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Other Silly Things You've Seen On The OU Ladder: V2
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Good try. I picked Azurill because it had the second lowest BST just above Sunkern, but I forgot about Huge Power. Kricketot would be a better choice for the suck factor.
The Shellder Smuggler
Banned deucer.
I haven't made a round 3 of "Can you watch this without injuring yourself?" because I've been having normal battles. Guess I'll just analyze this one battle: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-98246249
- "Because I can't fodder a pokemon, I'm going to make pointless switches from this bullet punch scizor that'll 2HKO my pokemon! Oh yeah, and I'm not actually going to switch into something that resists bullet punch - I'm going to damage all my pokemon that don't!" Yeah...my scizor is banded.
- "I survived with 1 HP? Better go for a non effective outrage! Not like the Marowak usage has fire punch!"
- Sucker Punch like there isn't any tomorrow, but definitely not on Exploud.
- "If I roost a max special attack life orb exploud with boom burst, will I survive?"
- So...he keeps protect and swords dance on scizor...and has leftovers...and spams protect and swords dance...and doesn't have bullet punch...is this okay?
- Psychic on Golduck? Too mainstream.
- Golduck - Base 85 speed. Breloom - Base 70 speed. Guess which one out-sped. (I'm jolly, but still)
- "OMG HE'S GONNA USE FACADE! BETTER PP STALL MY SELF OUT WITH SYNTHESIS!"
- He used hidden power fire on my breloom....over sludge bomb
It wasn't as good as the last one, but FIRST PERSON COMMENTARY FTW!
- "Because I can't fodder a pokemon, I'm going to make pointless switches from this bullet punch scizor that'll 2HKO my pokemon! Oh yeah, and I'm not actually going to switch into something that resists bullet punch - I'm going to damage all my pokemon that don't!" Yeah...my scizor is banded.
- "I survived with 1 HP? Better go for a non effective outrage! Not like the Marowak usage has fire punch!"
- Sucker Punch like there isn't any tomorrow, but definitely not on Exploud.
- "If I roost a max special attack life orb exploud with boom burst, will I survive?"
- So...he keeps protect and swords dance on scizor...and has leftovers...and spams protect and swords dance...and doesn't have bullet punch...is this okay?
- Psychic on Golduck? Too mainstream.
- Golduck - Base 85 speed. Breloom - Base 70 speed. Guess which one out-sped. (I'm jolly, but still)
- "OMG HE'S GONNA USE FACADE! BETTER PP STALL MY SELF OUT WITH SYNTHESIS!"
- He used hidden power fire on my breloom....over sludge bomb
It wasn't as good as the last one, but FIRST PERSON COMMENTARY FTW!
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-98250775
These Spanish players, I'm tellin' ya...
These Spanish players, I'm tellin' ya...
The Shellder Smuggler
Banned deucer.
ness, is it just me and you commenting right now? lol
Lol, probably.
The Shellder Smuggler
Banned deucer.
Round 4 came quick: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-98255597
- Machamp using...knock off?
- Avalugg
- Infernape using Flare Blitz on gliscor isn't bad, but not predicting a flying type move or earthquake isn't good.
- In round 1, I raised a point about rock tomb sucking, but being good on breloom. Avalugg was using rock tomb, and even with the speed drop, won't be outspeeding anytime soon.
- If avalugg had recover, wouldn't it have been smart to predict that when scizor came in?
- Scizor swept 3 pokemon, and he didn't really seem to give a shit, explaining why he kept spamming rock tomb
- Machamp using...knock off?
- Avalugg
- Infernape using Flare Blitz on gliscor isn't bad, but not predicting a flying type move or earthquake isn't good.
- In round 1, I raised a point about rock tomb sucking, but being good on breloom. Avalugg was using rock tomb, and even with the speed drop, won't be outspeeding anytime soon.
- If avalugg had recover, wouldn't it have been smart to predict that when scizor came in?
- Scizor swept 3 pokemon, and he didn't really seem to give a shit, explaining why he kept spamming rock tomb
I've yet to actually win with the RNG'd team I have. All I ever got was one forfeit at team preview, and that could be due to them being impatient or being called away by their parents or whatevs.
and exactly WHAT is wrong with this? With the buff it's better than payback now IMO and it lets him deal with slowbro and slowking easier if it gets to that point.
Not to mention making things like Landorus-T and Gliscor cry on the switch-in. If champ is UU (or lower) this gen then eviolite users beware!
As for me? Well...
Wish I saved a replay of this, but I ran into a guy using a Gengar with Shadow Ball and Destiny Bond (seems normal enough), along with...wait for it...DRAIN PUNCH and EXPLOSION with a NORMAL GEM. Also I outsped it with a bulky mega scizor...take that in for a moment.
Unless it was something horrific like Choice Specs Avalugg this isn't fair. Avalugg isn't completely worthless, it's just too easy to play around.
knock off is the best coverage move available to machamp (or for any pokemon this gen) for hitting psychics and ghosts.
and yeah i have something for you guys:
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-98279507
airslash mega charizard-X lol
Just saw a Seedot. With an awful lot of chat spam.
