Neverused Tier Teambats


Art by Pearlsaurs; Banner by Karpman
Credits to the Project NU forum, channel and VoiceOfReason for the original idea.

Hello all, the past 2 days the #neverused crowd has been doing these fun events called "Teambats". If you were in Project NU Forum back in Gen 4 this will probably be familiar to you. (Kudos to them for thinking of this fantastic idea)

In a teambat you are assigned to one team with various other competitors and together you create a team based on specific restrictions given to you in a specified amount of time (usually 15-20 minutes). Some restrictions may be for both teams (such as no using any of the top 10 Pokemon in x month's usage stats) and some may be for only one team(like if you're assigned a Pokemon; Skuntank could be assigned to team 1 and Lapras to team 2). After you build your team, you go fight the other team!

The teambuilding part of the teambats will take place on the irc #neverused channel and the battling part on the Smogon server. (If Smogon is down, another server will be used.) After you are put in a team, one of the people on your team makes a channel for the team and that's where you discuss the team-building and such. For the battle, one member is chosen by their team to battle for their team, they may consult their actions with their teammates. It can be very stressful during these teambats as you have a limited amount of time and your teammates may not be the most reliable, but that's part of the fun! Sometimes unique, potentially tier-changing discoveries may be found in these teambats!

So come on down to the #neverused channel if you're interested in participating in these teambats! Teambats will usually occur at the following times:

  • Saturday 10 PM EST
  • Sunday 11 AM EST
  • Wednesday 5 PM EST
  • Friday 8 PM EST

DTC


nothin'


Recorded Teambat #1

Restrictions: Team A was assigned Weezing and Team B was assigned Lapras.

Team 1: Karpman / NatGeo / Steamroll
Final team: Weezing, Mespirit, Probopass, Cacturne, Lickilicky, Quagsire

Team 2: Limi / New World Order / Silent Verse
Final team: Torterra, Magmortar, Lapras, Mespirit, Cryogonal, Golem

WINNER: Team 1
Replay


Recorded Teambat #2

Restrictions: Each team will be assigned 4 types, all the Pokemon they use on the team must be of one of those types.

Team 1: Amarillo / Karpman / Limi / Smith / Steamroll
Types given: Fire, Rock, Grass, Fighting
Final team: Magmortar, Torterra, Probopass, Sawk, Carracosta, Cacturne

Team 2: Demist / DestinyUnknown / HotNCold / Omicron / tennisace / Zebraiken
Types given: Flying, Ground, Normal, Ice
Final team: Torterra, Jynx, Swellow, Camerupt, Lickilicky, Quagsire

WINNER: Team 1
Replay


Recorded Teambat #3

Restrictions: 1) Each team was assigned a Pokemon.
2) Both teams had to use 2+ NFE's with Eviolite.
3) There were certain moves each team couldn't use; Team 1 couldn't use Heal Bell / Aromatherapy / Wish while Team 2 couldn't use Spikes / Toxic Spikes.

Team 1: ninjacalibur / Steamroll / Ice-Eyes / New World Order / happy endorphins / HotNCold
Assigned Pokemon: Amoongous
Final team: Amoongus / Magmortar / Rotom-S / Regirock / Duosion / Gurdurr

Team 2: YoungsterKeiran / TheReptile / Amarillo / Breludicolo / fizz / Texas Cloverleaf
Assigned Pokemon: Audino
Final team: Audino / Misdreavus / Gorebyss / Sawk / Swellow / Lairon

WINNER: Team 1
Replay


Recorded Teambat #4

Restrictions: Team 1 was assigned Leafeon and Team 2 was assigned Musharna.

Team 1: Smith / amarillo / demist
Final team: Regirock / Lapras / Camerupt / Leafeon / Slaking / Misdreavus

Team 2: xtrashine / HotNCold / ninjacalibur
Final team: Sawk / Musharna / Probopass / Cryogonal / Golbat / Exeggutor

WINNER: Team 2
Replay


Recorded Teambat #5

Restrictions: The moves Spikes and Shell Smash were banned.

