seismitoad with sludge wave will come in handy and earthquake. im also a big fan of the lapras idea. plus for wash rotom moldbreaker gyarados so i think itll be a mind fuck but pretty fun. i battled other water teams during that monotype tourney i did and it was awesome
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Nelson Tangela
Protean Greninja is worth considering too. It kind of breaks the "Mono Water"-theme.
Mattapod
yup i used one with a scarf on every battle for monotype. stab grass knot. i really wanna breed a hp electric one to run a pseudo boltbeam
Nelson Tangela
Du you really need "beam" in a Mono Water environment though? .-.
Mattapod
well for that meta no, i was just speaking as a generality. for that meta id prob go naive with grass knot, dark pulse, gunk shot and uturn
Nelson Tangela
I thought about mono water as a metagame for a bit...
Do you realize how hard Swords Dance/Seed Bomb/Thunder Punch/Zen Headbutt Life Orb Ludicolo would be to check and how many setup opportunities it would get? Most of the checks are completely screwed after a Swords Dance, since they tend to be specially defensive.
Add Stealth Rock and Damp Rock Drizzle support for maximum fun.
Do you realize how hard Swords Dance/Seed Bomb/Thunder Punch/Zen Headbutt Life Orb Ludicolo would be to check and how many setup opportunities it would get? Most of the checks are completely screwed after a Swords Dance, since they tend to be specially defensive.
Add Stealth Rock and Damp Rock Drizzle support for maximum fun.
Mattapod
sounds like u wanna play.. :)
Nelson Tangela
We'll see. :)
Sap Sipper Azumarill might be useful.
Sap Sipper Azumarill might be useful.
Nelson Tangela
lol nope... screw all of the above
Just use Gorebyss to SmashPass to mixed Greninja/Ludicolo and be done with it.
Just use Gorebyss to SmashPass to mixed Greninja/Ludicolo and be done with it.
Mattapod
yesss thatd be devastating. dude youre a wizard
Nelson Tangela
The team kind of writes itself for me.
Custap Sturdy Lead Relicanth with Stealth Rock and Yawn => White Herb Smash Pass Gorebyss => LO/EBelt Mixed Wallbreaker Ludicolo => EBelt/LO Cleaner Greninja + filler + filler
Custap Sturdy Lead Relicanth with Stealth Rock and Yawn => White Herb Smash Pass Gorebyss => LO/EBelt Mixed Wallbreaker Ludicolo => EBelt/LO Cleaner Greninja + filler + filler
Mattapod
way better than what i wouldve come up with. now i dont wanna play. you win
Nelson Tangela
Nah...
It's a pretty obvious strategy if you take a few minutes to think about it. ^^
It's a pretty obvious strategy if you take a few minutes to think about it. ^^
Mattapod
im a battling noob . im surprised i make it as far as i do in these tourneys
Nelson Tangela
I'm just in it for the fun at this point. If I'll make it past Round 2 of the Kanto Battles, I'll probably start using some gimmick shit.
Mattapod
like metronome XD
Nelson Tangela
Maybe. ( ͡͡ ° ͜ ʖ ͡ °)
Mattapod
hey how do u make ur avitar with a .gif
Nelson Tangela
Step 1: Find a GIF you like.
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Step 2: Resize, crop and "optimize" it until it's smaller than 100KB
Step 3: Upload it to Smogon.
Step 4: $$$ Profit $$$
Mattapod
damn maybe this wont work on a tablet then. wverytime i save a .gif it defaults to a regular picture