Torkoal right

[real prairie]

Nah just lost to a mega agron team

[solid frigate]

Mega Aggron is not that common so probably not get that on your head for too long

But yeah you basically have nothing against IDBP aggron

[tawdry urchin]

Anyone else able to help?

[dull ibex]

tofu you still aroun

I think im going to keep trying to make mega dnite work

Maybe I have to build around it

[tawdry urchin]

Why? Ice and frig hard counter it

[dull ibex]

I like its bulk and design

also how does farig counter it

[ripe grail]

Guys is there any way to change age 😭😭

[chrome knot]

tera fairy farig on yo draco😱

[ripe grail]

On champions

I can't frickin add friends cause of this shite

[chrome knot]

lmao

[ripe grail]

Ts too annoying man

[tawdry urchin]

Abilty stop extreme speed

[dull ibex]

I don't run espeed

im mega dragonite

[tawdry urchin]

Yeah... It runs extreme speed

and the bulk ain't saving it either. Even with multiscale ✌

[solid frigate]

I think bro was on the previous update

[spiral zealot]

how i feel running Upper Hand

[chrome knot]

and then they flare blitz

[dull ibex]

there's no room for espeed

[solid frigate]

You don’t even run that anyway

[craggy dagger]

why espeed on mega dnite…?

[solid frigate]

He’s the same guy who ragebaits using Lugia

Ignore it

[tawdry urchin]

Everyone uses e speed on dnite??? 😭

[craggy dagger]

so are you running physical mega dragonite?

[dull ibex]

this dude 💀

so what do you run Draco Hurricane protect and espeed

[chrome knot]

halo stimyk

[tawdry urchin]

Its literally a free ko on any mon on low hp 🤦‍♂️

[solid frigate]

https://tenor.com/view/ishowspeed-try-not-to-laugh-gif-7682731162751353849

[dull ibex]

but you don't have room for it

[chrome knot]

https://tenor.com/view/jane-remover-revengeseekerz-jane-remover-spinning-gif-8405728743412001099

[solid frigate]

https://tenor.com/view/spin-stray-cat-stray-game-speen-gif-26282558

[tawdry urchin]

YOU don't 😭

[craggy dagger]

just
KO them normally?

[solid frigate]

@dull ibex just ignore atp

[dull ibex]

bro every dnite runs Draco Hurricane Coverage and protect

[craggy dagger]

literally
what is stopping you from
clicking a regular move 😭

[chrome knot]

i thought it was 2atk tw protect

[craggy dagger]

hihi

[chrome knot]

which is jus hurricane draco as the 2 atk

[dull ibex]

it really depends on the team

[craggy dagger]

well
tw/coverage is interchangeable

[dull ibex]

why run tw on both peli and dragonite ya know

[craggy dagger]

i’ve run tw for teams that don’t have whims

[tawdry urchin]

Kills sash whim before it can do anything more?

[chrome knot]

so the coverage could be espeed

[craggy dagger]

just move before it does?

[tawdry urchin]

Tell me you're a larper without telling me you're a larper 💔

[dull ibex]

do you even know what larp means

stop being toxic

[tawdry urchin]

Yes, being a fake fan of something and acting like your are

[dull ibex]

buddy a larper is someone who larps

live action role player

[chrome knot]

i met her irl at vancouver regionals where have u been?

[craggy dagger]

could say the same about you lmao

[solid frigate]

The stimky

[chrome knot]

very she didn’t let me buy her coffee!!!!

[craggy dagger]

it takes a larper to know one

[tawdry urchin]

So you're not chronically online, got it

[foggy lodge]

y'all gotta stop engaging in these dumb conversations these people don't deserve the attention you give them

[solid frigate]

Just let that guy rot

[chrome knot]

im tryina rot rn

[solid frigate]

He does not deserve any sort of attention

[chrome knot]

i just finished working #TuckMeIn

[solid frigate]

Bro is gonna rot on Balance

[chrome knot]

rotting in BED

#COMFY

[tawdry urchin]

"just move before whim does" Do you even know what it does 🤦‍♂️

[craggy dagger]

yes!

ah well

i think i’m gonna go cook up a storm again

[chrome knot]

im tera fire here so im resisting moonblast

[craggy dagger]

cuz i didn’t want u to spend money on me

[solid frigate]

#Rottinginbedplayingbalance

[chrome knot]

ok well hope you enjoy a dinner paid for

[craggy dagger]

what

[solid frigate]

Idk why I feel hungry even tho it’s 4:37 am

[tawdry urchin]

So explain to me without priority (e speed) how you attack whim before it does anything

[solid frigate]

Just git gud

[chrome knot]

#Aura image

[chrome knot]

mhm my treat

[craggy dagger]

last i checked
whimsicott doesn’t have any priority damaging moves asides from endeavour.
so.
yknow
if they set up tailwind, what’s stopping you from matching it on that turn :D

so like
just be faster than it lol

[tawdry urchin]

Yeah they set up tail wind before you attack. That can be prevented with e speed 😭

[craggy dagger]

e speed can ohko a whimsicott-?

didn’t know that lol

must be -defense nature 0 bulk whimsicott

[chrome knot]

especially a sash one

[gentle crag]

1uk919 (ID 817056763429257236)

[Message](#competitive_discussion message) in #competitive_discussion
Kills sash whim before it can do anything more?

Command triggered by 1uk919. Message from · Apr 13, 2026, 8:30 PM

[craggy dagger]

meanwhile i’m sure you have pure power max attack choice band tera normal extreme speed mega dragonite right?

[chrome knot]

now this sounds awesome sauce

[craggy dagger]

i kinda wanna try that lol

[chrome knot]

run the calcs

low kick might slam dunk zamazenta lmao

[tawdry urchin]

If you actaully read my messages before hand I clealy said it in a scenario where a pokemon is low on hp/ whimsacott after using sash

it gets 1 moves off and done e speed it next turn

[craggy dagger]

0 Atk Dragonite-Mega Extreme Speed vs. 0 HP / 0 Def Whimsicott: 42-50 (31.1 - 37%) -- 79.7% chance to 3HKO

[craggy dagger]

it sets up tailwind anyways
what’s the point then lol

just match the tailwind

[ripe grail]

Guys how do I workaroumd this age thingy

I actually wanna add friends 😭😭

[surreal echo]

Bro is a professional arguer how do I come back an hour later and he's still yapping

[tawdry urchin]

Encore? Taunt? Moon blast?

[chrome knot]

its also like the most useless argument too idek what the end game is

[craggy dagger]

^^

[chrome knot]

and he calls people larpers which is like a self report to stupidity

[tawdry urchin]

?

[ripe grail]

Real

[craggy dagger]

okay okay
so
you said that
you wanted to finish off the low hp whimsicott, yes?