Team 1: Blarajan / Lady Salamence / Smith / amarillo
Final team: Volbeat / Gorebyss / Eelektross / Samurott / Mesprit / Simipour

Team 2: Karpman / Steamroll / Raseri / Brammi
Final team: Torterra / Probopass / Mesprit / Magmortar / Quagsire / Jynx

WINNER: Team 2
Replay


Recorded Teambat #6

Restrictions: Team 1 was assigned Haunter and Team 2 was assigned Jynx.

Team 1: MikeDecIsHere / xtrashine / ninjacalibur / demist
Final team: Sawk / Haunter / Camerupt / Cacturne / Linoone / Gorebyss

Team 2: shnen / HotNCold / YoungsterKeiran / Steamroll
Final team: Jynx / Quagsire / Magmortar / Sawk / Cacturne / Regirock

WINNER: Team 1
Replay


Recorded Teambat #7

Restrictions: Team 1 was assigned Cincinno and Team 2 was assigned Eelektross. Both teams couldn't use Rock and Steel-types.

Team 1: demist / Zebraiken / ninjacalibur / shnen / Lady Salamence
Final team: Cincinno / Camerupt / Swellow / Rotom-S / Alomomola / Cacturne

Team 2: Limi / MikeDecIsHere / EnragedBeast / SuperJOCKE / jrrrr
Final team: Golbat / Eelektross / Misdreavus / Hypno / Cacturne / Torkoal

WINNER: Team 2
Replay


Recorded Teambat #8

Restrictions: Team 1 was assigned Ursaring and Team 2 was assigned Wynaut.

Team 1: ninjacalibur / Zebraiken / demist / Steamroll
Final team: Ursaring / Camerupt / Cacturne / Weezing / Swellow / Gorebyss

Team 2: Limi / HotNCold / DestinyUnknown / Happy Endorphins
Final team: Wynaut / Regirock / Absol / Lickilicky / Rotom-S / Magmortar

WINNER: Team 2
Replay


Recorded Teambat #9

Restrictions: Only NFE Pokemons are allowed and 2 Eviolites per team.

Team 1: blarajan / Lady Salamence / Raikaria / HotNCold
Final team: Dragonair / Pikachu / Tangela / Combusken / Murkrow / Duosion

Team 2: Raseri / Shnen / ILoveLiza / Steamroll
Final team: Pikachu / Zweilous / Golbat / Sandshrew / Duosion / Magmar

WINNER: Team 2
Replay


Recorded Teambat #10

Restrictions: Both teams had to be monotype, and players were allowed to choose their own type.

Team 1: Karpman / Leethoof (left halfway through) / demist / Steamroll
Final team (Normal): Ursaring / Tauros / Miltank / Lickilicky / Swellow / Linoone

Team 2: Alex_Arthur / Raseri / ninjacalibur / Honko
Final team (Psychic): Mesprit / Jynx / Hypno / Exeggutor / Metang / Kadabra

WINNER: Team 1
Replay


Recorded Teambat #11

Restrictions: No boosting and priority moves allowed. Assigned RU Pokemon who came up from NU: Team1 Rhydon; Team2 Scolipede

Team 1: shnen / AlexArthur / Raikaria
Final team: Rhydon / Exeggutor / Miltank / Samurott / Rotom-S / Magmortar

Team 2: SuperJOCKE / MikeDecIsHere / NoLuckInvolved
Final team: Scolipede / Cryogonal / Misdreavus / Rotom-S / Camerupt / Regirock

WINNER: Team 2
Replay


Recorded Teambat #12 ran by DTC

Restrictions: Both teams had to use 2 Psychic-types, not counting Mesprit. Team 1 was assigned Tentacool and Team 2 was assigned Omanyte. Each team must use a Pokemon who shares the same beginning letter as the battler's name.