More things... Switching Metagross against Air Balloon Excadrill, then going for Earthquake.
Leaving Azumarill against Mega Venusaur.
Dragon Pulse Mega Blastoise (Poor MegaZard X)
Aerial Ace Metagross.
+10 Turns of two Aegislash against each other.
Giga Impact Conkeldurr.
Giga Impact... Greninja.
Double Edge, Pshychic UMBREON.
I also see lots of Lucarios wandering around. Could anyone tell me why?
EDIT: This is Ubers, but... try to survive after watching this: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ubers-98283355
Or... this: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ubers-98284191
More things... Switching Metagross against Air Balloon Excadrill, then going for Earthquake.
Leaving Azumarill against Mega Venusaur.
Dragon Pulse Mega Blastoise (Poor MegaZard X)
Aerial Ace Metagross.
+10 Turns of two Aegislash against each other.
Giga Impact Conkeldurr.
Giga Impact... Greninja.
Double Edge, Pshychic UMBREON.
I also see lots of Lucarios wandering around. Could anyone tell me why?
EDIT: This is Ubers, but... try to survive after watching this: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ubers-98283355
Or... this: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ubers-98284191
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Mission complete!
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-98288838
Turns out Choice Banded Magikarp Bounce hurts.
What next? Replace Farfetch'd with something?
On the silly things side I saw, while getting this win:
- A Special Sweeper Forretress. Zap Cannon and Flash Cannon
- A Baton Passed ICE PUNCH sweeping Jynx (above). Also Attract on that and Sweet Kiss on Roserade.
- A non-Mega Charizard. Its first move was Sunny Day. The team had no Mega
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-98288838
Turns out Choice Banded Magikarp Bounce hurts.
What next? Replace Farfetch'd with something?
On the silly things side I saw, while getting this win:
- A Special Sweeper Forretress. Zap Cannon and Flash Cannon
- A Baton Passed ICE PUNCH sweeping Jynx (above). Also Attract on that and Sweet Kiss on Roserade.
- A non-Mega Charizard. Its first move was Sunny Day. The team had no Mega
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Delibird/Farfetch'd is the new Staraptor/Talonflame.
You forgot the Focus Band Lucario with Attract.
Yep, sadly I entered the battle at its end and couldn't save the replay...
I'll try to get a win with that "Dream Team" of the least mighty and powerful mons too, seems pretty funny.
Showderp?
The Shellder Smuggler
Banned deucer.
Meh. Never seen a machamp using knock off. I've been playing since DPP days and that just seems kinda new :/ Dunno, guess you learn something everyday.
As for avalugg - it's avalugg.
The Shellder Smuggler
Banned deucer.
That first battle was whack....gyro ball....on a boost aegis lash.....hitting a zekrom
I've watched this just now in Ubers http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/ubers-98336239
Things of note:
- Why is the guy using Sceptile and Swampert in ubers? Maybe Garchomp and Salamence could thrive (more Garchomp than Salamence)...
- Giga Impact Garchomp
- Aerial Ace Deoxys-S (because we all know Aerial Ace is the end all be all coverage move...unless is the lack of ban on evasion really such a big deal that he's got to run perfect accuracy moves on everything)
- I don't know if this is a big deal or not, but is there any advantage to using Blaze Kick over Flare Blitz on Blaziken?
Things of note:
- Why is the guy using Sceptile and Swampert in ubers? Maybe Garchomp and Salamence could thrive (more Garchomp than Salamence)...
- Giga Impact Garchomp
- Aerial Ace Deoxys-S (because we all know Aerial Ace is the end all be all coverage move...unless is the lack of ban on evasion really such a big deal that he's got to run perfect accuracy moves on everything)
- I don't know if this is a big deal or not, but is there any advantage to using Blaze Kick over Flare Blitz on Blaziken?
The Shellder Smuggler
Banned deucer.
Not bad enough for a round 5 but....http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-98338244
- He used T-wave on gliscor
- I know he crippled my gliscor, but my real question is...why does he have t-wave AND gyro ball?
- Why would he switch into florges, if he knows that gengar potentially will pack a poison move? I was scarfed, but still.
- "Oh, scizor comes in to face my florges? Better staying to face a bullet punch!
- So, his florges is fainted, but does he switch into volcarona? NO! That would actually have been a good decision! Scrafty needs to take the 2HKO!
- Is Psychic even viable on volcorona?
- What the fuck? Mega TTar against cloyster and you shell smash?
- He used T-wave on gliscor
- I know he crippled my gliscor, but my real question is...why does he have t-wave AND gyro ball?
- Why would he switch into florges, if he knows that gengar potentially will pack a poison move? I was scarfed, but still.
- "Oh, scizor comes in to face my florges? Better staying to face a bullet punch!
- So, his florges is fainted, but does he switch into volcarona? NO! That would actually have been a good decision! Scrafty needs to take the 2HKO!
- Is Psychic even viable on volcorona?
- What the fuck? Mega TTar against cloyster and you shell smash?
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