Recent content by DeepBlueC

My opp hasn't responded to my message on his wall and hasn't logged in since June 25 :(

Hey, we're paired for DPP Cup. My timezone is GMT+7. On weekdays, I'm free between 8 PM to 12 AM GMT+7, whereas on weekends, I'm available from 3 PM to 1 AM GMT+7. Please let me know what your availability looks like. If it's okay with you, we can schedule over discord. My username is deepbluec.

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Let's play through the different scenarios, shall we? 1) I switch my Gyarados into Machamp's potential Bulk Up. Then what? My Gyara takes in 25% rocks chip, and he has ThunderPunch, so my Gyara is screwed. 2) I switch my Scarf Cress into Machamp's Dynamic Punch. Then what? I could get confused...

I can only speak from my perspective here, but not every player wishes to win via the Machamp route. Using Machamp involves rolling the dice, and the top players would rather adopt a more strategic approach rather than "click Dynamic Punch and pray for confusion". Using luck-based strategies is...

Can you explain what cheesy strategies that Jirachi is currently gatekeeping? I see Jirachi actually facilitating Machamp-based teams by spreading paralysis to most Machamp switch-ins, like Hippo or Zap for that matter. How is Jirachi going to make it easier to coast with stall? In fact...

#MakeDPPGreatAgain In recently conducted survey of selected members of the DPP community (official thread is here: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/dpp-ou-post-spl-xv-survey-results-and-discussion.3746024), over 50% of those surveyed expressed the feeling that Jirachi is problematic. A...

Quoting what I said in the Froslass thread. The tiering framework doesn't allow us to ban Iron Head alone, and based on the current framework, only Jirachi ban is allowable. If you then want to ban Jirachi, put down your arguments to convince those who aren't onboard with banning it.

Won vs DriDri, gg. https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/smogtours-gen4ou-763911?p2

Going to put down my thoughts in points so that it's easier to follow: 1) I agree with BIHI that Jirachi's issues will remain persistent despite metagame shifts. Since banning Iron Head is not on the table, any discussion around this would be futile. So I'm up for banning Jirachi period. My...

Player Name: DeepBlueC Region: World Formats played: DPP OU Are you interested in captaining?: Nope Foreseen inactivity: Nope

Hey we're matched for DPP seasonal. Can we schedule over discord? My discord id is deepbluec.

Won in 2 vs zerkas, ggs.