Team 1: Raseri / Honko / ninjacalibur / the wolf
Final team: Tentacool / Rotom-S / Jynx / Hypno / Sawk / Regirock

Team 2: Demist / MMF / CrazyBacon / Lighten
Final team: Omanyte / Duosion / Exeggutor / Samurott / Leafeon / Misdreavus

WINNER: Team 1
Replay


Recorded Teambat #13 ran by Brammi

Restrictions: Only released Berries could be used as items. Starf Berry was not allowed.

Team 1: Foster / DestinyUnknown / NoLuckInvolved
Final team: Pineco / Samurott / Exeggutor / Jynx / Magmortar / Skuntank

Team 2: Alex_Arthur / shnen / Honko
Final team: Mesprit / Linoone / Altaria / Throh / Probopass / Wynaut

WINNER: Team 2
Replay (absent)


Recorded Teambat #14 ran by Demist

Restrictions: Both teams were assigned one Pokemon.

Team 1: shnen / ShadowAbra / the wolf
Assigned Pokemon: Shell Smash Torkoal
Final team: Cacturne / Samurott / Torkoal / Misdreavus / Sawk / Altaria

Team 2: MMF / destinyunknown / ninjacalibur
Assigned Pokemon: Shell Smash Magcargo
Final team: Mesprit / Rotom-S / Regirock / Misdreavus / Cacturne / Magcargo

WINNER: Team 1
Replay


Recorded Teambat #15 ran by shnen

Restrictions: Both teams had to spell out a word with the first letter of each Pokemon.

Team 1: AlexArthur / the wolf / ninjacalibur
Selected word: GAMBLE
Final team: Gorebyss / Armaldo / Magmortar / Braviary / Leafeon / Exeggutor

Team 2: tennisace / Charmander / ILoveLiza / Brammi
Selected word: GAMUTS
Final team: Golem / Absol / Magmortar / Ursaring / Torterra / Sawk

WINNER: Team 1
Replay


Recorded Teambat #16 ran by DTC

Restrictions: All Pokemon must only use attacking moves.

Team 1: shnen / Zebraiken / Demist / ILoveLiza / Brammi / Limi
Final team: Sawk / Swellow / Magmortar / Braviary / Absol / Exeggutor

Team 2: the wolf / Charmander / DestinyUnknown / Ice-eyes
Final team: Wynaut / Absol / Braviary / Swellow / Kadabra / Sawk

WINNER: Team 1
Replay


Recorded Teambat #17 ran by Brammi

Restrictions: All Pokemon must come from a single generation.

Team 1: HC / DestinyUnknown / Karpman / kendle / majestic
Generation selected: RSE
Final team: Gorebyss / Regirock / Cacturne / Slaking / Swellow / Camerupt

Team 2: Poppy / Zebraiken / Demist / bean / Limi
Generation selected: RSE
Final team: Wynaut / Absol / Regirock / Swellow / Gardevoir / Gorebyss

WINNER: Team 1
Replay

Recorded Teambat #18 ran by DTC

Restrictions: All Pokemon used must be under 3.41% usage in the December stats.

Team 1: ILoveLiza / MikeDecIsHere / Pearl. / shnen
Final team: Magmar / Samurott / Serperior / Golem / Frillish / Raichu

Team 2: Zebraiken / Zarco / Alexa
Final team: Dodrio / Samurott / Gurdurr / Electabuzz / Regirock / Serperior

WINNER: Team 2
Replay


Recorded Teambat #19

Restrictions: Team 1 had to use all gen 4 mons and team 2 had to use all gen 5 mons.

Team 1: MasterIto/ amarillo / ninjacalibur / shnen
Final Team: Mesprit / Rotom-S / Lickilicky / Leafeon / Skuntank / Magmortar

Team 2: blarajan / Raseri / destinyunknown
Final team: Bravairy / Gurdurr / Gigalith / Carracosta / Fraxure / Lampent

WINNER: Team 1
Replay

Recorded Teambat #20

Restrictions: Teams were allowed to use one poke from the bottom three in the three month usage for RU. So they could use ONE of Scyther, Roselia or Sawsbuck.

