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To start off with, what is your favorite Pokemon?
Probably Empoleon, I've always been fond of penguins as an animal I guess, and its design plus its steel typing must've put it over the top when I played Pearl for the first time. I also enjoy Poliwag, Vileplume, and Lilligant because I really like their designs. I've also always been fond of mons like salamence, scizor, blastoise etc, the usuals.
How did you get your usernme?
My first username was machmush, which someone nicknamed their breloom, I forget who, and at the time I really liked breloom because it was around when I started competitve battling and breloom was such an OP pokemon to me for some reason. A couple months later I regged the alt Paleo because I had a friend named 'Archaic' back then and out of the blue I just made my own variant of it. Later on I jst started using Paleo more and more and eventually it became my main alt.
How did you get into Monotype?
In late BW,around the second half of 2013, I went on Frost a lot because it was the main side server and saw a lot of mono battles and played some there and just spammed drought/drizzle. Eventually when XY came out i tried my luck on the ladder and only got around top50 with my scrappy little sticky web bug team and got destroyed by the new flying cores. Later when the ELO ladder came out in early 2014 I wanted to be at the top of the ladder at at least something, and since there werent many official tiers at the time, I tried my hand at mono again and had a lot of success (mostly because I spammed genesect, lucario, and aegislash.) This is where I met older ppl like kaiser and godchef. However when Lucario and Genesect were banned I pretty much fell out of mono for about a year and a half. In Mid 2015 I came back to spam mega metagross but unfortunately that was also banned, and I died again. I came back to play in the first MLT and I havent left since :).
What do you feel you're most known for?
Uhhhhhh I'm not really sure. I guess just from being part of ''the mysterious woa'', or being apart of council/roomstaff
What is the Pokemon you use the most?
Overall, most likely skarmory or heatran, but more recently either medicham or clefable
What is your favorite type to use in Monotype, and what is your favorite type overall?
Either Steel, Fairy, or Fighting, since the latter two are easy to use and steel has a lot of viable mons. Fire is also a fun type. Favorite types overall are water, grass, or dragon,I guess, since most of my favorite pokemon are those types.
What playstyle do you prefer?
Hyper offense, offensive teams have fast and strong pokemon which I enjoy playing with, I guess.
How do you feel about where you stand in the community right now?
Well as a member of staff, council, and woa, three of the more hated groups in the community, I cant say I'm looked at in the best regards in the eyes of most of this community, but theres probably nothing I can do about that.
Are there any players you looked up to when you were starting out or still look up to?
Nope, I'm the best.
Any players that you think are underrated and that we will see a lot from in the future?
Unfortunately the new crop of players of today have been quite underwhelming, but I guess new ppl who participate in tours like Shining Yin or Attribute are people to look out for, and most likely be seeing more of as the current players begin to die out.
What do you think of the current metagame and the Mega Sableye suspect?
Agreeing with popular opinion, this metagame has been pretty stale, but thats natural, seeing as this isnt a tier with monthly tier shifts, and the fact that the ORAS meta is about two years old, since 2015 didnt get a new main series game. Theres nothing we really can do except wait for sun and moon in a few months. As for sableye, I've hated it ever since it was released in ORAS and have always thought my experience playing pokemon would be better without it.
What advice would you give to newer players?
Practice as much as possible and try to understand the metagame, making bad first impressions, making uninformed posts, and generally acting like an idiot won't get you any good attention. Practicing against good players is a good method of getting better quickly.
To finish things off, could you share a team with your favorite type and playstyle and give a short explanation for it?
I made this team week 1 for MPL, and its really fun to use. The Cobalion, Terrakion, and Keldeo sets were used mostly for surprise factor, but since I've been spamming this team so much that's gone out the window.
[13:17:14] Kamui ★: LOOK
[13:17:15] Kamui ★: IF
[13:17:23] paleo: -
[13:17:24] Kamui ★: I DON'T GET A SHOUTOUT YOU'RE A TRAITOR
shoutouts yaksok :)
Well that concludes this interview, feel free to ask your questions down below!
Based off of other potws
Hey everyone and welcome to the seventh installment of Monotype Player of the Week!
This week, I have a Monotype council member, room driver and #1 seed in the Monotype Seeded Tournament; Paleo! Before we get into it, this will be a weekly thing where I interview well known players to try and see into their mind a bit. If anyone has any suggestions on who I should interview, feel free to contact me on PS. Anyway, let's get to it!
Paleo
This week, I have a Monotype council member, room driver and #1 seed in the Monotype Seeded Tournament; Paleo! Before we get into it, this will be a weekly thing where I interview well known players to try and see into their mind a bit. If anyone has any suggestions on who I should interview, feel free to contact me on PS. Anyway, let's get to it!
Paleo
To start off with, what is your favorite Pokemon?
Probably Empoleon, I've always been fond of penguins as an animal I guess, and its design plus its steel typing must've put it over the top when I played Pearl for the first time. I also enjoy Poliwag, Vileplume, and Lilligant because I really like their designs. I've also always been fond of mons like salamence, scizor, blastoise etc, the usuals.
