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the entire waruda machine
Yes.
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Silly Things You've Seen On The OU Ladder!
- Thread starter MrEon
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I think that even a Poison Mono could at least be able to have some KOs against a Psychic one.
Iron Head did 60, and Excadrill resisted your only attack. TIME TO SWITCH OUT TO HIPPOWDON.
He was switching to get the Sand Rush boost so he'd outspeed, but I kept stalling out his sandstorms. But yeah, neither of us were playing perfectly intelligently. I kept expecting SR and really wanted to stop him from getting that up, hence the whole Deoxys-D Taunt followed by repeated Espeon switch-ins.
Another funny thing I saw in OU Monotype: Dark Pulse Pangoro. Observe: http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/oumonotype-82242795
Another funny thing I saw in OU Monotype: Dark Pulse Pangoro. Observe: http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/oumonotype-82242795
252+ SpA Choice Specs Machamp Fire Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Skarmory: 338-398 (101.1 - 119.1%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Choice Specs Machamp Focus Blast vs. 252 HP / 0 SpD Ferrothorn: 362-428 (102.8 - 121.5%) -- guaranteed OHKO
don't diss specschamp it's a legit set
We should definitely have a wonderland tier.
EDIT: Someone's got stuck in 1st Gen: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-82299428
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I don't think Specs Machamp is used for anything other than as a decoy to lure the things that threaten your actual sweeper. In other words: send in Machamp, opponent sends in physical wall or tank while going "what are you doing sending in this guy while my wall is still alive", then the wall gets KO'd by surprise Specschamp and the sweeper comes out. That, and I imagine it elicits a nice reaction from the victim.
What's sort of scary is how high that Ground mono guy got on the ladder.
Also, we should indeed make a wonderland tier, in which every actually practical set is banned.
What's sort of scary is how high that Ground mono guy got on the ladder.
Also, we should indeed make a wonderland tier, in which every actually practical set is banned.
"Oh look I've knocked off this Sygilyph's Flame Orb."
"Hmmm... what should I do now?"
"Probably burn it."
I mean, he was going to get swept anyway, but that moment defied all logic, not to mention knowledge of Pokemon.
"Hmmm... what should I do now?"
"Probably burn it."
I mean, he was going to get swept anyway, but that moment defied all logic, not to mention knowledge of Pokemon.
Random Shit volume 15: Attack of the NU's Edition
-Curse Dusclops. Do you have any idea how easy it is to work around that?
-Heliolisk using Surf on Gyarados. Um...
-Arbok.
-Mega Lucario with Dragon Pulse. I never have figured out why people do that.
-Sashed Manaphy.
-Leaf Storm/Nature Power/Energy Ball Celebi. And before you go on about Nature Power, it turns into Tri Attack now.
-Blizzard/Hyper Beam Blissey.
-Two separate instances of Cresselia Lunar Dancing into a fresh Scolipede.
-Scolipede spamming Return.
-Raticate.
-Alomomola.
-Wailord.
-Thunder Wave/Gyro Ball Ferrothorn. Some people just can't connect the dots.
-Pachirisu.
-Absol using Shadow Ball? Bad. Forgetting Meloetta is immune to it? Even worse.
-Kingdra with Focus Energy, but apparently without Scope Lens.
-Nasty Plot Klefki. Nope, Zoroark. It kept Illusion up for close to 10 turns.
-Dark Pulse Gengar.
-Using Toxic against said Gengar.
-Brine Cloyster.
-Using Sludge Bomb against Mawile.
-Muscle Band Aggron. It still managed to OHKO the Mandibuzz that knocked it off (glorious Head Smash).
-Outrage Arcanine.
-Eruption/Sunny Day/Will-o-Wisp/Focus Punch Typhlosion. And thanks to crits, he won.
-Curse Dusclops. Do you have any idea how easy it is to work around that?
-Heliolisk using Surf on Gyarados. Um...