Team 1: karpman/ texas / darren
Final Team: Mesprit / Electabuzz / Regirock / Cryogonal / Quagsire / Scyther

Team 2: trop / penguinX / prem / ninja
Final team: Scyther / Quagsire / Cryogonal / Golem / Combusken / Raichu

WINNER: Team 2
Replay

Recorded Teambat #21 ran by DTC

Restrictions: Gorebyss, Absol, Jynx, Magmortar, Mesprit and Swellow were banned.

Team 1: Ice-eyes / amarillo / ninjacalibur / trop / ILoveLiza
Final Team: Skuntank / Camerupt / Cincinno / Sawk / Exeggutor / Alomomola

Team 2: Alex_arthur / penguinX / karpman / zebraiken / lady salamance
Final Team: Exeggutor / Bravairy / Samurott / Haunter / Golem / Duosion

Winner: Team 2.
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rivalries are also created; Steamroll is broken and Smith sucks
Let it be known we had two test battles beforehand, so that's where the conclusion came from that I'm "Broken."

EDIT: We should also post replays of each teambattle, even the test ones if people still have those logs. I could use this post as a host if anyone wouldn't mind.
 

Honus

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Agreeing with Steamroll about the Replays, I'd also like to see the full pastebin teams posted like in the #pokemon challenges, in case anybody's curious/wants to use them [to be fair the teams weren't that bad, except we were rushed and I forgot good abilities on half of the mons]. Either way, these are really fun and if anyone's looking to get involved, they should head on over and join in.
 

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This is amazing and you all need to try teambats.

Also, can we make that teambat recording a little... cleaner? Like, organize the information into Team 1 and Team 2 (or Team A & Team B, whatever) rather than listing every aspect individually. Like maybe...

Recorded Teambat #1

Restrictions: Each team will be assigned 4 types, all the Pokemon they use on the team must be of one of those types.

Team A: amarillo / Karpman / Limi / Smith / Steamroll
Types given: Fire, Rock, Grass, Fighting
Final team: Magmortar, Torterra, Probopass, Sawk, Carracosta, Cacturne

Team B: Demist / DestinyUnknown / HotNCold / Omicron / tennisace / Zebraiken
Types given: Flying, Ground, Normal, Ice
Final team: Torterra, Jynx, Swellow, Camerupt, Lickilicky, Quagsire

WINNER: Team A
Replay: Karpman vs Zebraiken

Recorded Teambat #2
...etc.
 
I had one of these earlier, extremely fun.

PS, Make sure you have a counter to Specs Exeggutor ;-;
 
Yea. This is amazing. Someone tell me when these are happening, or I will eat you feed you to my Gorebyss throw Pinecos at you be pretty pissed.

Quick question, is this always 5v5, or is it sometimes larger/smaller?

Edit: of course it's scheduled when I won't be home -sigh-
 

canno

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Sorry for the stupid question, but by Team Battles, do you mean Team A and Team B make a team, then a person from each team battles each other by themselves, or do each team play essentially at the same time (I.e. Team A has players A1, A2, and A3. Team B has players B1, B2, and B3. Team A and B send there players to battle, Team A sends A2 and Team B sends out B1. Do A2 and B1 battle by themselves, or is Team A talking to A2 while he battles and Team B is talking to B1 while he's battling.)

Sorry if this doesn't make any sense btw.

Either way this sounds amazing.
 
@Steamroll, I already did.

@Karpman, Sure, I'll do that next teambat.

@Zebraiken, Good idea.

@Waterwarrior, it depends on how many people sign-up.

@The Reptile, Yes, Team A and Team B make separate teams.

My plans for teambats are to do 3-5 each week.

Also, the next teambat will be tomorrow January 2nd 5:00 PM GMT -5 (East Coast time)! Usually teambats will be more spaced apart than this.

Edit: Oh yay, tennisace updated the format for me.
 

tennisace

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Quick question, is this always 5v5, or is it sometimes larger/smaller?
It depends on how many people are on at the time.

