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Hi
Memoric nice interview, few questions for you!
What specifically is it that keeps you coming back to Smogon? Is there any "goals" that you want to accomplish in your time here?
I guess what makes me come back to Smogon is the friends I made here in the Dubs community, the only community I really "reached" in on. If it wasn't for the dubs guys, I probably wouldn't have the drive to keep playing rn since, while mons can be fun, playing it all on my lonesome without anyone else to talk about it can get really old, especially since im the only one in my irl circle that plays pokemon at all. I guess since I have friends here, I find more fun out of playing competitive mons n stuff. Kinda fun for me as a person too since I'm not really a people person so having more people to talk to is always nice to have :^)
I don't really have any big goals that I want to get since lol internet points, but the thing I really want to get the most is the Smog Media badge because I really enjoy writing and The Smog, and having the badge gives me some form of recognition in those areas which is cool. I always wanted to get into SPL too but that requires being good which is something I'm always working on :D
What do you think the most underrated Mega Pokemon is? Why?
imo the most underrated Mega Mon rn is Mega Venu because that thing is just damn right really good at what it does. It has the stats to be a bulky & strong attacker while also having great typing for the job. It can check the same things Amoong can do minus Rage Powder, but it has good offensive presence while also being a bitch to take out (has access to recovery too y/y). I've always been meaning to do this Mega Venu + Tailwind team but don't have the time to do it :[
Another Mega would be Mega Gengar, which is really underused and underrated atm which is weird since it could be a great mon with its trapping ability. Can't really talk about it much tho since I don't have much experience with it but it has potential to be really great tbh
Is there any player(s) that you looked up to when starting in the tier? If so, why them specifically?
I got interested in Doubles through watching the replays from SPL 5, so the guys I got used to seeing and looked up to when I was starting was Arcticblast, you, TFC, Laga, Nollan and the others. I looked up to a lot of guys really, because those guys are good at playing and like I always that "maybe I could be good as those guys" and stuff like that. I always wanted to play in a stage like SPL, but that requires being good so I looked up to you guys and in a way tried to pick up some bits here and there, like how Laga builds his teams, Nollan with his funky spreads, the way you guys play, etc.
Got any creative sets you're looking to try?
I'm not really a guy who uses a lot creative sets, like the most creative thing I ever used in this meta is SD Garchomp rofl. If it counts, I've always liked the idea of the Offensive-y Mega Venu + Tailwind build I mentioned earlier. Another thing I've always tried to build with is SubLO Deo-A with MKanga because lol. A creative set I wanted to try out for "reals" though is a bulky Thunder Wave Celebi which can check rain and Rotom-W while also having recovery, but being weak to things like Skymin, Zard, and Heatran means it can be really iffy. It's something tho!!!
Mem why'd you make a good sample team I lost to it during seasonals even though I knew the sets:(
plz make your sample teams worse would help me a lot k ty
The only I can say is: g_g. That stands for: git gud
Really though, thinking about your turns while playing can help you a lot. I guess you lost that game because of not focusing enough since you already know what to expect. It's advice that's said too much, but it really works.
]also fuck marry kill
Stratos Audiosurfer Articblast
fuck Stratos, marry Audiosurfer, kill Arcticblast :^)
