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  • Hello Pinkacross! I've been a fan of your videos for a while and never thought to message you on showdown. I have been using a TR team to some success but was just curious on what you would do to optimize it.

    https://pokepast.es/685067ff2fa444ee

    Thanks for your time!
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    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Replacing Luna for Azu won't help much at all, still gets easily 2-shot by HLR and doesn't do much in return with Aqua Jet
    nosepath
    Yeah haha I've seen what you meant first hand on ladder, I seemed to have peaked with this in the 1500s. Would you have any recommendations for a Cresselia set? The ones on smogon seem to be pretty passive and setup fodder.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Trick room, lunar dance, ice beam, tera blast fighting is pretty solid
    Ominous Void
    Hey Pinkacross, I think I finally have a good team based around Volcanion, Weavile and Zamazenta that has done pretty well for me https://pokepast.es/73b883f2953da834 If you can help me in any way I would really appreciate it, if possible I would just like some help with Tera types and team rating
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    Ominous Void
    Ominous Void
    Thanks so much! Definitely felt that stall was a shaky matchup, I did get through most matchups (probably cuz I’m lower ladder), but it definitely felt scary. I feel like heavy duty boots Volcanion could put in almost as much work. I think I’m pretty ok into kingambit, but I will definitely attempt speedy weezing, I already have two walls in the back so I believe it will be ok. I will probably still use band Weavile.
    Ominous Void
    Ominous Void
    Thanks for taking time out of your day for me btw, I really appreciate it!
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    No problem! :]
    Cyberion
    Glowking + Kyurem synergy is crazy free team for Pinkacross or his subscribers only also feel free to use this in a video since I can't submit it the normal way.
    GBD777
    got up to 1800s with this crazy shyte, would be cool to have the goat lmk whats good and what bad with it. appreciate the content always beast!
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    Cyberion
    Cyberion
    if they dont have rillaboom they have ival or enamourus
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Kyurem is my main concern, as well as your lack of Ghost types. Tera can sorta fix both of these issues though, I'd slap Tera Ghost on Rbolt and Hrott for an impromptu spin blocker. Dnite will often be forced to Tera after getting a kill, since it gives Kyurem a free entry otherwise, but Dnite wants to Tera anyway so that might be OK.
    Cyberion
    Cyberion
    I asked Finchnator he wont ban Kyurem
    3ln
    Cyberion
    Cyberion
    for the rain team three booster energies is not good long term
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Overqwil set is strange, might wanna try SD clear amulet. I'd also remove Iron Moth and use Specs Tornadus, tera flying cane moth isn't that good imo. Rest of the team seems fine but I personally prefer eject treads on rain
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    As for the double hwish team, seems pretty rough. I don't see any real structure or reason to have 2 hwish scarfers. Team has no real defensive core and isn't nearly powerful enough to justify it. I'd have to test it to be sure, but my guess is that it would perform very poorly on ladder.
    Cyberion
    Cyberion
    im terrible, but I think like 6.5 cause the stall matchup or any bulky team matchup seems terrible it has almost all temporary items.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Lots of super inconsistent pokemon, specs thundurus is too slow and frail to fit, team hates Cinderace, and you have no answer for stall. Might cheese some people but the team seems random and has a lot of sweepers that are just bad imo. 4.5/10
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Personally, I'd use a Comfey with a defensive tera type like Steel or Poison, and go Synthesis or Taunt over Tera Blast. Honestly the team looks pretty solid overall, I just don't think Gterrain HO is that great of an archetype
    ToasterFanatic
    My thoughts on the Tera ground is that it is good into every fairy resist. However I suppose a stored power with decent setup could deal with them anyways. I’ll try synthesis over Tera blast, ty!
    Hey pinkacross, I was wondering what would be the best use of uxie in ou (if it's even at all viable) it seems like it could be a similar pivot, albeit not even close to as good as glowking but with future sight and u-turn do you think it could possibly fit in to a similar role to glowking on some teams? Thanks for any help or advice you do give!
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I honestly think Uxie is completely unusable. It can be used as a Stealth Rock pivot but there are much better options. You could also use a Physdef sweeping set, I'd recommend Tera Poison Leftovers, max physdef with CM draining kiss stored power and Encore. It does beat Kingambit which is pretty funny, since if the Gambit tries to SD you can encore it
    ct3thagod
    Thank you I'll try that set out!
    Daxdleader
    Hi, big (new) fan! Here's a team I'd really like some help with:
    https://pokepast.es/b0e4e6dcd0a79a42
    Double Wish is funny but I wanna know if that idea is fundamentally flawed. You can replace any Pokemon. Here's the RMT if you need more info:
    Daxdleader

    SV OU Thread 'Double Wish Hazard Stack'

