Silly Things You've Seen In Other Metagames

[candylatte]

Hate to be the guy who does this, but if you're specs like most 1v1 nidokings: 252+ SpA Choice Specs Sheer Force Nidoking Ice Beam vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Multiscale Dragonite: 316-372 (97.5 - 114.8%) -- 81.3% chance to OHKO

If you looked at the chat, you would see me post the calc. I'm scarfed.
Sith'ari: 252+ SpA Sheer Force Nidoking Ice Beam vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Multiscale Dragonite: 210-248 (64.8 - 76.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

 

[aesf]

If you looked at the chat, you would see me post the calc. I'm scarfed.
Sith'ari: 252+ SpA Sheer Force Nidoking Ice Beam vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Multiscale Dragonite: 210-248 (64.8 - 76.5%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Yeah i kinda figured that out the moment after i posted it. could've sworn i deleted that part of the post though.

 

[Fencerman]

http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/battle-hackmons-128011810
-Last Resort Arceus (only other move was protect)
-Magic Guard Belly Drum Arceus with Refresh (he thought that would work)
-Mold Breaker Scizor (did not expect)
-Landorus-T
-No Guard Sheer Cold Porygon-2

 

[Talpr0ne]

Bubble Beam Crawdaunt and Outrage Granbull on the tier shift ladder.

 

[aesf]

So I decided to try 1v1 with a specs steelix. Amazingly enough, I managed to peak at 1228. Yes, with a specs steelix.

If you don't believe me, here's pretty much every single battle I fought:
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-128061785
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-128061909
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-128062140
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-128062344
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-128062932
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-128063174
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-128063394 (love this one especially)
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-128063880 (the one that got me to peak with the help of hax)

Go out there and try really stupid stuff and hope it works! Take this as an example!


EDIT: NEW PEAK OF 1434! SPECS STEELIX HYPEEEEE
EDIT 2: TOP 400! GO!

 

[Ranger Mike]

THEY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY Hackmons replay: Tympole 4 hackmons vs. Saskue Thunder - Pokémon Showdown

 

[RyanKoopa]

So I was bored today, decided to play 1v1 with my favorite pokemon. I figured I'd win maybe 1 battle tops and then loose over and over again from then on. Apparently I underestimated the stupidity of the ladder http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-128131754

 

[Whatwasthatnoise]

Another one of those "crusade for originality" guys...

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-123206651

Was that guy using a TPP FireRed team?

*Checks*

Yes, he was. Oookay.

 

[Fencerman]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-128181148
Dat Sawk Tho

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-128182647
...Parasect?

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-128184707
All of my what

 

[michaeloche]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-128184707
All of my what

That awkward moment when double Struggle...

 

[JungleB]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-125886778

I actually won a battle using a team of Luvdics... WAT. (I'm Lunatic Luvdisc BTW)

 

[Olaph Olaffsson]

When your opponent misclicks on STABmons instead of 1v1...

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/stabmons-128406738

And in Challenge Cup 1v1:

A Registeel with Gardevoirite
A Pokémon (can't remember which) with No Guard and Double Team
This one, where Marowak has a Shed Shell and Suicune has a Rare Bone, both of which are useless apart from Marowak's Fling.

Seven of the eight Eeveelutions in one battle:

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/stabmons-128726870

 

[Darkcelibi4325]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-86889547
So this guy has one Pokémon. A Stance Change Aegislash. And apparently, it isn't holding an item. (My Weavile runs Magician+Fling, hence the reason why I'm even using Weavile in BH. It has 130 base Speed, which I think is that fastest of any Dark-type that also has something resembling an Attack stat.) Is he laddering down or something?

 

[Uselesscrab]

Why did you just quote one post from the first page and post it? (Welcome to Smogon, by the way.)

Anyway, here's a terrible Ferrothorn:

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-127760531

 

[michaeloche]

Saw a Blast Burn Y-zard in 1v1. It missed, allowing his opponent's Electrode to win. (also, Electrode in 1v1)

Edit: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-128922172
Boomburst Prankster M-Lucario, Sheer Cold without No Guard, and Geomancy Sturdinja without a Power Herb.

And apparently, Pandora has triples now, though it appears they have some bugs to work out. Saw 2 of those battles; one of them had a Triple Kick Hitmontop.

Edit 2: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-128918880
So that happened...

 

[MattzV2]

Woah woah hold on there. Most of those are pretty dumb, but gyara with mega stone is viable, because it has mold breaker. This allows you to basically have two abilities. For example, simple + shell smash, then mega and sweep with mold breaker

I actually havent thought of that

 

[Hclegend]

SkyAttack/Fly/Acrobatics/MIRRORMOVE Mega Pinsir. With Power Herb
This was in Balanced Hackmons. Didn't really think it justified a replay.
Still, at least I had my Mega-Aerodactyl to wall it with :P
(Also, they forfeited when they saw my Endavour Shedinja. Don't think that's as bad as Magic Bouce Deoxys-Attack or V-Create/Superpower Contrary Mewtwo Y, especially because they had a Simple Quiver Dance Mewtwo X. Tis was all on their side BTW. I don't use that shit. I use CritTwo
Edit: forgot this: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-129430202
Enjoy!

 

[Olaph Olaffsson]

How not to use non-attacking moves:

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-129501781

The Misdreavus is pretty stupid as well, but I'm rotating through all my semi-viable mons.

Some other 1v1 nonsense:

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-129540885

Walling MegaZard with an RU mon. Using Shell Smash.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-129544290

Don't you think a level one is likely to be F.E.A.R.? Even without Sturdy, I would have won.

 

[michaeloche]

So just for shits and giggles, I decided to take CroCune onto the 1v1 ladder. These are the battles I've had so far:
#1: Outrage Dragonite that forfeited after I rested.
#2: Toxic+Leech Seed+Ingrain+Refresh Bayleef, presumably with Eviolite. It wasn't terrible, but he decided that I was going to outstall him, so he forfeited.
#3: Explosion Cloyster. No Shell Smash. At least it had Skill Link and the multi strike moves. Not that it did any good. Needless to say, I won.

 

[Mulan15262]

Some other 1v1 nonsense:

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-129540885

Walling MegaZard with an RU mon. Using Shell Smash.

Shuckle is not 1v1 nonsense. It simply isn't used much in OU due to the opponent just switching out to something that can destroy it. In 1v1, though, you don't have such a luxury, and most of Shuckle's counters aren't too useful in the 1v1 metagame.

 

[mallpal]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/tiershift-129322722

 

[Hclegend]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-130111559
Short and WTF worthy!
Edit: Awww, it didn't get the other guys quote of "Scyther Y U no fly"

 

[Fencerman]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-130214745
wat

 

[Olaph Olaffsson]

You know that special defense affects how much damage you take from special attacks? Well...

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-130531371

He even knew that I had a super-effective Special move, as he'd used King's Shield the turn before!

 

[Fencerman]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-130655356
-Mega Luc without priority
-Bone Rush fails to kill a weavile at 80% after hitting 5 times and critting once

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-130657441
...pikachu?

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-130658105
Just for that nickname tho