Recent content by excitedly ava

havent touched this format in a sec but scrolling through recent posts i see that prim is a prominent mon, less so following the gouging ban but still a force to be reckoned with nonetheless. knowing this i present to you the stupidest set ever: air balloon can be replaced w booster energy...

They might not be better on average but they are still a threat to prepare for when building a team. I imagine Dozo/Ting-Lu/volt absorb/sap sipper would still cause problems, but again, it lacks reliable recovery besides rest which is shut down by QD. Again, I believe it might be a healthy...

Not really sure why Dozo was banned in the first place - to me it seems like a very weak mon, especially given the current state of the meta (Bolt, Spa teams being overall better, E-terrain nullifying Rest). It seems like a healthy addition to the current metagame and a better (healthier) user...

about a week and a half i think, also this does nothing to disprove any of the points i made :wriggle_looking: Hydro Pump is still 110 base power and i like gengar because he's purple and fat and also cursed body is at least more useful than Bad Dreams

I truly beg to differ; I've been laddering with a Sheer Force/Psyterrain team and I'm on a pretty good winstreak right now. In fact, none of the sweepers I utilize on this team are mentioned here, so here's the team: https://pokepast.es/4b23f5b3b2a7023a ignore the nicknames :3c Not saying...

Needless to say, I'm ecstatic that Kyogre is banned, despite not taking part in the voting (battling is most certainly not my forte, I'm more of a teambuilding gal). So, here's my thoughts on where I think the meta will go. (This one's very long, be warned.)

I strongly disagree that Dry Skin is better than Rain Dish. The Water immunity is nice but it's just a hindrance against sun teams, which - I've mentioned before - I believe will gain a lot of popularity if Kyogre is banned. Not only will the main Water spammer be gone but the other main Rain...

before the suspect test ends i wanna just share my thoughts on a mon that fits REALLY well on Rain if Kyogre gets banned i'm honestly really surprised this hasn't gotten more usage - decent special bulk, base 100 speed, tons of utility in Knock Off/Rapid Spin along with three amazing abilities...

I'd like to give an update on this little concept I've been building. I've done a couple of ladder games and there are three very obvious problems: Grumpig is fucking awful, priority spam destroys the team (namely Scizor and Rillaboom teams), and hazards SUCK, even with Maushold to clean them...

that's my general thought process, to be honest; i really do feel like conk would be the only mon with enough raw power on switching in to deal with clef after one or two cosmic powers. Exca probably would too but I feel like that's just too strong, and would make sand teams as a whole...

So Sun is in a weird spot right now, in my opinion, given the state of Rain teams being so common but also having a ton of strong mons to abuse the many boosts that Sun provides. I wanted to build a semi-Berry team that vnmmv mentioned before. https://pokepast.es/2eed3a8bb4aea32a I didn't...

I've been pretty inactive in this OM lately but given the talk of potential bans/suspect tests, I'd like to weigh in on the mons currently being discussed in terms of bans. OK that's it, this meta is really cool but I do think overall it's in an unhealthy spot, and Clef, Basc and...

bro luffy is getting bashed and i am all for it, stop being so cocky my guy. if you want to brag about how good you are do it somewhere else. this thread is meant for discussion, not "haha im better than u lmaoooooooooo ur team SUCKS" also yeah imma be real anger shell teams never really made...

I don't really understand this, quite frankly. I've ran a somewhat unique Rain team with both Dry Skin and Rain Dish Blastoise, and it gives Kyogre a longevity that feels borderline unbeatable. Honestly, even just Dry Skin gives it a good resource to counter hazards (and why wouldn't you run Dry...

Also just bc I feel like this should be a separate post to my previous post, the fact that there is a meta in 2024 where the question of "Is Kyogre broken" is relevant is fucking insane. Shouldn't have been legal in the first place. Please, PLEASE ban it. And, in the same vein, Groudon should be...