Recent content by xam13124

This is something that makes me even more convinced that the rating system as a whole is flawed. If at 1700 glicko with a very low deviation my contribution to usage stats can fall below a new player with high deviation, that is a major flaw. Players should be rewarded for playing many games at...

I too am severly concerned by the results of the candle thread. Just because something like Water Absorb politoed has a tiny niche does not make it in any way competitive. Somebody being smart enough to avoid using such utter garbage does not mean they arent a bad player anyways. I have...

Kind of off-topic but not sure where else to ask this: why is the top 500 based off elo while weighting is basef off Glicko? Why not use one system for both? Been curious about this for a while

As a long time fan of UU (since gen 4) this round of bans and this gen of UU as a whole is really frustrating to me. It seems as though the council is way too ban-happy this time around, banning pokemon that imho were perfectly fine such as Mega Houndoom and Swagerless Klefki. It really feels...

I get that im just trying to show that 1760 is substantially better than the "average competitive player" in hopes that the bar wont be set this high again in the future

Id just like to point out that there are at least a dozen users on the ou top 500 with a glicko score in the 1600s. I get that the leaderboards are based on ELO, not glicko, but it seems a bit silly to say that these people on the leaderboards are worse than the average competitive player. Just...

Alright time for some calcs to defend Braviary: +2 252+ Atk Braviary Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Mew: 412-486 (101.9 - 120.2%) -- guaranteed OHKO +2 252+ Atk Braviary Brave Bird vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Mew: 297-351 (73.5 - 86.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery +2 252+ Atk...

Isnt it possible that 1760 is too high to be deciding tiers off? Im speaking ss somebody who is really frustrated by this change with my rating of 1691+-42 i was weighted 1.0 previously but now only 0.05. I have been on the OU top 500 list twice this generation, so it seems silly that I now...

Has anyone tried out Braviary in UU? Ive been using a defiant set pretty well on a hyper-offense team that uses smeargle to set up hazards. Getting +2 off a defog makes him nuts. Braviary @ Choice Scarf Defiant Bold Adamant 252 attack 252 speed 4 hp Brave Bird Return Superpower U-Turn

I'd like to nominate Tangrowth for B rank. It pulls off a bulky attacker set very well with Regenerator+ Assualt Vest, having very good Health and Defense and a Special Defense stat that can be easily patched up with the Vest. It can run physical, special or mixed attacking sets with its good...

Lower deviation is actually better. The requirements in the op call for less than 50 deviation. Deviation in this system represents how uncertain the system is about your placement and decreases with more matches played. Edit: Could I get some clarification on what to do once i qualify? Already...

Ive been using Gourgeist in Pokebank OU ladder on PS with good success. Specifically, Ive been using him as a physical tank to complement Tyranitar as a special tank. They cover most of each others weaknesses and work together really well. My Tyranitar is using Assault Vest for insane SpAtk...

Name: Low Stat Physical Wall General Description: A pokemon that can indefinitely wall most common physical threats by means other than sheer stats. Justification: Most of the Pokemon commonly featured on stall teams are there because of very high stats in either Defense or Sp Defense as...