Sorry for the stupid question, but by Team Battles, do you mean Team A and Team B make a team, then a person from each team battles each other by themselves, or do each team play essentially at the same time (I.e. Team A has players A1, A2, and A3. Team B has players B1, B2, and B3. Team A and B send there players to battle, Team A sends A2 and Team B sends out B1. Do A2 and B1 battle by themselves, or is Team A talking to A2 while he battles and Team B is talking to B1 while he's battling.)

Sorry if this doesn't make any sense btw.

Either way this sounds amazing.
Team A and Team B both make a team. Both teams nominate one player from their team to battle with the finished team when time is up. Those players battle with the teams they made, and are able to consult the team during the battle for advice on moves and such.
 
My apologies, I just realized that I lacked information about how you discuss the teambuilding in the OP. I also didn't have information on your teammates being able to help you. The information is added now.

Edit: NatGeo provided me with information about the first Teambat we did! Unfortunately we didn't get a pastebin of the other teams team, though. This puts Steamroll and Karpman ahead on the leaderboards.
 
This further proves my "broken" influence. We also have another one floating around (I don't remember if it was the first TB or the second).

Question: Are we going to alternate between being given a mon and building a team around it (like battle #1) and what we did with bat #2 or is it just going to be what we did with battle #2 now?
 

shnen

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What about the one we had yesterday :( I'll type it up in your format if you wish.



Recorded Teambat #2/3

Restrictions: Team A was assigned Fraxure and Team B was assigned Gabite. In addition, Gorebyss, Huntail, Swellow, Magmortar, Mesprit and Carracosta were banned and could not be used on either team.

Team A: Shnen / Ice-eyes / Steamroll
Final team: Fraxure, Zweilous, Exeggutor (da big boss), Braviary, Regirock, Duosion

Team B: DestinyUnknown / YoungsterKeiran / Demist
Final team: Metang, Camerupt, Gabite, Exeggutor, Zweilous, Alomomola

WINNER: Team A
Replay: No replay but the log is here: Ice-eyes vs Demist
It was fun, even if I had to have the battle Told to me over irc :)
 

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This further proves my "broken" influence. We also have another one floating around (I don't remember if it was the first TB or the second).

Question: Are we going to alternate between being given a mon and building a team around it (like battle #1) and what we did with bat #2 or is it just going to be what we did with battle #2 now?
We're going to mix things up, sometimes standard NU, sometimes a mon to build with, sometimes we'll give types, hell we could even assign playstyles. It all depends.

I'd love to give this a go but the time doesn't work for me :/ Will you be doing them at different times?
Yeah, it all depends on interest level though. If you can get people in your timezone interested then we'll be more apt to have one in a more convienent time.
 
A teambat will be starting in 10 minutes!

I'm looking forward to seeing whoever is interested in the #neverused channel.

Edit: It started! Details of it will come after it is finished.

Edit2: It's over! There was quite a big turnout like last time: 12 people! It was fun, check out the OP for more detail.
 

Ice-eyes

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Recorded Teambat #?

Restrictions: Team 1 was assigned Leafeon and Team 2 was assigned Musharna.

Team 1: Smith / amarillo / demist
Final team: Regirock / Lapras / Camerupt / Leafeon / Slaking / Misdreavus

Team B: xtrashine / HotNCold / ninjacalibur
Final team: Sawk / Musharna / Probopass / Cryogonal / Golbat / Exeggutor

WINNER: Team 2
Replay
 

Honus

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Ice-eyes said:
Team B: xtrashine / HotNCold / ninjacalibur
Damn, team 2 was stacked. I was sick/sleeping, so I missed it, but hopefully I'll be able to get in on the next teambat x)
Replay was enjoyable, Smith really got smashed lol
 
personal note for DTC: Never pair three of these users together after this team bat unless there's atleast 10 people playing.

-Karpman
-xtrashine
-HotNCold
-NinjaCalibur
-Steamroll (if the other 4 are willing to play I'll kindly sit out to avoid this lol)
 

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