[surreal echo]

thinks they know better than everyone when they're hard stuck in ultra ball

[solid frigate]

The ironical argument really

Bro shot himself in the foot here

[tawdry urchin]

Yes

[craggy dagger]

that implies that one turn has already gone by

so
yknow
they prolly clicked tailwind the turn before they were dropped to their sash

[chrome knot]

don’t forget ur gonna be a -atk nature

[craggy dagger]

which means ur kinda in a losing board state…
and cleaning up the whimsicott just gives them a clean switch in

correct?

[solid frigate]

Yeah

[craggy dagger]

so then what’s the point of running extreme speed?

if it’s gonna net you in a worse position

[tawdry urchin]

No? Whim is the devil it knows so many priorty moves that can screw you over

[solid frigate]

Mega Dnite is not Mega Mence

Bro ain’t have that luxury

[tawdry urchin]

cool they got a free switch but one of their mon is dead. Who cares 😭

[surreal echo]

Imma be honest just let bro be wrong

[craggy dagger]

it’s a free switch in plus priority pressure
it’s a lose lose situation no matter what you do lol

[surreal echo]

He'll figure it out eventually when he starts losing games

[craggy dagger]

so stop acting like you know better when you know you’re in a losing board state no matter what

[chrome knot]

dahell thta mean

i made a yummy wrap at work today

[tawdry urchin]

So you'd rather risk a encore/ taunt screwing you over?

[solid frigate]

mega Mence run mixed sets before no?

[craggy dagger]

i’d rather use something called protect and remove the whimsicott without priority :D
not that it really matters cuz it’ll be a free switch in for the enemy anyways lol

[solid frigate]

There’s a clear answer

[craggy dagger]

or i could switch the pokemon that is susceptible to encore instead

the latter is prolly better and that’s won me way too many games against whimsicott lol

[tawdry urchin]

When you could use any other move to set up/ ko the other mon? Shure you do you

[craggy dagger]

it’s called double battles for a reason

[chrome knot]

yall ever thought abt how this guy could be the larper

[tawdry urchin]

A laper wouldn't know as much as I know

[solid frigate]

Very true Emma

Very true

[surreal echo]

bro can't even spell larper right

[tawdry urchin]

It's called a missclick 💔✌

[solid frigate]

https://tenor.com/view/kamen-rider-ryuki-kamen-rider-decade-violent-emotion-decade-decade-violent-emotion-gif-1986050843554855831

[surreal echo]

alr bro 😂

[craggy dagger]

back to work~
take care everyone :D
hope you win ur games

[chrome knot]

have good shifttt

[spiral zealot]

every day i learn some new random ass mon gets fake out

why was this guy running fake out blastoise

[solid frigate]

I only see that when I play Randbats when there is a support blastoise set

[tawdry urchin]

https://giphy.com/gifs/slovakia-communism-socialist-XFaeLrHJGjtcmEmzcn

[dull ibex]

so do i lead basc most of the time with rain?

[solid frigate]

Ngl

That’s me when Munkidori learns fake out and Parting shot

Bro’s only purpose is just give Incin those moves

[chrome knot]

simipour !

[spiral zealot]

its a good lead
aqua jet or flip turn are both good turn 1 options imo

[solid frigate]

Usually,but depends on what are you fighting

If they lead Gambit then ummm,reposition time

[foggy lodge]

Could simisage and incin be the balance besties in this format

[chrome knot]

NO

simipour maybe ^-^

[foggy lodge]

Grass type fake out monkey tho

You can run grassy terrain simisage to larp as rillaboom!

[chrome knot]

nope nope nope

[solid frigate]

The balance brainrot on Max is slowly showing

[dull ibex]

I have been using it exclusively as an endgame mon

i've probably been piloting rain wrong

[solid frigate]

Basc can be a opener or endgame mon

Just try to figure out what MU is better for which role basc wants to be in

[spiral zealot]

yeah its good for endgame too if you have Last Respects!

[dull ibex]

I do

[spiral zealot]

i'll use it as an opener against like Charizard and just Wave Crash it

[dull ibex]

even in sun?

[craggy dagger]

ummm
that’s honestly
up to choice

[spiral zealot]

yea if you have max ATK adaptability basc it kills mega zard y in sun with wave crash

i also use basc as an opener if they have like a whimsicott or something and i'll double priority move into it

[chrome knot]

https://x.com/flygon_7/status/2043735330377916772?s=46&t=FIWgOpf0yRQcHBdRCEbKnw

🔸️Aɴᴅʀᴇ́s🔸️ (@Flygon_7)

Pausé el vídeo un momento y... lmao

X · Apr 13, 2026, 4:57 PM

[tawdry urchin]

Whats the best earthquake user besides garchomp?

[solid frigate]

Where’s Decidueye when you need it

[surreal echo]

depends. If the opponent's team is generally weak to basc, you can lead with it. If there are only a few Pokemon that are weak to basc, keep it in the back until you handle your opponent's basc answers so you can use it for late game cleanup

[dull ibex]

sounds simple enough

[chrome knot]

ttar don’t get scared but there MIGHT be an apple on yo head😨

[dull ibex]

so what rain teams are yall running anyhow

[spiral zealot]

mine isn't the best but lemme screenshot it

[surreal echo]

This one got top 8 in a 200 person tournament, you can try this out

pretty easy team to pilot honestly

[dull ibex]

how do i pilot sinischa

[surreal echo]

depends on the situation, sinistcha can be used for a lot of things

If against a very fast team, you can use it as speed control, against balance teams it can be good for longevity with redirection + healing

[craggy dagger]

i’m not running rain but some common ones i’ve seen have basc arch peli as a core and then blastoise/dragonite/manectric as their megas

[solid frigate]

Rage Powder shit

Strength Sap to disrupt physical attacker and heal

[chrome knot]

this pretty awesome sauce

[surreal echo]

yeah pretty similar to the one I posted

[spiral zealot]

i think sturdy is better on Arch right now though

[surreal echo]

although item choices are... interesting

[solid frigate]

Ngl I haven’t even change the set lol

[spiral zealot]

you can critique lol
i wasnt sure what to do with it

[solid frigate]

Unless you are me and don’t give a fuck about basc

[chrome knot]

maybe im crazy but scarf adapt basc is so hot rn

also white herb sneas girl is awesome for turn 0 unburden

[solid frigate]

You are still crazy and yes Scarf Adapt Basc works

[surreal echo]

Without changing the team members, I would give sneasler white herb to more consistently proc unburden and do better against incin. If it's not running scarf adaptability Basculegion should be running protect and mystic water. Sinistcha should run leftovers or mental herb

[spiral zealot]

i agree with you
its what i have on my main team

[spiral zealot]

im taking notes thank u

[gentle crag]

mothscales has given 1 Gen Rep to ammphibian

[chrome knot]

all our food keeps blowing up mon

[surreal echo]

I use rain a lot so

I'm pwetty fwiggin experienced

[spiral zealot]

shuca berry was not really doing much lol

[solid frigate]

On Sneasler it’s usually not that great

[chrome knot]

sneasler too frail for dat

he wants to cheat and then fuck off

[solid frigate]

Just run a white herb or Even a Focus Sash

[spiral zealot]

is leftovers still good on archaludon tho? or should i be doing magnet

[foggy lodge]

imo stamina sets are no longer good on archa

I think sturdy sets with a damage boosting item are better

[solid frigate]

Lefties,Shuca and Chople are good for Stamina

Sturdy just run a damage boosting item

Stalwart is just free focus Sash slot

[solid frigate]

I’m just too lazy to switch lol

I’ll probably just gonna build another Archaludon with sturdy

Since I have a spare in champions

[dull ibex]

how would i build an aggressive sand team?