How did you get your usernme?
My first username was machmush, which someone nicknamed their breloom, I forget who, and at the time I really liked breloom because it was around when I started competitve battling and breloom was such an OP pokemon to me for some reason. A couple months later I regged the alt Paleo because I had a friend named 'Archaic' back then and out of the blue I just made my own variant of it. Later on I jst started using Paleo more and more and eventually it became my main alt.
How did you get into Monotype?
In late BW,around the second half of 2013, I went on Frost a lot because it was the main side server and saw a lot of mono battles and played some there and just spammed drought/drizzle. Eventually when XY came out i tried my luck on the ladder and only got around top50 with my scrappy little sticky web bug team and got destroyed by the new flying cores. Later when the ELO ladder came out in early 2014 I wanted to be at the top of the ladder at at least something, and since there werent many official tiers at the time, I tried my hand at mono again and had a lot of success (mostly because I spammed genesect, lucario, and aegislash.) This is where I met older ppl like kaiser and godchef. However when Lucario and Genesect were banned I pretty much fell out of mono for about a year and a half. In Mid 2015 I came back to spam mega metagross but unfortunately that was also banned, and I died again. I came back to play in the first MLT and I havent left since :).
What do you feel you're most known for?
Uhhhhhh I'm not really sure. I guess just from being part of ''the mysterious woa'', or being apart of council/roomstaff
What is the Pokemon you use the most?
Overall, most likely skarmory or heatran, but more recently either medicham or clefable
What is your favorite type to use in Monotype, and what is your favorite type overall?
Either Steel, Fairy, or Fighting, since the latter two are easy to use and steel has a lot of viable mons. Fire is also a fun type. Favorite types overall are water, grass, or dragon,I guess, since most of my favorite pokemon are those types.
What playstyle do you prefer?
Hyper offense, offensive teams have fast and strong pokemon which I enjoy playing with, I guess.
How do you feel about where you stand in the community right now?
Well as a member of staff, council, and woa, three of the more hated groups in the community, I cant say I'm looked at in the best regards in the eyes of most of this community, but theres probably nothing I can do about that.
Are there any players you looked up to when you were starting out or still look up to?
Nope, I'm the best.
When I played in xy I didnt really talk to anyone and mostly kept to myself, so I guess the only people I could possibly look up to were the high ladder players back then. (tesla,ilight,alice,naten,chef,etc) Today I guess its just close friends.
Unfortunately the new crop of players of today have been quite underwhelming, but I guess new ppl who participate in tours like Shining Yin or Attribute are people to look out for, and most likely be seeing more of as the current players begin to die out.
What do you think of the current metagame and the Mega Sableye suspect?
Agreeing with popular opinion, this metagame has been pretty stale, but thats natural, seeing as this isnt a tier with monthly tier shifts, and the fact that the ORAS meta is about two years old, since 2015 didnt get a new main series game. Theres nothing we really can do except wait for sun and moon in a few months. As for sableye, I've hated it ever since it was released in ORAS and have always thought my experience playing pokemon would be better without it.
What advice would you give to newer players?
Practice as much as possible and try to understand the metagame, making bad first impressions, making uninformed posts, and generally acting like an idiot won't get you any good attention. Practicing against good players is a good method of getting better quickly.
To finish things off, could you share a team with your favorite type and playstyle and give a short explanation for it?
Terrakion @ Salac Berry
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Swords Dance
- Substitute
Medicham-Mega @ Medichamite
Ability: Pure Power
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fake Out
- Bullet Punch
- High Jump Kick
- Zen Headbutt
Keldeo @ Mystic Water
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Secret Sword
- Hydro Pump
- Icy Wind
Cobalion @ Life Orb
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock
Heracross @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Pursuit
- Megahorn
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
Breloom @ Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Spore
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
- Swords Dance
- Substitute
Medicham-Mega @ Medichamite
Ability: Pure Power
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Fake Out
- Bullet Punch
- High Jump Kick
- Zen Headbutt
Keldeo @ Mystic Water
Ability: Justified
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Secret Sword
- Hydro Pump
- Icy Wind
Cobalion @ Life Orb
Ability: Justified
EVs: 4 Atk / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Naive Nature
- Focus Blast
- Hidden Power [Ice]
- Stone Edge
- Stealth Rock
Heracross @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Guts
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Pursuit
- Megahorn
- Close Combat
- Stone Edge
Breloom @ Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Spore
- Bullet Seed
- Mach Punch
I made this team week 1 for MPL, and its really fun to use. The Cobalion, Terrakion, and Keldeo sets were used mostly for surprise factor, but since I've been spamming this team so much that's gone out the window.
[13:17:14] Kamui ★: LOOK
[13:17:15] Kamui ★: IF
[13:17:23] paleo: -
[13:17:24] Kamui ★: I DON'T GET A SHOUTOUT YOU'RE A TRAITOR
shoutouts yaksok :)
Well that concludes this interview, feel free to ask your questions down below!
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