Silly Things You've Seen In Other Metagames

[michaeloche]

Assorted silliness on 1v1:
Counter Ampharos, presumably with Focus Sash or not, it would seem. RIP Cube.
A level 1 Aron that used Protect on the same Cube, and then the guy said "Always use protection" before letting Outrage kill him.
Dark Pulse+Sucker Punch Rotom-H.
Beheeyem.
Rampardos thinking he could Head Smash his way past Crocune. The fact that it did 55% probably convinced him otherwise. Needless to say, Scald killed him.
Grass Whistle Whimsicott, which actually hit. RIP Cube, again.
I later fought him a second time, this time with Talonflame; GW missed and I was able to bird him to death.
A Cofagrigus who thought he could stall me out with Will-o-Wisp and Rest. Only problem? It doesn't work against Crocune.
And then one more with Whimsicott guy, where I figured out how to beat it: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-144504129

for some reason, this wreaked havoc on my rating

 

[berry]

Assorted silliness on 1v1:
Counter Ampharos, presumably with Focus Sash. RIP Cube.

pretty sure sash is banned in 1v1, but they might have changed it

 

[Olaph Olaffsson]

pretty sure sash is banned in 1v1, but they might have changed it

Still is. Wasn't banned last gen though.

Some Metronome hax and assorted typechart and STAB ignorance:

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/skybattles-144612020

 

[berry]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-144623777 um

 

[Olaph Olaffsson]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-144623777 um

I think that's a bad RU team. Why didn't you keep switching out after Entrainments while draining his PP?

 

[MegaGallade]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-144623777 um

Both played rather badly. Which player was you?

 

[Olaph Olaffsson]

Both played rather badly. Which player was you?

The one using a Hackmons team rather than an RU one.

 

[michaeloche]

pretty sure sash is banned in 1v1, but they might have changed it

Oh yeah, I forgot about that.

 

[berry]

Both played rather badly. Which player was you?

lol, the one using a half decent team.

also wtf did they do with decay, i was 1625 earlier this morning and now i'm 1623 ;_;

 

[AOPSUser]

I forgot to save the replay, but I had this happen in BH a while back:

Charizard-Mega-Y, come back!
Go, Mewtwo-Mega-X!

Foe Scizor-Mega used Swords Dance!
Foe Scizor-Mega's Attack sharply rose!

Opponent withdrew Scizor-Mega!
Opponent sent out Shedinja!

Mewtwo-Mega-X used Knock Off!
Mewtwo-Mega-X Knocked Off foe's Weakness Policy!
Foe Shedinja lost 100% of its health!
Foe Shedinja fainted!

 

[thdhted]

I forgot to save the replay, but I had this happen in BH a while back:

Charizard-Mega-Y, come back!
Go, Mewtwo-Mega-X!

Foe Scizor-Mega used Swords Dance!
Foe Scizor-Mega's Attack sharply rose!

Opponent withdrew Scizor-Mega!
Opponent sent out Shedinja!

Mewtwo-Mega-X used Knock Off!
Mewtwo-Mega-X Knocked Off foe's Weakness Policy!
Foe Shedinja lost 100% of its health!
Foe Shedinja fainted!

might have supposed to be a sturdinja that was meant to sweep, but they forgot sturdy



http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/stabmons-144717050

mostly just hilarious commentary, not really bad plays. the troll was stupid tho.

 

[MegaGallade]

I forgot to save the replay, but I had this happen in BH a while back:

Charizard-Mega-Y, come back!
Go, Mewtwo-Mega-X!

Foe Scizor-Mega used Swords Dance!
Foe Scizor-Mega's Attack sharply rose!

Opponent withdrew Scizor-Mega!
Opponent sent out Shedinja!

Mewtwo-Mega-X used Knock Off!
Mewtwo-Mega-X Knocked Off foe's Weakness Policy!
Foe Shedinja lost 100% of its health!
Foe Shedinja fainted!

Sturdy Shedinja vs Mold Breaker Mega Mewtwo X?

 

[AOPSUser]

Sturdy Shedinja vs Mold Breaker Mega Mewtwo X?

My Mega Mewtwo X was certainly not Mold Breaker (I think I'd know if it were).

 

[fairykin]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-144939739
i don't know the first thing about hackmons, but i spectated this and was pretty sure it belonged here.
feat. pikachu, a bog-standard, non-mega charizard, and curse giratina (unless that's a thing?)

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-144941213
also, in the time it took me to compose this post, i popped into this battle featuring yet another team with pikachu... and pichu.
this guy was completely unprepared for a WG meggron, despite having MMX with PuP of all things and keldeo.

 

[MegaGallade]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/almostanyability-144942294
So this guy... did he just put a normal team into AAA?

 

[thdhted]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-145057320
this.

 

[michaeloche]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-145064719
Feebas 1, Diancie 0

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-145063077
Oh no...

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/cap-145065187
Not really sure if CAP counts as an OM, but this is still pretty dumb.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-145061339
Metronome battles are one thing, but... Espurr?

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/inversebattle-145072188
Mono water team, with Air Balloon Empoleon and Rocky Helmet Poliwrath that relied on Hypnosis a bit too much.

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-145071369
What is going on here?

 

[Uselesscrab]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-145071369
What is going on here?

All you need to know is that Blissey used Bug Buzz and a special Charizard waited like 10 turns before mega evolving into Charizard-Mega-X.

 

[Choice Banned]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/balancedhackmons-145235462

Let's play...

SPOT THE SILLY MOVES!

Let's see...

Blast Burn non-mega Charizard with freaking Charcoal
Giga Impact/Swift Mewtwo
Water Pulse+Surf Rayquaza with DD despite having 2 special moves (the confusion was annoying tbh)
Lugia using Psycho Boost on a Dark Type
Hyper Voice Arceus-Dark
almost his entire team had bad moves, basically.