[molten oasis]

Ttar excadrill sneasler probably

[chrome knot]

@spiral zealot do u fw the fit

[ripe grail]

@surreal echo when will you be back m

[spiral zealot]

i do!!! i love the little windbreaker top

im not using it myself bc i dont wanna see that ugly ass pokeball holster belt

[winter fox]

I'm just now buying clothes 💀

I spend all of my VP on training mons and then I have none left

[next dust]

Over 100 mons to train I'll just wear what they gave me when I started 😂

[winter fox]

I hope we get more customization options, kind of jarring compared to what we had in Z-A

[chrome knot]

mdb gardevoir is quite strong lol

[craggy dagger]

oh
do you know about the secret indeedee tech…
psychic terrain indeedee with fake out paired with terapagos
tera the pagos to get rid of the terrain and fake out your opponent lol

[chrome knot]

simipour fake outs you

[craggy dagger]

simipour…

[chrome knot]

she gets it!!

[craggy dagger]

sorry but i’m using grassy glide simisage
budget rillaboom incoming

[chrome knot]

o hale no

i beat someone who had a 5 winstreak tag

[craggy dagger]

[chrome knot]

lol get bent idiot !!

[craggy dagger]

good job

[chrome knot]

yaaaay

scarf rotom is so annoying lmfao i was harassing him

[dull ibex]

mdb?

[chrome knot]

michael der beste

[knotty mirage]

Is there a reason why greninja doesn't get nasty plot like on ZA

[next dust]

Because it wouldn't do much for it if it did tbh 🥲

They made my boy not really worth bringing

[knotty mirage]

I mean they already stabbed protean and left it too die on back alley now they also takeaway nasty plot guess they just don't want greninja too be meta again huh

[brisk crater]

I have a champions lobby code 7022 8254

[brisk crater]

Forgot to set doubpes the actual room is 8162 3164

[dull ibex]

Why is mega gengar ran on rain?

[surreal echo]

it's mainly ran to synergize with politoed as both get perish song

you dont really see it with pelipper

i mean it does also help into opposing grass types and the floette matchup

[dull ibex]

Politoed isn't on the teams

[chrome knot]

bc stay here

imma start BLASTIN

[surreal echo]

generally it is, what team are you looking at?

[dull ibex]

A bunch of teams from the warm up challenge

[tawdry urchin]

Is it worth using rotom heat? (Garchomp has taken the 6th slot)

[chrome knot]

larp spotted?

[tawdry urchin]

How? 😭

[rustic mountain]

have the aerodacytyl special scan already there from my last scan from months ago and took only a few donut rerolls for the alpha 3 sparkling 3

[chrome knot]

woaa

i needa rng swsh for one

[rustic mountain]

did have to farm some tangas b4 that but hav a decent amount of the other hyperspace berries so wasnt too bad

[chrome knot]

tho crowned tundra rng is hard sm random noise and weather effects

[rustic mountain]

[smoky terrace]

I'm currently training my Mega Dragonite Singles team before Ranked. Anything I need to improve on?

[hallow arrow]

Could anyone help me out? I just hit master ball tier about an hour ago and I have a rating of 1,702 is that any good? No idea

[chrome knot]

only issue to champs rn is

ladder anxiety lmao

[versed dune]

Relatively new to comp scene. Is defog worth running in the current meta or am I wasting a move slot

[chilly sluice]

anyone wanna play doubles rn

[rustic mountain]

real lol

im jus trynna remind myself its fun and we are all learning/relearning a completely new format and mechanic

[chrome knot]

idk how to get over it i get an icky feeling in my chest when i play

like im scared or smth lmao

[cyan smelt]

If it's vgc, don't bother, no such thing as hazards unless it's glimmora

[forest arrow]

My guy I’m doing that today too lol

[rustic mountain]

haha nice

yea jus gna eat somethin first then do that inna bit, train a few mons nd transfer them over see how it goes lol

think jus a matter of rerolling the mon that is the guaranteed shiny is all it comes down to so hopefully wont take too long

[rustic mountain]

wish i had a fix, usually itll settle for me after a few wins but yea it sucks

[forest arrow]

Yeah you could even reset cheese until you just spawn a shiny aero too, if you have a lvl 3

[rustic mountain]

yea thats wat i was thinkin from wat i remember

[chrome knot]

like im so incredibly far behind in ranked to where i should be but, should finally see real teams

[sudden remnant]

ugh the flower demon

[sudden remnant]

welcome to piss elo 🫩

[chilly sluice]

anyone wanna play doubles rn

[sudden remnant]

i got to ultra 2 before the teams started to noticeably vary in strategies and i just couldnt fight the teams started to
that ended up being on top

[chrome knot]

meh it should be more realistic than whatever tf greatball was

[sudden remnant]

ive seen either floette or palafin in every match ive played in the last idk 2 days

[chrome knot]

rankup game was vs perish rain & the basc was leftovers adaptability

with scale shot lmfao

[chrome knot]

this would be good instead of random shittier mon who i can’t predict a random set of

knowing is all the more powerful than playing blind

[foggy lodge]

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Tabu_24 (@Tabu__24)

2100 de elo con Mega Charizard-X!
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︀︀
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FixupX · Apr 13, 2026, 5:56 PM

[dull ibex]

After the change to gengar

[chrome knot]

yo bridge is missing 2 stat points

[sudden remnant]

all i know about palafin is wave crash flip turn jet punch and cc

like we dont already have adaptability basculegion to do the same thing

[chrome knot]

think palafin is strong in its own way

[sudden remnant]

i hate it

team basculegion 100%

[molten oasis]

Palafin can do something

[cyan smelt]

iron head on gambit clutch here https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9championsvgc2026regma-2582937179-usj32h9c87pw77y57e21s27sxewynnjpw

[sudden remnant]

yeah it can stay away from me

[cyan smelt]

why tf did they eq their own sneasler

[chrome knot]

they all got a job at mcdonalds

[sudden remnant]

why not

[cyan smelt]

they really wanted gambit dead ig

[sudden remnant]

did gambit die?

