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  • Hi Pinkacross, your content is great and helped me build better teams. I'm having a hard time getting out of the low 1700s with this squad. Any suggestions for improvement? Raging bolt or bolt + volc give me the hardest time but they're not insurmountable. https://pokepast.es/ba9cbf5534914d3c
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    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I'd say tera fire leftovers ideally
    And yea dualstatus hex pult is very difficult to handle, no way to fix it with just 1 mon unless you slap on a garg somewhere
    FritoLay
    That is my favorite Gambit set so I'll try it if i plateau. I just got to a PR #291 on the ladder with your Tera Fire SD suggestion, really appreciate the help.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Congrats! :D
    Hi Pinkacross, I'm currently stuck around 1200 rating, and recently faced a swiftswim-peliper start. It makes me wonder if my team is ever capable of defeating a drizzle team, or is it going to be one of this team's weakness?

    https://pokepast.es/9d2c2aaf7ad4a65b
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    Prqnk3r
    So I basically rely on the fact that my other stalling pokemons can do their job at chipping the enemy's hp before I pivot over to dragonite. However, my team is very vulnerable against water types and special attack electric type. What pokemons should I replace to give my dragonite an easier time, or is the playstyle around the dragonite the problem.
    Prqnk3r
    Heavy-Duty boot counter me, and I lack proper hazards controller as it is hard to pivot into great tusk sometimes. Also, having him as the only one with knock off also makes it difficult to remove the item. I was thinking of replacing my clodsire with knock off, earthquake gliscor.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Scarf Dragonite is not a very effective breaker. I'd try replacing it with Dragapult, dual status hex darts. Try Alomomola over Dondozo so you have at least one pivot, and go full HDB. I'd recommend Tera Steel on Alomomola as well.
    Jackman10
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    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    You have a very rough situation against Ground types, perhaps try Air Balloon Kingambit? Not a fix but it helps. This team is very odd, not really sure to begin with mending it. Which pokemon is performing worst?
    Jackman10
    Jackman10
    raging bolt
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Perhaps try replacing that with a pokemon with a ground immunity. I could see Corviknight working well here.
    Hi Pinkacross, watched your HO vid and was inspired to take some artistic liberties with the creative direction, please rate my Nat Dex team at your own convenience:

    https://pokepast.es/398e16d24be59470
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I don't know much about NatDex but I would advise physdef Gliscor. Your team has no great Knock Off absorber beyond Gliscor, and having it be specially defensive seems not ideal.
    wren michael
    Hello Pinkacross, I've been a big fan of your gen 8 teams and was wondering if you had any Hydreigon teams