 

[TM13IceBeam]

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/oususpecttest-145057320
this.

ou isn't om.

 

[thdhted]

ou isn't om.

it's still not exactly OU and the other thread has been locked.

 

[iancansweep]

this one guy had a trap inch named church of sunako and he kept saying PRAISE SUNAKO and left the server and battle after turn 7 i believe

 

[yikes]

This time, I WAS THE SILLY THING
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/stabmons-145433248

The team that I was using

Bad Greninja (Greninja) @ Liechi Berry
Ability: Protean
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Substitute
- Acrobatics
- Crabhammer
- Knock Off

Bad Excadrill (Excadrill) @ Leftovers
Ability: Mold Breaker
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Earthquake
- Spikes
- Rapid Spin
- King's Shield

Bad Dragonite (Dragonite) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Multiscale
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Oblivion Wing
- Fire Blast
- Surf

Bad Togekiss (Togekiss) @ Choice Band
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Play Rough
- Brave Bird
- ExtremeSpeed
- Drain Punch

Bad Terrakion (Terrakion) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Power Gem
- Secret Sword
- Earth Power
- Vacuum Wave

Bad Pinsir (Pinsir) @ Pinsirite
Ability: Mold Breaker
Shiny: Yes
Happiness: 0
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Quick Attack
- Frustration
- Earthquake

 

[michaeloche]

This time, I WAS THE SILLY THING
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/stabmons-145433248

The team that I was using

Bad Greninja (Greninja) @ Liechi Berry
Ability: Protean
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Substitute
- Acrobatics
- Crabhammer
- Knock Off

Bad Excadrill (Excadrill) @ Leftovers
Ability: Mold Breaker
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Earthquake
- Spikes
- Rapid Spin
- King's Shield

Bad Dragonite (Dragonite) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Multiscale
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 HP / 252 SpA / 4 SpD
Modest Nature
- Draco Meteor
- Oblivion Wing
- Fire Blast
- Surf

Bad Togekiss (Togekiss) @ Choice Band
Ability: Hustle
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Play Rough
- Brave Bird
- ExtremeSpeed
- Drain Punch

Bad Terrakion (Terrakion) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Justified
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Power Gem
- Secret Sword
- Earth Power
- Vacuum Wave

Bad Pinsir (Pinsir) @ Pinsirite
Ability: Mold Breaker
Shiny: Yes
Happiness: 0
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Adamant Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Quick Attack
- Frustration
- Earthquake

And he burns the Specs Terrakion. EVEN AFTER YOU SAID IT WAS SPECS.

Edit: http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-145464127
Electrode
Dusknoir
Dusknoir guy taking 2 turns to realize he could switch and not be forced to Struggle
Air Balloon Eelektross without Wonder Guard
Said Eelektross had Shadow Force and Diamond Storm, for some reason
Belly Drum+Quiver Dance Whimsicott (at least it had BP)

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-145466612
X-Scissor Poison Point Scolipede without Life Orb thinking it could break through Curse Umbreon

More:
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-145699150
Oshawott and Dewott
Level 1 Arceus with Bullet Seed
Energy Ball Celebi (pretty sure there are better things out there)
Deoxys-S trying to Spore said Celebi
Celebi using Energy Ball on WG Giratina
Chansey and Blissey without Imposter
Chansey using Pound a) ever and b) on Giratina

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/hackmons-145696135
Protect+Detect Shuckle killing itself with its own Perish Song
At least three more of those Shuckles, but they didn't kill themselves
Parental Bond Chansey
Wonder Guard Chansey (which I guess is okay, but that Drain Punch Swampert screwed it over)
WishPass failure on turn 14

http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/inversebattle-145735915
And this one is in a tour. Turn 12 is when it starts getting weird.

 

[aesf]

(don't expect to break 1200 with this poke unless there are alot of char ys)

I'd like to introduce...(*drumroll*)...the new age of 1v1...(*louder drumroll*)...
So you thought your Specs Tauros was metagame defining? You thought your perish song max speed mega-gengar was insane? You thought your confuse ray crobat was the new meta?

I've got something much more insane. It's basically Jirachi + Chansey's special bulk + Arceus's normal STAB all combined into 1 pokemon...(*loud banging noises*)...

Blissey (F) @ Assault Vest
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Def
Adamant Nature
- Body Slam
- Headbutt
- Rock Slide
- Dynamic Punch/Counter

Basically god. Body Slam has a 60% chance to paralyze with serene grace, which rounds to 100% btw, so if you use headbutt, they will never move ever, unless you have really crappy luck. Rock slide 3HKOs charY or something impressive like that. Dynamic Punch is there for confusion, and if you can't hit a dynamic punch, it's not my problem, since I've hit every single one I've thrown. Counter is there if you're a baby and you want an easy way out rather than being a man and para-flinching your opponent to death.

Now you may be saying, BUT THIS IS JUST A CRAPPY RIPOFF OF JIRACHI. Come back to me when you give enough Performance-enhancing drugs to your jirachi so it can eat up a sun-boosted blast burn easily. Heck, you could even run this with jirachi so that its biggest weakness, charizard, is covered. In fact, go do that. You might be successful. Who knows? I don't, at least.

Sample of Replays showing off the power of paraflinch blissey

wow i have really long hide tags
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-145668597
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-145667187 (he got too scared)
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-145666809 (beating a top-tier threat, a.k.a. evolution of the mascot of the franchise)
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-145665440 (CounterCoat giving you problems?)
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/1v1-145665095 (agility porygon-z, fearsome sweeper imo)
(ratings are obviously GXE, that's why its at 1000)

Of course, you don't necessarily HAVE to use this. It's just that you'll be at a disadvantage if you don't.