[cyan smelt]

nah i protected and called the cc

[sudden remnant]

lmao

[cyan smelt]

i'm gonna rewatch that replay whenever i need a laugh

[sudden remnant]

yo was it on showdown?

[cyan smelt]

yes

[sudden remnant]

gimme see

[cyan smelt]

i'm enjoying iron head on gambit

[sudden remnant]

im debating if i go all in on my original tailroom team around mega aerodactyl and mega amphy or if i do my other idea and all in on a team around mega lopunny and its scrappy ability

[cyan smelt]

i mean if you want to be basic use aerodactyl like everyone

[chrome knot]

hi im basic

[sudden remnant]

thats the thing

[cyan smelt]

if it works it works

[sudden remnant]

“basic” isnt my style and im sure we (we as in ME and ALL of you) know it

[cyan smelt]

be prepared to lose lots if you're using mega lopunny

[sudden remnant]

i cant derank from ultra 4

fear the man with nothing to lose

[cyan smelt]

i wish kang learnt close combat, i wonder how much low kick does to the fish

[sudden remnant]

fih

and which one

[cyan smelt]

basc male

[sudden remnant]

100 bp

[cyan smelt]

i mean that's decent damage right

[near crag]

Y'all think dual mega gengar and gyarados could work? Got a first draft going here https://pokepast.es/975d8e2675ae1a03

[sudden remnant]

meh

[cyan smelt]

low kick feels better than drain punch

[sudden remnant]

i dont think the fish will get ohkod

im sure it will hurt but i think the fih will live

[cyan smelt]

maybe gambit + kang tag team

[sudden remnant]

what did my fih do to you

basculegion is goated

[cyan smelt]

it's way too fast and way too stronk

but get this, they eqed their own sneasler lmao

[sudden remnant]

wheres gastradon when we need it

[cyan smelt]

lmfao i truly can't believe they eqed their own sneasler

0 iq play

[sudden remnant]

id eq my own incineroar

it would probably live the eq anyways

[cyan smelt]

yeah but sneasler doesn't have bulk like that

[sudden remnant]

maybe it failed them in their last battle so they cast it away Paul style from the anime

[cyan smelt]

i just don't understand how you can have sneasler, aerodactyl and mega floette and still lose

[sudden remnant]

skill canyon

[cyan smelt]

i think that's my favourite replay so far lmfao

feels good to have an alternate wincon against mega floette

Iron head go boom

[grand spire]

anything i should modify on my team

https://pokepast.es/b670686377ee528c

[cyan smelt]

You might want sacred sword on aegislash for gambits and incins and ttars

[grand spire]

so what do i replace

i already got crab tho

[cyan smelt]

Actually no keep it because you have mega crab

Your team looks fine but you need to be careful of teams stalling out tr

[grand spire]

i usually just predict protects and calm mind prim or smth

[cyan smelt]

Only problem i can see would be rain i think

[grand spire]

bruh i should js replace hyper voice w sunne day on farig ato

[cyan smelt]

No you need attacking moves in case of non prankster taunt

[grand spire]

what do i do against rain then its so common and i win half the time against it

[sudden remnant]

50/50 in a weather war is homestly how it should be

[grand spire]

its not a weather war tho

my team just weak to rain

[cyan smelt]

You could add rotom wash or something

[grand spire]

what do i replaxe then

[cyan smelt]

Obvious choice would be prim as it can be too passive, rotom can trick scarf or will o wisp

[grand spire]

nu uh

im using prim

i might run calcs and replace sinistcha with cofagrigus to see if it can withstand any attacks

i like never use sinistcha

[cyan smelt]

You could run rotom mow

[grand spire]

i need trick room though

[cyan smelt]

If you struggle against rain add torkoal

[grand spire]

then that would mess with primarina

and i dont think incineroar is worth replacing

[cyan smelt]

Well i think you need an electric type

[grand spire]

man idk

[cyan smelt]

Manectric?

[grand spire]

indeedee not being in this is annoying

[wild knot]

Im curious how does a excadrill go faster then a9?

[grand spire]

but what am i supposed to replace

[cyan smelt]

You said you barely use sinistcha

[grand spire]

yes but i need another tr setter

[cyan smelt]

Wait, i got it

[grand spire]

tr setter thats good against rain does not even exist with this limited roster

[cyan smelt]

Try mega lopunny with after you tr, gets tr set up instantly and can fake out ghosts

[grand spire]

wth 😭

[cyan smelt]

And mega lopunny can cc basc

[grand spire]

why would i need fake out then if im clickijg after you first turn

wasting a mega slot just to set tr is not worth it

[cyan smelt]

You have two ways of setting tr, fake out + tr or after you + tr

[grand spire]

then what does lopunny even do once tr is set

[cyan smelt]

Kill ghosts

[grand spire]

lopunny slot is free

for enemies to attack

[grand spire]

lopunny is like one of the fastest mons in the format its going last

[cyan smelt]

Yeah but the idea is that lopunny helps set tr then dies

[formal parrot]

Where can i get the choice items in champions

I just saw a Rotom trick me with a scarf

[grand spire]

no why would i waste my mega in that

[wild knot]

There is only one, the scarf

[formal parrot]

Where

[wild knot]

In the shop

[grand spire]

shop

[cyan smelt]

Basc is always going to be faster than mega lopunny

[grand spire]

i have aegislash with shadow sneak for basc anyways

its just pelliper thats really annoying

[wild knot]

Im curious would basc kill a rotom wash with a bit of bulk in the rain with wave crash

[grand spire]

and rotom wash but idk if they usually run on rain

[wild knot]

yeah i had a match where someone wanted to set up basc woth rain with peli, i fainted it, sent out basc but i switched it to a9 to stop rain

[cyan smelt]

Oooh how about mega meganium

[grand spire]

hurricane

i alrdy said i need tr

i dont think i can switch anything honestly

[cyan smelt]

Umbreon, nuke it with foul play

[wild knot]

i pulled a shiny umbreon in recruit.. idk to make it with a doubles or singles set in mind

[grand spire]

ok what i think i need to do against rain is to just lead farig and sinistcha and sack sinistcha so farig can set tr

but i literally have jothing good against water bruh

i can kill basc and arch its just pelliper thays annyoing

[cyan smelt]

well i was thinking something with accelrock but the lycanrocs are too fast for tr

[wild knot]

I fought someone with sand stream active and immediately mega’d ttar… does it set up sand stream when it megas

[cyan smelt]

yes

[wild knot]

idk why then cause mega frosslass immediately changed the weather and i got rid of mega ttar with snealer and they forfiet..

and the side mon

[cyan smelt]

did you mega after they did

[wild knot]

Yes

[cyan smelt]

did you mega at the same time

[wild knot]

they mega’d in the sand

i mega’d next turn cause a9 died to sand chip

[cyan smelt]

ok weather follows trick room order so the slowest pokemon sets weather first

[wild knot]