    https://pokepast.es/cb8d9dd8dec3449a I haven't had much success making my own

    Additionally, I haven't had much fun playing gen 9, is there any Garchomp teams you might be willing to share https://pokepast.es/5271e4fdddabd02d. Any input will be appreciated!
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I don't have any updated Hydreigon teams for g8 unfortunately. As for Garchomp in gen 9, this team is definitely the type of build you want to run Garchomp on: Helm Dual hazards on Offense. I think SD Scale Shot Garchomp is beyond unviable. As for improvements, it looks solid on paper, what is the team struggling with in practice?
    wren michael
    wren michael
    Meowscarada 6-0's my team and since my team isn't too too bulky it seems I have to tera at the threat of any ice move. So far the only way to deal with the cat is to sack and tera dnite
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    One option I could see here is replacing Glowking for Volcarona. Since you have AV Primarina you could perhaps afford it. This would leave you without a Toxic Spike absorber but only 2 pokemon are effected, so not that big of a deal.
    I just started working on this blaziken / hawlucha team and I am a little lost on if I should add more hazards or a taunt user on the team because I tend to sweep or get sweeped. If you could give any input on how to improve it would be greatly appreciated. https://pokepast.es/5b2fd831df37ef49
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    This corviknight is very out of place with the rest of the HO team, I'd recommend removing it for a Glimmora. I think that would fit well here.
    Venuesaur
    Former Character
    I worked on this Hoopa U BO team for a while but now I'm at a point where I'm not sure what to improve. What changes do you think could be made? https://pokepast.es/8a860776856c2885
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    No obvious errors, what's working well and poorly in testing?
    Former Character
    Former Character
    It mainly comes down to enamorus that I'm dissatisfied with. I feel like it isn't pulling its weight or I just cant properly use its utility. Should I just run a valiant or something instead? then i have a large fairy weakness
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    One somewhat odd choice would be Alomomola over Enamrous. While it's not a ground immune, it matches up well into many ground types, works well with Hoopa, and your team loves Wish support. Give it a try and lmk how it goes! :]
    Illusion master 2365
    Hey Pinkacross, Thank you sooo much for responding to my Deoxys-D team.. Btw I tried to build another team and yeah yo are the most helpful Smogon User from which I can ask anything.. So can you fix this team I madehttps://pokepast.es/d67d7462939f0547? Your YT motivated me to COme back to ladder thx for that ;-;... Sorry to Disturb you again....
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    Illusion master 2365
    Illusion master 2365
    Umm I can't Thank you enough for Responding... But You actually caught the exact Nerve... This is the very Problem I was Facing with The team, Lack of a Particular Playstyle... I was also very Confused on Iron Crown set as First I used Specs to Hit Hard and break teams but then had to switch to AV for defense against Fairies.. But Now You clarified all these Douubts.. Thank You SOoo Much...
    Illusion master 2365
    Illusion master 2365
    I Changed the team and it looks like this ... If You Wouldn't Mind can You just say me how to Utilise the mons Just in short, I don't want to waste your precious time... Thank You again!
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    No worries! Landorus is typically going to be your lead (you may want to invest more speed to outpace other Lando leads), RM is a great early game breaker (I'd go taunt over roost to help weavile sweep), Primarina is your stallbreaker (go tera ghost for blissey seismic toss), pult is great for opposing HO and offense, and iron crown + weav are sweepers
    satangcorgi
    hey pinkacross! watching your youtube channel has been a morning routine for me. learned a lot and now ive been laddering with this team for a while and i seem to be doing good in it.. kind of, but i want to take it up a notch.. how would you shape this team? https://pokepast.es/91ad7b78c0c17367
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    That's so nice to hear! :D This team looks pretty cool but there are some things I'd change. Go full on HO, the Prim set seems out of place. There are a lot of cool Prim sets that are more compatible with the fast pace of your team-- sub custap, sub cm psychic noise draining kiss, etc. I'd give one of those a try instead of AV and see how it goes! :]
    satangcorgi
    satangcorgi
    yoo thanks a lot pinkacross, would love to take this for a spin imma tell you how it goes! would love to have a friendly battle someday!
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Sounds good and good luck!
    lysuudu
    hey, i'd be interested to hear what you'd have to say about this kinda weird weezing-g + hydrapple team i built:
    https://pokepast.es/f9cffb57c355de89
    it's been working sorta well tho a lil inconsistent. started off building around weezing tho honestly hydrapple is the new star this thing is so fun to use lol
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    lysuudu
    lysuudu
    thx for responding appreciate it

    are there any specific changes u could see working? tusk is kinda hard to switch into tbh so if i replace volc it defo needs to be smth that can handle that as volc is like the one mon that doesnt get blown up by ground + ice coverage. weezing can go but replacing it is weird cuz of the gliscor mu and losing toxic hurts especially vs stuff like hat and gouging fire.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I don't see any quick changes that would fix the team, I would probably need to replace 2-4 pokemon-- in this position I would be inclined to go back to your original core, what you wanted to build around, but this time ensure that you have a way to break stall before you develop your team defensively.
    lysuudu
    lysuudu
    alright, thx for the feedback
    Illusion master 2365
    Hey Pinka Congratulations for your YouTube ... Btw I cooked with Deo-D and wanted you to Have a look at it...
    https://pokepast.es/6786a4358e2dab68 The team performed solid on ladder I am 1800s Now with it.. But tbh I Struggle a lot and i man it against Gliscor... Are there Some specific changes you would suggest? I just Hazard stack, Chip a whole lot with great tusk and dengo and Sweep with Meow...
    Illusion master 2365
    Illusion master 2365
    I actually Changed Psychic to ice beam Hits great tusk and gliscor pretty hard and I have bold nature im sorry
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I'd recommend HDB Great Tusk, other than that I can't think of any changes I'd make without major restructuring. I'm not sure I believe in Deo-D in general honestly, it doesn't seem to offer much as a Stealth Rock setter.
    EeveeWillEatYou
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Quite solid, but too weak to Gliscor in my opinion. I'd recommend Ice Spinner over Knock Off on Tusk and Ice Beam on Glowking.
    EeveeWillEatYou
    EeveeWillEatYou
    I had it recently, but i swapped ice spinner for rocks on tusk for knock. I overall struggle with ground types so i guess ill swap it out. Also, what would you think about rotom-W over alomamola?
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    You'll want Alomomola here I think. Even though Rotom-Wash provides a ground immunity, there aren't a lot of Ground types in the tier that can get past Alomomola. It wouldn't hurt to make Alomomola Tera Flying though, just in case you run into a CB Tusk.
    EeveeWillEatYou
    You should really consider making a video on how to choose your lead pokemon. Its something i personally struggle with, and i think others might too.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I wrote this idea down, thanks!
    Nipper909
    Hi Pinkacross! Heres a fun Gogoat grassy terrain team I'd like to submit for your upcoming team rating video:

    https://pokepast.es/dd985a867bccd879

    The idea is for Gogoat to be a bulky mon that can set up on physical sweepers with bulk up and grass pelt (+1 def in grassy terrain). Obviously there are better possible options, but not as silly ones :)
    Hello Pinkacross I think i encountered you on ladder yesterday. Were you testing Hoopa?
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I was indeed! It's not going great, but I do love Hoopa-U!
    lucky333
    Great Stallbreaker, yeah. Was your Hoopa choiced? I like using mixed Hoopa with boots but choiced is unwallable. I was the Ursaluna Veil player. Sorry that I didn't respond to your hf msg, I had opponents ignored in my settings which I forgot to turn off. Just wanted to say gg.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    No worries, no offense taken! Yes my Hoopa was CB!
    spoileronthedouble
    Hi pinka. I like your vids they are entertaining and genuinely informative. Idk how you feel about national dex but I was hoping you could check out this team I made for the format. The first thing that jumps out is no electric immunity but this team is really fun and the immediate power of valiant, gouging fire and zard y is hard to fend off.
    https://pokepast.es/594e367f97a1e8c2
    spoileronthedouble
    spoileronthedouble
    also just realized my tapu koko still had EV from when I was using him as a special pivot.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I'm glad you're enjoying the videos! :) This team looks like a lot of fun, but I honestly have little to no idea about NatDex stuff. I will say though, when running Alomomola and ZardY, having no electric immunity is definitely not acceptable if you're trying to build a top level team.
    Heatranator
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    My main issues are the Raging Bolt and Gouging Fire sets. Raging Bolt should almost never run Choice Specs, especially with both STAB moves having immunities and how Thunderclap functions, it really makes it a much worse pokemon. I'd recommend Leftovers, Wise Glasses, or Magnet instead.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    The issue with Gouging Fire is that the set you've chosen takes far too long to setup and be effective, Sun will be gone by the time you're ready to sweep. Swap to a more offensive variant with Heat Crash / Flare Blitz and Earthquake/DragonClaw/Outrage.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    CB is also an option.
    Psyath
    Hi Pinkacross! Your videos are super helpful and I was wondering if my team looks good or if there are any suggestions, so far I've had great results.
    Pokepaste: https://pokepast.es/bf1e23cfa9b06983
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Glad you're enjoying the videos! This looks quite solid overall but your lack of a ground immunity is concerning, you may want to consider Air Balloon on Heatran and/or Kingambit to help that issue somewhat. Make your Glowking Sassy with minimum speed for slow chilly reception on other Glowking. Run Knock + Ice Spinner over BU + CC on Tusk
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Go Earth Power over Flash Cannon on Heatran as well, and I'd recommend CB on Rillaboom, as well as Future Sight over Eerie Spell on Glowking
    Dear Pinkacross, the only YouTuber whom I am subscribed to on one of my YouTube accounts, please review this team I made that got me to 1500 elos in gen 9. Please do test it out before making changes as many games that I lost with this team are due to me playing stupid. Thank you.
    Team in link https://pokepast.es/5031ec796dc4674e
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    1024 hello
    Please review it, since I created a smogon forum account just for this instance
    1024 hello
    Looking back, tera water on Corviknight is better for a better chance against Heatran and for a fire resist on the special side
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I've sent you a response in the conversation you sent me.
    Leonard!
    Hey Pinkacross, I'm a big fan of the channel, and I wanted to send over a team I've been playing for a little while. I think my main issue in gen 9 is finding appropriate tera types for each mon on the team. I'm curious to know what you think.
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    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Glad you like the channel! I can guarantee that your biggest problem is not picking tera-types, that's a relatively minor stage of team building and very easy to adjust with testing. Latios feels very out-of-place here. For a hazard stack speed control pokemon, I'd recommend HDB Dragapult.
    Leonard!
    Leonard!
    Appreciate it! Looking at it, that makes a lot more sense.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Good luck, lmk how it goes! :]
    Hi pinkacross, how would one go about building bulky offense? Looked it up on google but all that came out were various RMTs, appreciate the help!
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Same way you build any non HO or stall team. The easiest way is to start with a solid breaking core, add on other bulky and powerful pokemon that shore up the defensive weaknesses of your breaking core, and finish by adding other team necessities (IE speed control, electric immunity, ground immunity, resistances to all types, etc.)
    mrsuslawl
    thanks! :D
    Venuesaur
    Hey Pinkacross, I made some updates to my previous team. Really was just curious on what you thought of the glowking, dnite and nacl sets, particularly if I should drop roost on dnite for ice spinner. Thanks!

    https://pokepast.es/4f8437f3356cb848
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I'd say Dnite can afford Roost on this team but I'd test and see which works better. The sets all look quite solid!
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