-Arbok.
-Mega Lucario with Dragon Pulse. I never have figured out why people do that.
-Sashed Manaphy.
-Leaf Storm/Nature Power/Energy Ball Celebi. And before you go on about Nature Power, it turns into Tri Attack now.
-Blizzard/Hyper Beam Blissey.
-Two separate instances of Cresselia Lunar Dancing into a fresh Scolipede.
-Scolipede spamming Return.
-Raticate.
-Alomomola.
-Wailord.
-Thunder Wave/Gyro Ball Ferrothorn. Some people just can't connect the dots.
-Pachirisu.
-Absol using Shadow Ball? Bad. Forgetting Meloetta is immune to it? Even worse.
-Kingdra with Focus Energy, but apparently without Scope Lens.
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-Dark Pulse Gengar.
-Using Toxic against said Gengar.
-Brine Cloyster.
-Using Sludge Bomb against Mawile.
-Muscle Band Aggron. It still managed to OHKO the Mandibuzz that knocked it off (glorious Head Smash).
-Outrage Arcanine.
-Eruption/Sunny Day/Will-o-Wisp/Focus Punch Typhlosion. And thanks to crits, he won.
One guy said skarmory and clefable suck, this followed:
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/storm-ou-9813
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/storm-ou-9813
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-82328536
Short battle
>Power-Up Punch Mega Blastoise
>Fire Blast Mawile
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-82340198
Another short one. All I saw was Focus Punch Lucario.
Edit: Somehow missed the Hydro Pump Azumarill and Zen Mode Darmanitan. Thanks Flameuser. Also Im pretty sure U-Turn on Ninjask is not good.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-82329735
>Barrier, Charge Beam Aurorus
>Nasty Plot Mandibuzz
>Sitrus Berry Hitmonlee
>Salac Berry Leavanny
Short battle
>Power-Up Punch Mega Blastoise
>Fire Blast Mawile
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-82340198
Another short one. All I saw was Focus Punch Lucario.
Edit: Somehow missed the Hydro Pump Azumarill and Zen Mode Darmanitan. Thanks Flameuser. Also Im pretty sure U-Turn on Ninjask is not good.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-82329735
>Barrier, Charge Beam Aurorus
>Nasty Plot Mandibuzz
>Sitrus Berry Hitmonlee
>Salac Berry Leavanny
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http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou-82392506
>Butterfree
>Fearow
In OU.
Am i missing something?
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou-82401619
>Sleep Clause
>Calm Mind Smeargle
What
>Butterfree
>Fearow
In OU.
Am i missing something?
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou-82401619
>Sleep Clause
>Calm Mind Smeargle
What
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And Hydro Pump Azumarill. And Zen Mode Darmanitan.
Also, some people really don't understand how to Pokémon. I get the feeling they don't know how Mega Evolution works, either:
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/customgame-82383470
And people who don't understand the ability Mummy or the thing about actually running non-STAB moves:
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/customgame-82383291
And a match which is totally an Ubers match, no matter what anyone else thinks:
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ubers-82383577
And now featuring a mixed Groudon who tries to Earthquake a Ninjask. You'd think someone who insists on using the Japanese names for all the Pokémon would at least understand "what are strategery".
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ubers-82383608
Ubers again, this time featuring Special-based Iron Defence Cloyster getting absolutely nothing done. Also Entrainment Durant leading into a Poison Heal Gliscor that lacks Protect.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ubers-82383042
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-82436780
ness64 is me.
ness64 is me.
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Let's see what I can come up with if I spend a few minutes watching battles...
- Delibird.
- Dazzling Gleam Chansey.
- An Omastar using Shell Smash which then fails to outspeed an Espeon that wasn't scarfed.
- After getting this Omastar to 23% health, the opponent sends in 100% health Forretress. It chooses this moment to set up Stealth Rock.
- Drapion. It knew Iron Tail.