I know that they mega’d ttar when it was in sand storm already

[cyan smelt]

well then if it was sand already there was nothing to overwrite

[wild knot]

yeah i was so confused why they did that t1 in the sand

but then again i fake out it so idk what it was going to do lol

[cyan smelt]

dusk lycanroc has tough claws boosted thunder fang

and sucker punch and accelrock for sash

[wild knot]

Wait how much does choice scarf boost speed by

Excadrill was faster then a9

[cyan smelt]

sand rush

[wild knot]

Ohhhh

so i switched to snow so it wasnt that speedy anymore… i see

[rare drift]

This is the team i've been using

[dull ibex]

I wish there were proven archaludon or mega dnite teams I could use

[rare drift]

Archaludon, Peliper, THE CAT, Dragonite is a good core

[rare drift]

But im not sure what the other 2 slots would be

[dull ibex]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgtHtOz2KB4

trying this

[rare drift]

Im not gonna click that but lmk how that goes!

[stuck perch]

I don't think the team I'm using is cutting it I'm losing too much

And still in pokeball tier. It shudnt be this damn hard

https://tenor.com/view/luffy-one-piece-luffy-one-piece-luffy-cry-liuffy-luffyc-ry-gif-22236495

[rare drift]

What team are you using

[formal parrot]

I just noticed Incin no longer has Knock Off and U Turn.

No longer the swiss army knife of utility

[dull ibex]

any merit to dragon pulse over draco meteor on dragonite?

[wild knot]

Found an intimidate incineroar in recuit.. should i recruit permanently lol

[dull ibex]

do you have an incin already

[wild knot]

Brought over wolfe’s one

Event one

recrut one is max attack max speed adamant i think

Ive trialed ot for now

https://youtu.be/zZERi6o97Hg

[stuck perch]

Water, fairy and fire fuck me up every time

[cyan smelt]

idt my team is good, it's too inconsistent, maybe i should swap gliscor for aero though

[dull ibex]

Are there any proven tailwind reliant teams?

[wild knot]

I think its time to sos hunt a shiny crabrawler for champions

[cyan smelt]

i'm 15-10 with this team i should just abandon it

maybe it's just gliscor that's not working and maybe i try aero

i have no idea honestly i'm so lost

maybe i should actually look at the pasrs

ok so my wlr with it is 60% which isn't too bad ig

just need to patch some mus

[dull ibex]

How do you tell you're win loss

[cyan smelt]

in pasrs go to usage tab

[dull ibex]

Oh showdown win rate?

[cyan smelt]

yes

it could be better but i mean i'm not doing horribly

at least i've improved

looks like i'm good against ttar, aero and incin but not good against mega floette, garchomp or sneasler

[dull ibex]

On a tailwind team do I still go scarf chomp

[cyan smelt]

yeah why not

[dull ibex]

Locking into quake feels bad tbh

[cyan smelt]

you could go white herb

[dull ibex]

Nah I can't

Got sneasler

[cyan smelt]

sash sneasler and white herb chomp?

[lost sun]

yache berry could be good

[cyan smelt]

maybe i play some more games with this team to see what i should do

[dull ibex]

Got whim using sash

[lost sun]

char y team?

[dull ibex]

Yeah maybe

[dull ibex]

Char Y, Whim, Chomp, Sneasler, gambit, farig

[lost sun]

dragon resist berry could be nice too

[cyan smelt]

maybe i look at replacing a9 because i'm not winning games with her or sneasler

most successful is gliscor and kang

hmmm 80% lead win with kang and gambit

i'm not using iron head on gambit much, and i'm not using throat chop on gliscor much

i might check what other moves gambit and gliscor get

[formal parrot]

What does Aegislash use in doubles

[cyan smelt]

it depends, you can run it special or physical

[mighty stump]

Haban for Mirror sounds good to me

[cyan smelt]

i wonder if i should run knock off on gliscor

[mighty stump]

Gambit can run Low Kick for Ttar and the mirror

[cyan smelt]

already running low kick on kang

and i'm using it heaps

i'm also barely using icy wind on a9

[formal parrot]

I see King Shield, and then two STABS, but what is the fourth slot usually ran? Utility?

Like
KS, and then ShaBall & FlaCannon, flex slot

Or KS, and then GyroBall/IronHead & ShaClaw/ShaSneak, flex slot

[pearl wind]

i like poltergeist+iron head+shadow sneak+kings shield but you can probably drop iron head or sneak for something else like wide guard

[formal parrot]

Okay, also, what teams is AeSla usually on?

Rain? Balanced? Offense?

If any sample teams, pls provide sources, thx.

[lost sun]

can use fighting move for ttar and gambit

[jade dust]

How do I climb higher than Master Ball 4?

I have won many games in a row

I’m still the same tier

[lost sun]

apparently the higher leagues are locked for the first week of the season

[mighty stump]

that explains it

Where is everyone sitting at atm

[lost sun]

currently at 1800 only played 1 game since I got into mb as I want to use another team

[mighty stump]

My guess is that Champions is like 2000s

[lost sun]

probably higher don't u get put at 1780 when u first get in

[mighty stump]

Not for everyone lmao

With my initial slapdash team I was shoved into 1680 or sth like that then with a real team im sitting mid 1800s cuz I win streaked off a fee games

I saw people get placed sub 1600s

Average tends to be like 1500s based off previous experience

[molten oasis]

I haven’t played yet

Mostly just playing showdown

[mighty stump]

yeah same

[lost sun]

oh right maybe it is 2k then

[molten oasis]

Trying to figure out better stuff for phox

Trying sand with it

Snow feels bad rn

[mighty stump]

I think Chomp/Delphox/Corviknight sounds correct to me

But I think Corvi is just so good rn

[molten oasis]

Corv looks really strong, lemme

https://pokepast.es/306a3832402b8692 threw this together tonight

[mighty stump]

Honestly you can run like Gyara for Intim or support as well

[molten oasis]

I have a headache so I’m not playing anymore today but I’m trying that tomorrow

[formal parrot]

What teams is Aegislash usually on, and samples pls, thx

Doubles of course

[mighty stump]

I just see it on random goodstuffs/rain/sun

[molten oasis]

Sand with Ttar I’ve seen a couple times

[mighty stump]

It’s not exactly archetype defining cause its subpar

[formal parrot]

So flexible on any team then

Okay good

[mighty stump]

if you wanna call it that, sure

[formal parrot]

Cuz I really love Aegislash

[molten oasis]

It’s a cool Mon

[mighty stump]

I think whatever it is you’re required to run a fighting move like Sacred Sword

cause of Ttar Gambit

[molten oasis]

Gambit crazy rn

[formal parrot]

Is Gambit ever not crazy?

