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Tangentially related to the Wellspring discussion, I've been ruminating on the Ogerpon masks and their blanket 1.2x boost to physical attacks. While on face it looks over-tuned, it's intergal to the other masked Ogerpons' design given how they work compared to other Pokemon with different forms...

Could you have a look at this team? It's a Bulky Offense with CM Val and Mixed Kyurem as the breaking core with the defensive pieces that are capable of make aggressive progress themselves. After breaking mid-ladder, I felt like reached the limit of refining it on my own so I'd like a more...

I think Blunder said something about how Roaring Moon's ban paved the way for Wellspring and Gambit usage to rise as both of them didn't like being caught on Moon's war path which might partially explain the greater number of complaints despite Wellspring's most recent survey scores being...

I think there's merit for Boots Moth as many offensive teams want it as Toxic Spikes absorption guy that still hits relatively hard and fast, so why not shelve the gambling aspect of Booster Speed and lean into Moth's defensive profile as a pivot? :sv/Iron moth: Iron Moth @ Heavy-Duty Boots...

Given your growth as a content creator, are you still cool with people posting on your profile to get quick feedback on teams or would you rather want people to join your Discord and share the team with your community?

One funny tech I saw in the Showdown chats was E-terrain Thundurus (:Thundurus:) as with Prankster, getting the Terrain up is an inevitability and it still has pivoting tools like Volt Switch/U-turn/Taunt/T-wave/Knock so it can still make progress outside of being a terrain bot. Probably still...

Not gonna lie, there's times where I think to myself "What if I put Protective Pads on Rilla cause then, I can Knock and U-turn on the birds without a care in the world.", but then I also think "What am I even doing anymore" and promty shelve the idea. I was also thinking of Toxic Spikes with...

I think the reason bulky Val sets (probably) aren't going to pop up is that it's only means of recovery is Drain Punch which is a hard sell to fit into physical/mixed sets due to its lack of firepower compared to Close Combat or lack of utility compared to Knock. Though as someone earlier in the...

Given the webs discussion earlier, I would like to pitch a different webs setter than the usual two suspects: Vikavolt. :sv/Vikavolt: Vikavolt @ Custap Berry/ Focus Sash/ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Levitate Tera Type: Steel/ Ghost EVs: 248 HP / 252 SpA / 8 SpD Bold Nature IVs: 0 Atk -...

I still think about how Pinkacross made teams with female physical attackers to avoid getting janked by Cute Charm. Imagine a world where Emamorus could change its gender and be an annoying POS fishing for Cute Charm procs (even if it doesn't have the bulk to do it well like the RNG birds). But...

I think the reason there's always people bringing up the sleep ban every so often is that whenever any mid/low tier options in any competitive game get nerfed, there's always going to be pushback either from the small pool of people using said options or by regular people wondering why...

Could someone make a team with a core of these two? In theory, they fry each other's checks, but I every team I try to make ends up feeling like I'm missing something so I'd like someone with more experience to be able to bring the idea to life. I have a preference for standard offense or Bulky...

This might come off as a derp moment, but it finally sank in why Rapid Spin grants a +1 Speed boost after I ran a Webs team for the Palafin reqs (which I was unsuccessful). Imagine getting rid of the webs on your field, only for your spinner to still be stuck at -1. What I thought was an...

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Check :sv/Pecharunt: Pecharunt @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Poison Puppeteer EVs: 252 HP / 228 Def / 28 Spe IVs: 0 Atk Tera Type: Ghost Bold Nature - Malignant Chain - Hex - Parting Shot - Recover With its immense physical defense, Pecharunt can stomach hits from a +1 Kyurem as Icicle Spear is...