Silly Things You've Seen In Other Metagames

Ransei

Ransei

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Prince Oberyn said:
I'm not sure if this counts as an 'other metagame,' but I often play Random Battle when I'm bored.

And one of the silliest things I've seen in the Random Battle gamemode is how it's actually possible to get a Rotom-Fan with an Air Balloon.


If the problem is not immediately obvious, let me explain:
Rotom-Fan is Electric/Flying. ---> Ground Immunity
Air Balloon ---> Ground Immunity
Levitate ---> Ground Immunity

Why do you need triple Ground Immunity? This is so silly!
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Yeah...always..dat rotom is just being way too overprotective
 
FlameUser64

FlameUser64

Ransei said:
Still that 30% accuracy tho.
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Hey, the chance of Sheer Cold hitting twice in a row is the same as the chance of Focus Blast missing twice in a row, assuming the RNG is any good (as in, not inherently biased towards high or low numbers). And we all know that happens often enough.
 
Ransei

Ransei

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eh honestly focus blast does not feel like it has 70% accuracy lol when i use it it misses most of the time.
 
JamesTC

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so i was testing out something you may or may not see later after i edit some things, and i found contrary nasty plot focus band sceptile.
 

michaeloche

JamesTC said:
so i was testing out something you may or may not see later after i edit some things, and i found contrary nasty plot focus band sceptile.
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Contrary Nasty Plot... that transcends silly and enters the realm of just plain stupid.

Meanwhile...

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/monotype-188400033
Fake Tears+Stored Power Espeon receives 4 boosts and still can't 2HKO Ferrothorn. Later, HP Fire on everything, and, speaking of transcending silly, my personal favorite: Meloetta using Perish Song while it was the only mon left on its team.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/monotype-188400783
So Aqua Jet Dragonite and Aqua Tail Mega Garchomp are things now?

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/frost-monotype-1195446
You've copied your opponent's Gengar, and your opponent is running mono Poison. I think there are better choices than Dazzling Gleam. Later, defensive Staraptor shows up.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-188394559
"The One" Bibarel to rule them all. I guess.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-188400415
While I see what this guy was trying to do, you have to be slow for it to work properly.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/monotype-188399155
>implying owls are birds
And what did you expect would happen with Stealth Rock being everywhere?

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/indigo-1v1metronome-112221
The bane of Metronome wars everywhere: Sacrificial moves.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/triplescustomgame-188405021
You know what's worse than an Eeveelution team? Two of them facing each other. You know what's worse than that? These sets. Attract (remember, Eeveelutions are 87.5% male). Heat Wave against Flareon and Vaporeon. Solarbeam with no sun/Power Herb. Dig Umbreon. Air Balloon Sylveon. Berry Juice Espeon. HYPER BEAM EVERYWHERE. And others.
 
GlassVeins

GlassVeins

Prince Oberyn said:
I'm not sure if this counts as an 'other metagame,' but I often play Random Battle when I'm bored.

And one of the silliest things I've seen in the Random Battle gamemode is how it's actually possible to get a Rotom-Fan with an Air Balloon.


If the problem is not immediately obvious, let me explain:
Rotom-Fan is Electric/Flying. ---> Ground Immunity
Air Balloon ---> Ground Immunity
Levitate ---> Ground Immunity

Why do you need triple Ground Immunity? This is so silly!
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Did it have trick? That's usually what they run with ballon
 
FlameUser64

FlameUser64

michaeloche said:
Contrary Nasty Plot... that transcends silly and enters the realm of just plain stupid.

Meanwhile...

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/triplescustomgame-188405021
You know what's worse than an Eeveelution team? Two of them facing each other. You know what's worse than that? These sets. Attract (remember, Eeveelutions are 87.5% male). Heat Wave against Flareon and Vaporeon. Solarbeam with no sun/Power Herb. Dig Umbreon. Air Balloon Sylveon. Berry Juice Espeon. HYPER BEAM EVERYWHERE. And others.
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— Fairy Wind/Moonblast/Draining Kiss Sylveon (Moonblast/Draining Kiss on the same set is almost understandable, but still silly. Fairy Wind? Just don't.)