[molten oasis]

Higher power it falls off

Reg f onward it was only like, okay

Good in f with gouging fire then fell off

[lost sun]

cc has a 25% chance to ohko a max hp 1 Def gambit after an intimidate so that could be better

[molten oasis]

Hm, to follow up what set on corv? Is it a bulk up kind of set of tailwind set?

[mighty stump]

I run Bulk Up BB BP Roost

[molten oasis]

No protect, so sitrus?

[mighty stump]

Lefties

[molten oasis]

Really?

Alr, I’ll try that

Oh that’s literally what’s in my builder

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

[mighty stump]

I didn’t calc anything but I’ve just been using Max SpDef Careful lol

Which I feel has been correct for me

I cna probably optimise it but yeah

[molten oasis]

Max max is fine until it needs more imo

Tho I’ve had adjusted phox spreads to take hits

It eats shadow ball from Gengar and pretty much always nukes it in return

[mighty stump]

Nice

[molten oasis]

Gengar is uh, paper lol

[mighty stump]

Yk whats funny ti me

[molten oasis]

Yea?

[mighty stump]

How come no one has stolen Wolfe’s MGar spread

From Ye Olde days

It’s free

[molten oasis]

Where do you get it?

Or did he post everything on his videos on it

Oh you can just find it, awesome

Not nearly as bulky as I thought it would be

[cyan smelt]

I'm wondering if i switch to sash gambit because cc is a roll with chople

[molten oasis]

Sash gambit is wild

[cyan smelt]

Then i need to figure out what to do with sneasler

[lost sun]

I use sash gambit

[molten oasis]

Chople berry!

[vivid fern]

If there’s a Josh with the title “Dragon Tamer” in here from Champions all I have to say is imagine setting up Shadow Tag/Perish Song and still losing

That was such a satisfying victory

[cyan smelt]

I feel like i really struggle against perish trap and maybe throat chop gliscor is not it

[mighty stump]

what is this to fight a Sneasler 1v1 or sth

[molten oasis]

Do you even beat sneasler doing that?

[mighty stump]

Idk if its like Iron Head + Sucker

[lost sun]

only helps against fighting moves tho I don't need sash for anything else on my team with gambit

[molten oasis]

Ig so

[chilly sluice]

sash gambit is insane lmao

[cyan smelt]

yeah been struggling against sneasler

[vapid comet]

the forbidden technology... Zen Headbutt Kingambit

[molten oasis]

https://tenor.com/view/willsmith-fresh-prince-gif-5207996

[vapid comet]

As someone who largely plays Draft, Zen Headbutt Kingambit didn't even sound that bad in my head

matter of fact I brought it just 2 weeks ago

but as a ladder tech... yea not so much

[jade dust]

Ah alright

[daring jungle]

Now i know people focus more on the doubles, but would this work for singles?:

[lost sun]

think u should add smth like aggron that isn't weak to fire

[daring jungle]

Fair

Ill do that when i get one

I yawned this archaludon on a switch in and then they clicked electro shot without rain

[oak geode]

Was looking into the Battle Data to see which mons are used with Froslass, it says Kingambit & Sneasler. What do you all think?

[cyan smelt]

How does everyone play against perish trap? Feels like that's what i struggle with the most

[cyan smelt]

Try delphox

Also aerodactyl

[ripe grail]

yooo @lost sun ..u up fr some friendlies ?

[lost sun]

can do

I'll use the new team I made

[ripe grail]

less do it

made it

81617794

[lost sun]

is it meant to be singles

[ripe grail]

doubles

[lost sun]

says reg set ma single battle in top left

[ripe grail]

crap

[lost sun]

or can u change it without making a new one

[ripe grail]

imma make another

[lost sun]

ok

[ripe grail]

2171 1456

[lost sun]

💀

[ripe grail]

very crappy team i have …all my fav shinies stuffed tog

[lost sun]

both using gengar rain haha

[ripe grail]

i’ll bring the main one next game 💀💀

[lost sun]

doesn't look bad tbf

idk the damage that kommo does tbh

u have multiscale dnite right no way it's only doing 44%

[ripe grail]

obviously haha

ggs boy

[lost sun]

probably should've hit the peli

[ripe grail]

yesss you should have

get the main one now …i’ll get mine too

[lost sun]

this gonna be my main

just got to optimize it

[ripe grail]

alr alr

ahh crap i fcked up selection by mistake lol

[lost sun]

rip

I need adaptability to 1 shot char y right

in sun

[ripe grail]

yep

swift swim won’t cut it

what were you thinking lol

also no stamina on arch ?

[lost sun]

I was cooked from the lead

[lost sun]

nah got sturdy

[ripe grail]

kinda true haha

[ripe grail]

bad bro …no one’s gonna ohko arch trust

stamina way better

[lost sun]

lots of things do

pretty sure weather ball from char does

[ripe grail]

i think stamina is just bettter for dealing with garchomp and sneasler

[lost sun]

still a 1 or 2 shot depending on the item

[ripe grail]

up to you though …pick your poison

[lost sun]

wish the added power herb

rip forgot the timer is less

[ripe grail]

lmaooooo

[lost sun]

thought u was gonna double protect icl I almost parting shot my own arch to get in peli then I realised u could just hold the mega

[ripe grail]

almost

[lost sun]

need to make a lot of changes to this team

[ripe grail]

bad

damnnnn

luck

ahh i did think that might happen

two times wtf

[lost sun]

rock slides misses a lot

[ripe grail]

woahhh

[lost sun]

rip thought that would've finished

[ripe grail]

chompyyyyyy

close enough

we go again ?

[lost sun]

if u want

[ripe grail]

last for me

[lost sun]

ok

[ripe grail]

shit messed up the order lol

am so cooked

[lost sun]

forgot greninja had a mega icl was confused when I saw it mega

[ripe grail]

such a cool design ngl

lmaooooo F

[oak geode]

Hey, wanted to try out Mega Gengar since I got 3 of it shiny, whats the usual team partners for it?

[lost sun]

u can see in game

[oak geode]

I saw but didn't know if those stats are from all players or from actually performing players

Game is somewhat new so I assume alot of players are just using Gengar with their favorites

[lost sun]

flinch cooked me cus I tried to setup tw then thought u would double into it next turn

[ripe grail]

realll

[lost sun]

this teams bad

[ripe grail]

it really is bro

too frail

no pivots either

[lost sun]

gengar feels so useless when half the mons hit it for super effective ohko

[ripe grail]

yours isn’t an ideal team for gengar

[lost sun]

nah worked on showdown a bit tho

[ripe grail]

you need stallers to succeed with him

your mons are all very frail

no support for my poor baby

[lost sun]

wish they had a damage calc itg

only peli and basc are frail

and gengar ig but he can tank a few if trained right

[ripe grail]

kommo takes a lot of damage from pelipper dragonite and whimscott too

and it’s pretty slow unless you setup

[lost sun]

ye

need smth for the dark types

[ripe grail]

yep

aight imma take your leave now …had fun mate

[lost sun]

I played horribly

[ripe grail]

ggs

it’s not your fault man …the team needs a bit of work

if rain isn’t your thing try sun maybe

[lost sun]

I've made my arch bulkier and gave it stamina just gonna use eshot more for power

[lost sun]

that's what I used for getting to mb

[ripe grail]

Play the switch ins carefully

[lost sun]

want to use perish but there's just too much heavy hitters that threaten gengar

[ripe grail]

One wrong move and you're done

[ripe grail]

Yeah exactly

[oak geode]

Hey, started working on my team, Mega Gengar. Made team based on Battle Data, but would like opinions on it.