- Sitrus Berry Absol.
All of this happened in the span of five minutes. I wish I was kidding.
- Delibird.
- Dazzling Gleam Chansey.
- An Omastar using Shell Smash which then fails to outspeed an Espeon that wasn't scarfed.
- After getting this Omastar to 23% health, the opponent sends in 100% health Forretress. It chooses this moment to set up Stealth Rock.
- Drapion. It knew Iron Tail.
- Sitrus Berry Absol.
All of this happened in the span of five minutes. I wish I was kidding.
Smelling Salts. Because curing your opponent of status is always a good thing.
Fur Coat+Charm+Cotton Guard. Dedicating half your moveset to surviving physical attacks has never been so effective!
To be fair, a team with Ninjask, Charizard, and Jumpluff should have a spinner or a defogger. And not be on the Ubers ladder.
I don't think missing Blizzard once can really be considered "hax"
So many attempt to break Sleep Clause that it really can't be considered "silly" anymore.
The amount of stupid in this match seems almost intentional.
Highlights:
-Sylveon using Dazzling Gleam instead of Moonblast or Hyper Voice.
-Detect in Singles. At all.
-Toxic Orb Facade Goodra. Yes, Goodra.
-Attempting to put a poisoned Clefable to sleep.
-Smeargle with Toxic Spikes is already pretty questionable, but the fact that it used it against a team of Skarmory and an already poisoned Clefable is amazing.
-Brick Break Scrafty.
-Dark Pulse Scrafty.
-Turns out that Smeargle also had Calm Mind.
-Aeral Ace.
This may change your mind :
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/super-machamp-choice-specs.74982/
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Dr Ciel
Banned deucer.
Say hi to the camera, guys. You're on the first edition of Silly Players!
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou-82511762
Dual Screens Togekiss, Stone Edge | Aerial Ace Gliscor, Ember Pyroar, Charge Beam | Dazzling Gleam Celebi, & more...
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou-82511897
Camerupt, Agility Venomoth, & a failed BP to Totodile
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou-82511184
Special Mega Aerodactyl, Confuse Ray Rotom-W, & Sashed Houndoom
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-82511797
Quick Claw Sceptile, Focus Blast | Aerial Ace Keldeo, Sitrus Berry Rotom-W (In Singles, mind you), & X-Scissor Gliscor
That's all I have for now, see more on the next edition!
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou-82511762
Dual Screens Togekiss, Stone Edge | Aerial Ace Gliscor, Ember Pyroar, Charge Beam | Dazzling Gleam Celebi, & more...
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou-82511897
Camerupt, Agility Venomoth, & a failed BP to Totodile
http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ou-82511184
Special Mega Aerodactyl, Confuse Ray Rotom-W, & Sashed Houndoom
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-82511797
Quick Claw Sceptile, Focus Blast | Aerial Ace Keldeo, Sitrus Berry Rotom-W (In Singles, mind you), & X-Scissor Gliscor
That's all I have for now, see more on the next edition!
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http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-82577929
Flame Body Talonflame in a battle I was watching just now. Enough said.
Flame Body Talonflame in a battle I was watching just now. Enough said.
it wasn't Bright Powder Exploud, it was Hustle Ratatta ;)
Yeah, I made that mistake once. Funny thing is, I only realised after a dozen battles or so.
Doesn't matter that Hustle was the actual culprit, as there never was an Evasion Items Clause, and I think even the Evasion Abilities Clause is gone. That's right, Brightpowder Sand Veil is now legal, if you really feel like that is necessary. You could also run Brightpowder Parafusion Serene Grace Flinchax, if you really wanted to be a jerk about it. 14.2% chance of your opponent actually being able to attack gogogo! Heck, even without the confusion, that's only a 28.4% chance.
...I think the odds there are good enough for that strategy to actually not be considered "hax". Instead, the opponent successfully getting multiple attacks in would be "hax".