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I have like 2 teams I'm testing at the moment. One with mostly Kanto Mons, and one with nearly all Johto natives. The only thing I'm pressed for is a good stall breaker and a decent defensive mon since my current teams consist of almost pure hyper offense
But I'm not even sure if they'll even let me register for this thing anyway since I got randomly DQ'ed from the Flash Clash.
I'm hoping it's just because I (stupidly) DC'ed when I chose the wrong Poke a few times, which I got away with in past tours since I was middle of the pact most of the time, but since most of my battle vids were auto uploaded(which I'm assuming only happens with the high ranked), I guess it got me sacked. But I'm really hoping it isn't because I recently started using a 6iv ditto for breeding stuff when I'm pressed for time which ended up being at least half of my team.
Either way, I switched from using it to most of the 5iv mons in each egg group I already have just in case. I'm still ranked on battle spot singles, so I doubt I'm banned for good, but I guess I'll soon find out.
But I'm not even sure if they'll even let me register for this thing anyway since I got randomly DQ'ed from the Flash Clash.
I'm hoping it's just because I (stupidly) DC'ed when I chose the wrong Poke a few times, which I got away with in past tours since I was middle of the pact most of the time, but since most of my battle vids were auto uploaded(which I'm assuming only happens with the high ranked), I guess it got me sacked. But I'm really hoping it isn't because I recently started using a 6iv ditto for breeding stuff when I'm pressed for time which ended up being at least half of my team.
Either way, I switched from using it to most of the 5iv mons in each egg group I already have just in case. I'm still ranked on battle spot singles, so I doubt I'm banned for good, but I guess I'll soon find out.
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What does Steelix and Granbull do that put them in B-? Haven't seen either of them on the ladder so far. I guess I can understand Granbull since it can resist Dragonite and Machamp fairly well with Intimidate.
Also, I feel Porygon2 can be higher than B. It's one of the bulkiest Pokemon in the tier with reliable recovery and has a bit of offensive presence to it thanks to a decent special attack, unlike Chansey, that makes good use of BoltBeam coverage. It also has great abilities in Trace, which can do something dank like copying Dragonite's Multiscale, Slowbro's Regenerator, Espeon's Magic Bounce, ect, and has access to Download to get a potential SpA boost on more offensive P2 sets. It can make good use of Thunder Wave/Toxic as well since it's fat enough to get either of them off.
Also, I feel Porygon2 can be higher than B. It's one of the bulkiest Pokemon in the tier with reliable recovery and has a bit of offensive presence to it thanks to a decent special attack, unlike Chansey, that makes good use of BoltBeam coverage. It also has great abilities in Trace, which can do something dank like copying Dragonite's Multiscale, Slowbro's Regenerator, Espeon's Magic Bounce, ect, and has access to Download to get a potential SpA boost on more offensive P2 sets. It can make good use of Thunder Wave/Toxic as well since it's fat enough to get either of them off.
I don't think it would be because you bred with a 6 IV Ditto. I use one also and I was fine.
Well, when I think of "Stall breaker and defensive mon" my first light is Gliscor; but since it's banned, we do have Gligar. Eviolite and Roost give it acceptable bulk, and in terms of tools it has nearly everything in Gliscor's vast array of options like Taunt, Knock Off, and Swords Dance. Immunity stops Toxic stallers, and weaknesses are easily covered by Feraligatr, Suicune, Azumarill, or any other Water type.
And no, 6IV ditto would never get you banned. They have absolutely no way of reading or obtaining data on HOW your pokemon was bred and shit; disconnects however they monitor with reasonable accuracy and objectively prove you disconnected. Which, they can forfeit your ranking for.
Oh, you're one of Those.
Abusing connection in order to maintain rank when favor is against you is definitely bannable in my book.
It doesn't maintain your rank though, it counts as a loss...
I gotta say, Donphan is quite a bit more versatile than I expected. While other people here have praised the Custap set (which is damn good), I think Donphan can also get away with Expert Belt and Choice Band too. Get this: With Expert Belt, Gunk Shot has a 97% chance of OHKOing Azumarill (assuming it hits) o_O. Seed Bomb is also neat, since it slams Quagsire (it also does a BIT more to Water-types in general, especially if using Expert Belt).
I think I'm gonna try Starmie soon btw. It sounds good on paper: A Water-type thats really fast and OHKOs Gengar (watch out for sash though), but I just.. never see it around. I think I'm gonna try a Sash set and a Life Orb set.