Kommo-o
Sneasler
Incineroar
Sinistcha
Kingambit

Haven't gotten around to moves and stuff just yet. But might try to go for a Perish Song team after this

[lost sun]

don't see how u beat zard y teams

[oak geode]

Did see that below the top 5 other partners were Poli & Basculegion

Could try one of those, maybe 3 members from the prior mentioned, then a poli & basculegion engine?

[lost sun]

could work

[oak geode]

What about:

Gengar
Incineroar
Kingambit
Sinistcha
Politoed
Basculegion

?

Could switch King with Sneasler

[split stone]

I'm bad at competitive can I just go back down to pokeball when I will never reach master

[cyan smelt]

post ur team and we can help you make improvements

[oak geode]

Would say play Casual, but onlu face actual meta strats there

[oak geode]

Mine or Miles?

[cyan smelt]

well both, happy to give feedback

[oak geode]

Building it in Showdown, you alright with that?

[cyan smelt]

yeah it's preferable to have a pokepaste anyway

[oak geode]

Will transfer mons after I get the team built

[cyan smelt]

make sure it works on showdown before building it

[cyan smelt]

ok i see the problem, audino, toucannon and vaporeon are trash sorry, replace em with sneasler, aerodactyl and hmmm idk garchomp maybe?

[oak geode]

I will, took a break to quickly shiny hunt Darkrai

[cyan smelt]

not 100% on garchomp but def sneasler and aero

also post your movesets as well

[oak geode]

Here's team, is it alright for me to post big text?

[cyan smelt]

just do pokepaste

[oak geode]

Did it, do I send link?

[cyan smelt]

Yep

[oak geode]

https://pokepast.es/44573b047d556f6d

[split stone]

I haven't gotten a aurodactyl yet and don't want to go though the lets go games to get one

[cyan smelt]

do you have pogo or plza?

[split stone]

I have za

I completely forgot about the fossils in za

[lost sun]

just read someone's protect by electro shotting them without the rain so it hits next turn

pro moves fr

[chrome knot]

or what if u electro shot in rain into protect & now the turn it’ll connect when you select again you’d be +2

[waxen dock]

is there a reg i speed tiers sheet?

[split stone]

What moves, stats and ability do I give them

[cyan smelt]

share your moves first

[lost sun]

nah had to fake out the chomp

that's why they protected since the aerodactyl was 1%

and I was at +2 since I electro shot the aero to get it down to 1 the turn before and the rain just ended when I made that prediction

if u press battle just before u start a match u can press Ur team and see all it's moves and items at once

[real prairie]

just hit 1800 in MB

[cyan smelt]

you need protect on everything first of all, i think floette is better with calm mind dazzling gleam, moonblast protect, garchomp with earthquake, dragon claw, rock slide, protect, maus should run follow me, super fang, protect and encore i think, basc protect, last respects, wave crash aqua jet, aerodactyl dual wingbeat, rock slide, tailwind, protect, sneasler, protect, dire claw, close combat, fake out i think

[worldly portal]

literally once every game it goes in an infinite loop saying "communicating", after waiting like 1 minute it says error, puts me back into the game and the game chose my moves at random
yet I got a 5 win-streak with this, which is insane
then I lost because I missed hydro pump, hit myself in confusion and got that infinite loop twice in the same game (it was still a decently close game for some reason)

it's so sad because I really enjoy the game, but I can't play properly with this

[real prairie]

is this a singles team?

[lost sun]

what range would u is high

[cyan smelt]

it's doubles

[real prairie]

i have no idea, i was hoping someone would give me feedback when i said it lol

[split stone]

Doubles

[lost sun]

I kinda spawned in at 1800

1785 to be exact then I won the next game now I'm 1800

[cyan smelt]

i'm not hopping back on champions until i optimise my team

[real prairie]

1800 in the past has been pretty good, but seems higher scale in Champions

ill keep pushing then lol

[lost sun]

ye I've seen people get 2k+

[cyan smelt]

my rating is probably lol

low

[real prairie]

highest rating for the WUC think was 1970 or something that won

[cyan smelt]

i'm not very good at this game

[split stone]

Can the game just derank me already

I am terrible at competitive can I be derank back down to pokeball now

[split stone]

When casual is no better then ranked

[real prairie]

White herb for Sneasler, the berry that reduces ice or fairy damage for Garchomp

[cyan smelt]

seeing a lot of mega floette so fairy reduction berry might be better

[real prairie]

Could change garchomp rock slide if you felt like running something else

[cyan smelt]

https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9championsvgc2026regma-2583290883-nim4u4a9vk7lb0785qaigr6nreoklx2pw phew i had to really earn this win

[lost sun]

ye I don't see a lot of snow anymore either

[real prairie]

tbh with fairy Aura, it won't make a difference

[cyan smelt]

thing is a nuke

[real prairie]

don't bring Garchomp to that fight

[cyan smelt]

as a matter of fact don't bring sneasler or gambit either because that thing hits hard

[real prairie]

and i run it with fake tears Whims next to it

[cyan smelt]

evil

[lost sun]

bro wants to 1 shot tera poison Incin

[real prairie]

I was tempted to run a calc earlier but didn't have time, wanted to see if it can OHKO with moonblast into Aeigslash with fake tears drop

[split stone]

When the ranks reset I'm just staying in pokeball tier

[lost sun]

I think they reset on June 17th

[real prairie]

okay no, i was correct to switch out

252 SpA Fairy Aura Floette-Mega Moonblast vs. -2 0 HP / 0 SpD Aegislash-Shield: 92-108 (68.1 - 80%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

[cyan smelt]

looks like my best lead so far is gambit kang

but that's only from 27 matches

but my gxe has improved to 63%

rock slide sneasler is kinda good ngl

[split stone]

Can I just derank myself now so I don't have to go up against try hards using meta pokemon

[cyan smelt]

people like to win, there's no point using suboptimal pokemon

[split stone]

At least tomodachi life is out in two day that will calm me down for a while until the ranks are reset so I can stay in pokeball tier and never go out of it

I just want to have fun with battles using some stupid pokemon as well instead of having to use the meta

[next stump]

the team you sent earlier is good

[split stone]

Yes

[real prairie]

Don't continue to cause me pain

[mint void]

I need metagross to not be illegal pls

wanted to recycle one of my SV teams but I miss like half the team :|

[lost sun]

did u draw that

[split stone]

I want to able to use pokemon like audino and they eeveelutions but I can't always have to use the meta

[mint void]

nuhuh

coaching ceruledge ftw

[split stone]

Yes

[mint void]

-_-

you playing tournaments?