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    Hello,

    I'm looking for help with this team. The original idea was to use a bulky spiker with no recovery like Ting-Lu or Garchomp paired with Alomomola. I also wanted to ignore opposing hazard setters so I made this a boots spam and I added Clefable to absorb Knock-Off. That's when I realized I could have two Wish users. This became the gimmick of the team. I'm open to any suggestions but I think the idea of double wish is funny so I'd really like to keep the core of two Wish users plus a bulky hazard setter that...
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    Thank you!
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I think Mamo hstack, and this set specifically, is very much viable. I honestly really like the team as well. My main advice would be making the pult darts (for the stall MU) and changing the Clefable to a different set, probably Sticky Barb. Double Wish isn't really needed, and Alo is a MUCH better passer.
    badtv
    hi pinka! I was doing a small 3v3 nat dex tournament, and I really liked this core, do you have any suggestions for what mons to add to make it work for normal nd formats, or where in the existing team to improve on? thanks, big fan of your slimy surfers team :]
    https://pokepast.es/b1a98ae585774253
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I would avoid Hydreigon in general, I don't think it's a great pokemon. Volcarona and Ghold are both very solid though, probably you could fit the two of them on an offensive hazard stack team in ND OU.
    Cyberion
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    Cyberion
    Cyberion
    I never did that cause my team is already ice weak
    Cyberion
    Cyberion
    should I add glowking to allow my sweepers to come in easier because hamurot isn't doing much for me
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    No, Glowking on webs isn't a great idea. Try changing Hamurott to an SD set with Aqua Jet for Cinderace.
    DatriasTheStorm
    Hey Pinka! Wanted to justify using Electrode Hisui, and ended up putting this thing together. Was grinding OU and it’s been preforming really well. I think it’s an offense but not really sure, regardless can you point out any egregious weaknesses it may have, as well as its validity?
    https://pokepast.es/e4d271288671f1fc
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    SD Gliscor and ground types in general concern me quite a bit. Even a defensive Landorus threatens this team big-time. As for the Electrode itself, I'd recommend removing Speed so you only outspeed pult and put some EVs in HP. Also, Leaf Storm is probably better than Chloroblast.
    DatriasTheStorm
    DatriasTheStorm
    What would you recommend to get rid of those pesky ground types
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    You can't get rid of 'em (especially Gliscor), you need a switch-in. Perhaps try Corviknight over Hoodra.
    Ashgaming33
    Hi Pinkacross-- accidentally sent this as a PM so here's it again.

    I've been trying to put together a team that could make Infernape decent in OU. I've tried various things, but what I've settled on is this: the VHS (Veil Hazard Stack).
    Ashgaming33
    Ashgaming33
    The idea was to make a hyper-offense team that could support Infernape's frailty with veil and then use TankChomp to set up hazards Goltres also uses Veil and tends to be my late-game win condition.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I responded in the discussion you started! :]
    The Silly
    Hey, back for like the billionth time; you’ve just been such a nice help. I conveniently was getting into natdex a couple days before you started but I can’t seem to get the hang of it- I’m consistently top 150 now in gen 9 OU but I can’t maintain a steady Elo in Natdex. It is as wild as 1450 to 1700. How do I fix this?
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Please send the pokepaste lol
    The Silly
    The Silly
    No consistent team- been trying out a lot of things but the majority were just samples. Also, didn’t even see this reply for some reason?? Only found it due to scrolling down here
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I can't really give specific advice without seeing a replay or a team-- there are a lot of reasons you might not be performing as you want.
    ReneStormy
    Yo Pinka! I was throwing together all of my fav Gen 9 OU mons (Cos y'know why not), and made this complete and utter monstrosity. It's actually been working really well, and I haven't lost yet. It brought me from about 1380's to 1540's. I wanted to know: 1. what kind of archetype this would be; and 2. are there any super bad weaknesses that I can fix? https://pokepast.es/3509b90810215f5d
    ReneStormy
    ReneStormy
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Archetype is offense. Honestly not a huge fan of this team, you have a TON of tera-hogs. I'd say my biggest concern is your Kyurem MU, easiest way to fix that is to slap on an Iron Crown somewhere. Nice Lokix nickname too lol
    AugustoG
    Hey man, i was struggling to find a new team and ended up making this frankenstein combination of things i liked about each of them. So far it felt pretty good and synergistic, but i'm not really good at teambuilding so i'd appreciate your expert opinion on it. If there's anything you think i can improve i'd love to hear it!! https://pokepast.es/69c8829c0a470972
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I'd go Sucker Punch on Cinderace instead of HJK since your team isn't so fast, might be crucial against Darkrai / RM post-tera. Your hazard stack matchup is going to be tough but Crown helps. I'd personally go PsyNoise over Fblast, helps a lot against stall and Focus Blast kinda sucks anyway.
    jzplr
    Hello Pinkacross, there is currently an ongoing Tera suspect in NDOU and I would like to hear your thoughts on who the big winners and losers you think might be. Weavile stocks go to the moon and Iron Moth becomes completely unusable I believe. Also I believe Mega Sceptile may unironically have sauce if you want to do a building stream with it, kind of like a special Mlop.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Mega Sceptile does sound fun! Might give it a try. As for NDOU, I don't really know enough about the meta to say for sure who the winners and losers would be.
    PERSON6901
    Hey Pinkacross! Heard that you were talking about hail/snow. Moves and abilities like blizzard/slush rush act the same in both weathers. Hail does damage, while snow increases the defense stat by 50%. Funnily, Eiscue's Ice Face ability is restored in both weathers. This makes for a pretty mean stall strategy to stop most physical attackers.

    On that note, here's a team for you to try out.
    pokepast.es/6fbf3c64f88164ee
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Thanks for the information! There is no way I will ever use this lol but the fact that Eiscue can do that is really funny!
    PERSON6901
    PERSON6901
    No problem. If you have any questions regarding national dex, feel free to reach out.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Thanks! :]
    lycan2500
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Not bad at all, this looks pretty solid. My main concern is your stall MU, I don't see how your team is ever going to break a stall. An Ice Beam Glowking paired with Harcanine can shut down stall pretty well though, perhaps try Glowking over Prim, then go AV Tusk and Sucker on Meow to patch up the Dragapult weakness.
    The Silly
    Heya, I’m back again.
    First thing: I just learned today that you stream regularly, sorry I missed out!
    Second thing: I actually fought you today, I was the 54 rats guy. Thanks for the fun match, didn’t even know it was you until the end.
    Last thing: I’m in the top 100 now, and I’m not sure how to deal with the stress of losing the prestigious title of being top 100. Any tips with that?
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I actually made a video on getting over ladder anxiety! Here it is:
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