I think I'm gonna try Starmie soon btw. It sounds good on paper: A Water-type thats really fast and OHKOs Gengar (watch out for sash though), but I just.. never see it around. I think I'm gonna try a Sash set and a Life Orb set.
I've narrowed it down to Gligar and a Taunt/Clear Smog Gengar. I was also testing a Murkrow set I already have breeded, but as of now, it seems like a waste of an Eviolite slot.
And yeah, as of now, I'm assuming it was the DC thing. This was the first time I've used mostly Ditto bread mons in a tournament, so I honestly didn't know what to expect.
This. DC's count as a loss even if it was something that's out of your control like shotty internet. I was going to lose both matches anyway, so I figured I'd just turn off my system and get it over with.
Since that was the best I've ever preformed in a tournament and I got a no rank for it, I think I'll know better next time.
I posted an RMT for a squad I had a lot of success with in the last week (but bombed out really badly last night on tilt), you'll probably all hate it coz it's "cancer" but any comments would be appreciated. If anyone can solve my threatlist issues then I'd be really grateful lol.
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/johto-classic-infinitys-tactisand.3572612/
reply there, not here :)
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/johto-classic-infinitys-tactisand.3572612/
reply there, not here :)
Just done my weekly wonder trades, as I have 60 brejects ready to go out (in the hope someone will use them to breed with too) I have come across another Heracross, which I'm seeing a rise in, especially those with Rock Blast (despite Megas not being in the competition.) could it just be that it's going to be a popular coverage move for this competition?
Threw out a reply to your team - interested to hear a response. Not too worried about the "cancer" aspect since this is hosted via an official event and if I have to deal with Moody and Evasion then I think anything is fair game. While we are on the subject...once a battle reaches max time how is a winner determined? Can stall be a viable tactic in this format?
zapzap29
The obssessive man of passion
When you reach the time limit the player with the most remaining pokemon wins. Assuming that you have the same amount of pokemon, the player who has the pokemon with the most health wins I think.
Edit: Stall isn't as viable in this meta due to the high offensive power and having less mons to work with overall. I don't think it's completely useless, just not as good as it might be elsewhere. I've seen one or two pure stall teams on the ladder that seemed to do ok.
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Yeah, I just noticed the stronger stance on DCing in the special regulations tab which makes since as nearly every other battle in that format is a rage quit.
I always assumed they'd give you 1 or 2 per tour, but the more I think about it, it's probably best that they remove this aspect from the game.
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Since this competition is giving away Whitney's Miltank, I made a Whitney team for fun, based on mons she had in the HGSS rematch and the PWT in B2W2. If you meet something like this in the actual competition, you better save replay. All hail to Whitney! lol
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/johtoclassic-374736273
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/johtoclassic-374736273
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Registration's now open! Good luck to everyone! :D
Can someone suggest a good Espeon set for this? Maybe a Dual Screens build?
The banning and such for disconnecting is a bit excessive imo especially if they already enforce losses to those that disconnect. That's punishment enough, I myself got worried about being banned due to multiple disconnects that happened to me due to my Wi-Fi in past competitions where I'd be doing fairly well until said disconnects, a worse record is bad enough, I shouldn't have to worry about being removed from the ladder or banned as well.
Anyways I don't want to stray from the main purpose of this thread, I actually wanted to ask what are some of the common sets seem thus far for Lanturn? I've been using a modest set that's been teetering between good and bad.
Anyways I don't want to stray from the main purpose of this thread, I actually wanted to ask what are some of the common sets seem thus far for Lanturn? I've been using a modest set that's been teetering between good and bad.
I suspect most people will put forward a Baton Pass set? If not, I suspect some sort of Choice Specs set? This seems to be a more slower meta, Dual Screens would be a set available too as you say, I dare not suggest natures, EVs or even move sets though.
http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/pokemon/espeon/
I've been using fancy glasses cat with trick as the 4th slot. Works as a good power hitter that can wreck some defensive pokemon by locking their moves.
I was looking at that set too but Specs is already being taken up on my team by Jolteon. Are there any variations?
You could try Expert Belt or Life Orb Jolteon in place of Specs to still have that bit of extra power. E-belt has that extra benefit of bluffing Choice items, which can allow you to bait out a particular threat and take it out with coverage, such as Hidden Power Grass for Quagsire and Hidden Power Ice for Dragonite, while LO gives you even more power.