— Solar Beam Leafeon (because 60 base Sp. Atk is so good right? Seriously, don't ever put Solar Beam on Leafeon unless you're in some weirdstat OM.)

— Aerial Ace Leafeon not targeting the opposing Leafeon, and also not just hitting the opposing Vaporeon with Leaf Blade.

— In an Eeveelution team which you know will be fighting another Eeveelution team, putting Attract on a male Eeveelution.

— Espeon using Shadow Ball on a foe it hits neutrally. If you can't hit the foe SE, use STAB!

— Jolteon trying to use Double Kick on Umbreon while Umbreon is underground. Does nobody understand speed stats?

— Apicot Berry Umbreon. (Seriously, don't use those "raise a stat 1 stage when under 1/4 HP" berries without either Harvest, Cheek Pouch, or Gluttony! And if using Harvest, also make sure to have a self-healing move and Substitute, and have your max HP be divisible by 4!)
 

michaeloche

FlameUser64 said:
— Apicot Berry Umbreon. (Seriously, don't use those "raise a stat 1 stage when under 1/4 HP" berries without either Harvest, Cheek Pouch, or Gluttony! And if using Harvest, also make sure to have a self-healing move and Substitute, and have your max HP be divisible by 4!)
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Or if you do, use Liechi, Petaya, or Salac Berry, so the increased stat will actually do something. Alternatively, Unburden works, as does Baton Pass.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-188622442
Aggron-Mega used Shadow Sneak! Aggron-Mega's Protean made it the Ghost type! It doesn't affect Regigigas... Regigigas used Low Kick! It doesn't affect Aggron-Mega... Protean M-Aggron at its finest. Later, Hawlucha holding a Metronome and using Toxic Spikes.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-188629646
Why 6 Clawitzer teams don't work.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-188627581
Self-Destruct Mewtwo. That is all.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-188635322
No comment.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-188634754
How not to handle a team of solely FEAR Rattatas. Self-Destruct Genesect, anyone?

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/anythinggoes-188634067
Self-Destuct Mewtwo guy returns. And you can probably imagine how that worked out.
 
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TM13IceBeam

TM13IceBeam

Prince Oberyn said:
I'm not sure if this counts as an 'other metagame,' but I often play Random Battle when I'm bored.

And one of the silliest things I've seen in the Random Battle gamemode is how it's actually possible to get a Rotom-Fan with an Air Balloon.


If the problem is not immediately obvious, let me explain:
Rotom-Fan is Electric/Flying. ---> Ground Immunity
Air Balloon ---> Ground Immunity
Levitate ---> Ground Immunity

Why do you need triple Ground Immunity? This is so silly!
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very ancient post, but the rotom-s with balloon thing is actually an ancient joke that spans all the way back from BW, and it is indeed a jab at rotom's triple immunity to ground.
 
FlameUser64

FlameUser64

michaeloche said:
Or if you do, use Liechi, Petaya, or Salac Berry, so the increased stat will actually do something. Alternatively, Unburden works, as does Baton Pass.
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Speaking of those, what's the berry that raises a random stat by 2 stages? Anywho, I once saw a Harvest Trevenant set that was using that berry to basically be the equivalent of Moody. Substitute, Horn Leech, Leech Seed if I recall correctly. Now if only it learned Baton Pass.
 
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FlameUser64 said:
Speaking of those, what's the berry that raises a random stat by 2 stages? Anywho, I once saw a Harvest Trevenant set that was using that berry to basically be the equivalent of Moody. Substitute, Horn Leech, Leech Seed if I recall correctly. Now if only it learned Baton Pass.
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You're thinking of Starf Berry. One time I tried a Harvest set with that in BH, too, except mine was supposed to Baton Pass. Didn't go so well
 

SP458

My idols are back for a new set of lives!

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-188722867
It looks like Japanese characters are no longer supported, thus I've romanized their names since the following replay. *cough* On topic, this team (or outline if you prefer, as two slots were missing) was no match for Miki (Slaking) and Ami (Shedinja). Also, why Earthquake when Thousand Arrows/Waves exist?

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-188723721
Another incomplete team (and playground for Ami).

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-188724634
Finally a complete team. This time, it's been Iori's (Mega Gengar) time to shine versus a team with a weird Aegislash set (just see by yourself).
 
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