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Sure thing! Don't have a whole lot saved unfortunately, but here's some replays I do have:
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8vgc2020-1196554741-qafa89hhkwhpc8na14icxio7wx666rhpw (vs #1 on ladder Nontaro)
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen8vgc2020-1194261375 (vs Tailwind Hyper Offense)
Typically my most common leads were either Gyarados + Urshifu or Porygon 2 + Amoongus depending on the speed control I needed that game. Some weird leads I've done include Indeedee + A-Marowak against Dragapult leads or Indeedee + Porygon 2 for After You shenanigans. Leading Indeedee + Amoongus...
Oh hey! I’m back with another VGC 2020 team report, this time on a team I built for the Series 5 metagame. Series 5 brought a lot of changes to the metagame that I’m sure we’re all aware by now, and this was a team designed to beat those new metagame threats. Gyarados is one of the few offensive...
Oh hey! Have not posted here in a while, but I recently picked up the game again after a short VGC stint from 2015-2016, and to see if I still got it I decided to try my hand at the ladder. Series 2 I was still getting back into the groove and relearning the game a bit, but when Series 3 came...
Thanks for the suggestion! I probably will change Sylveon to Mawile or something, I'm just not sure about the Dialga set because I personally dislike Shuca Berry as an item (too situational and unneeded when Dialga already can survive a Precipace Blades) and not having Earth Power means Kyogre...
Thank you for the kind words! I suppose Ferrothorn would be better, I'm really not that weak to Fighting so the team can afford an extra Steel type. I also agree with Will-O-Wisp, only reason I didn't run it were because of the accuracy issues, which is silly but that may have just been me...
Hey guys! Haven't posted here in a while, but I'm back on the VGC grind! This is a Dialga Trick Room team I plan on taking to Regionals soon, and was hoping to get some feedback before I compete. Anyways, I'll talk about each Pokemon on the team below!
Dialga @ Sitrus Berry
Ability: Pressure...
Well see, the problem is that all of those Pokemon are easily beat with Knock Off (barring Scyther). And even then, unless Scyther is sent in immediately before Gurdurr starts using Bulk Up it won't do much once Gurdurr is +2. Also keep in mind Scyther is also 4x weak to Stealth Rock, which...
I think Zapdos going down to UU is the biggest change. Definitely going to be fun seeing how it interacts, although I don't see it doing much given how Mamoswine still beats every core in the tier.
Granbull in RU is a mistake. Granbull was literally the only Gurdurr counter in NU and now that...
Haha a lot to cover here, but I will certainly do my best to hit all of the main points!
The only thing I see Rotom-W doing better than Milotic on this team is improving the Thundurus matchup. Even with HP Ice, Rotom-W will fail to pick up the knock outs on Assault Vest Landorus-T and bulky...
Hey guys, I'm back with another kickass VGC RMT post and before I get any replies saying this isn't the Greatest of all Teams... I know. This team actually has a difficult time switching and dealing with Thundurus, but I'll to get that later. While I haven't gotten any accolades with the team...
Well, the biggest deal wasn't necessarily that your team was weak to Sun, it's the fact that the only thing Sunny Day does is boost the power of Camerupt's and maybe Hydreigon's Heat Wave. When compared to Helping Hand, you can still get the same 1.5x boost Sun gives to Fire type attacks, but...
Pretty solid looking team! Camerupt and Trick Room is a really insane strategy in my opinion, and I'll list what I think of each Pokemon below!
Camerupt: I like this Camerupt set, pretty nice coverage and to the point so kudos!
Cresselia: I'm not completely sold on that Cresselia, the biggest...