[real prairie]

yeah

was inspired by this

[lost sun]

looks good

[real prairie]

Cheers

[gentle crag]

averagejack_yt has given 1 Gen Rep to alexr8698

[split stone]

No I'm just bad at competitive and just want to have fun with it but I can't. When people are mostly using meta

[mint void]

just fuck around with sth you think is fun or funny

[split stone]

But I can't if people are just try harding

[split stone]

So I'm just gonna wait until the ranks reset and just stay in pokeball tier

[mint void]

just lose

dont need to win to troll about

[split stone]

I can't troll if I can't set it up in the first place

[red willow]

How common are high single target grass damage threats?

I guess venu

But outside of that I cant think of many

[noble hatch]

mega meganium

solar beam go brrr

[mint void]

Im getting trolled in my first 2 games...wdym 5xQuick Claw Proc+1% survive :|

[real prairie]

Zard Z solar beams

[earnest rapids]

What is charizard Z

[bold geode]

https://x.com/i/status/2043859399270179283
My goat

Gio 🐻‍❄️ (@PqlarBear)

FIRST OFFICIAL GLOBAL NO. 1 PLAYER IN POKÉMON CHAMPIONS!

X · Apr 14, 2026, 1:10 AM

[earnest rapids]

Is this from legit software?

[chrome knot]

what does that even mean

[earnest rapids]

As in, played on an actual switch 2 and with no mods

[chrome knot]

he is the reigning vgc world champion

[earnest rapids]

That's wolfe

[chrome knot]

no

wolfe hasn’t won worlds since 2016

[waxen dock]

bro became #1 dlobally twice

[bold geode]

Yeah no it's legit and you can't even mod your Switch to cheat like that

[bold geode]

@chrome knot the shiggy wiggy

[indigo coral]

Oh shit, is Champion rank live now? Can you rank up in Master Ball

[bold geode]

Not sure tbh

[formal parrot]

Starting to figure out my rain team because Triple ghost is working, but not sure on Meganium

Pelipper, Bridge, Tea, and Aegislash putting in work

[next dust]

The amount of people making reddit posts about cheating but it's actually Zoroark is killing me

[foggy lodge]

son im crine

[brisk crater]

New players man😭

Ive heard people complain so much about the meta and when they sre given a solution they refuse to follow it

[wild stream]

zoroark feels like something you need to practice with to be able to use effectively

[sharp prism]

Anyone got a good team layout? I am trying to get into competitive pokemon but have no clue about good teams

[dull ibex]

There's a few good layouts

What kinda player are you

[sharp prism]

What do you mean?

Like in playstyle?

[dull ibex]

Yes

[sharp prism]

Um idk. I usually just play the games with whatever pokemon look cool

Im fine with anything you got

[dull ibex]

Hold on

I'm testing this

Have no idea if it's good for someone brand new though

You probably want Draco Meteor over dragon pulse on dnite

[spiral zealot]

i think Rain is pretty good for new players

[dull ibex]

The gengar I'm still learning what it does

[spiral zealot]

anything that has a clear strategy and wincon i think is good

[sharp prism]

Ok thank you

[gentle crag]

mangolananaa has given 1 Gen Rep to redstonejesus

[dull ibex]

🫡

[real prairie]

why female Basc?

[sharp prism]

Another question. Do i get the pokemon through other games and put them on champions or do i just gamble

[real prairie]

https://tenor.com/view/lets-go-gambling-gif-3937562841362806777

[spiral zealot]

if you have any other games, thats gonna be the simplest way to get the specific pokemon that you want

[sharp prism]

Ok thanks so much

[gentle crag]

You gave Gen Rep too recently. You can give Gen Rep again <t:1776184385:R>.

[sharp prism]

Whats rep

[real prairie]

meh, bot stuff

whenever you say thank you to someone you give them positive feedback for the channel basically

[knotty geyser]

Anyone having a hard time finding games in champions?

[real prairie]

Sorry, nope

[knotty geyser]

I keep infinitely serching for an opponent then I get a communication error

[chrome knot]

need like a beginner tier draft team league lmao

all the ones going on are like NPA NPAA all shit out of my skill level

[real prairie]

id be game for a champions draft league 👀

[chrome knot]

im not gonna be the one organizing it theyre alot of work

team captain/manager(s), all the shit that goes behind organizing it & then a playerbase

all kinda exhausting and hard to find

[tired jay]

I’m hard stuck great ball 2 for sum reason and I can’t tell if it’s my team or me 😭

[noble hatch]

is the only way to prevent whimsicott tailwind rn to have a faster mon that knows fake out?

[chrome knot]

any fake out mon

[noble hatch]

am i misremembering priority? i thought fake out was +1?

or is it +2?

and prankster only +1?

[chrome knot]

fake out is like +3

[dull ibex]

What's your team

[noble hatch]

why did i think it was only +1?

its also really funny that fake out has same priority as quick guard

[tired jay]

Mega froslass rotom fridge garchomp empoleon incineroar and kingambit

[dull ibex]

Idk then

what do you guys think of stalwart chople

[polar canyon]

Is sinistcha that much of a problem that you'd give up sturdy for redirection immunity?

I haven't played archa rain yet but I thought hurricane pelipper was enough of a response to it

[dull ibex]

im just workshopping ideas

[polar canyon]

Well it seems fine

Not that many items you'd wanna run on it anyways

[dull ibex]

yeah

[polar canyon]

I've run into white herb for draco meteor which is pretty cool

[indigo coral]

Sinistcha isn't the only redirector atm. Follow Me Clefable and Maushold exist, Mega Scovillain has more than zero usage, and I've unironically seen multiple Raichu and Manectric with Lightning Rod on ladder

[polar canyon]

Wait does stalwart ignore lightning rod too?

[indigo coral]

Yup

[polar canyon]

That's a detail I didn't know

Maybe that makes stalwart worth it

[indigo coral]

ALL redirection. That'll even include Storm Drain when we get Gastrodon eventually

[noble hatch]

wait that last one mightve been me

[polar canyon]

Not that arch has any water moves

[indigo coral]

Given it was yesterday the last time I saw one, impossible to know

[noble hatch]

i was literally playing with that team yesterday XD

[polar canyon]

I kinda do wanna also use raichu for fake out electroweb

Fake out speed control is pretty nice

[noble hatch]

it is really nice