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  • Chair123
    Hi Pinkacross, I was hoping for some teambuilding advice for this team i build around a hydrapple tinkaton core https://pokepast.es/a7d3d8dc04d22f61 i havent faced any glaring issues yet but i get the feeling something is missing but i cant quite put a finger on what
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Immediate power perhaps? I'd personally go LO Hydrapple
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    This team is interesting, but definitely has some major flaws. My main concern is mixing archetypes. Ninetales and Iron Crown fit on Hyper Offense, but the rest of your team seems to be a balance. I'd recommend committing to one archetype or the other.
    blockgqme
    Thanks, I just changed the HO mons for Gliscor and Gambit to go full balance and have a much better team now. It is way less quirky but way better. Your earlier assessment of major flaws is 100% correct as I would lose or win on team preview. The new and improved balence team: https://pokepast.es/5fdc8c625fb277dd
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    This looks better with regards to archetype mixing. The fairy matchup is now my main concern-- you have no fairy resist and several weaknesses, anything with moonblast is a terrible matchup.
    RoroNoDono
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    This seems like a random combination of pokemon rather than a team. It looks kind of like a hazard stack team without hazards. You could replace Hatterene for dual hazard Ting-Lu, that would help. Honestly though, I'd rebuild and consider building to Glimmora's strengths more (assuming that's what you built around).
    RoroNoDono
    RoroNoDono
    I like the suprise factor it can go against tusk and kill it. Thought of Ting-Lu too so that I'll have a ghost resist.
    Cyberion
    I built a team around roaring moon planning to add my roaring moon set from a paste at the end, but i tried and it's banned. :( I guess i'm back to swagger mirror herb graffaiai
    Kowasabii
    Hi Pink wanted to ask for team building advice on this team https://pokepast.es/3d0dd6279cf68800. The original idea of the team is to build around belly drum, magmar ive found to be the most effective belly drummer as it has decent speed, it matches well into staples, and priority mach punch is nice. I'm completely fine with getting rid of magmar, I just want another belly drummer to replace it if I do.
    Kowasabii
    Kowasabii
    Anything on the team is replaceable btw. I'm not really attached to anything.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Honestly, if you want to use a Belly Drum pokemon, I'd go Charizard over Magmar. The rest of the team seems like pretty standard, but effective screens. If you want to make the team as strong as possible, I'd personally get rid of the Belly Drum component.
    GOthee
    Hi pinkaboss, i have team needs some correction, i think its pretty good, but it might need soem item or set changes, Pls keep all the triple dragons if you can.
    https://pokepast.es/17d86bbddf083ebd
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    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Given you want to keep 4 of the pokemon, I can't really do much here. I think it's not very good, but Iron Crown + Landorus is probably best for the last 2.
    GOthee
    GOthee
    Thanks Pikacross, i was kinda curious what the sets could be , either make the team more offensive or balance oriented, hmm any ideas regarding sets/items?? https://pokepast.es/17d86bbddf083ebd
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Honestly I'm not sure what you're going for here. I suppose if I was forced to use these pokemon, I'd go HDB wisphex pult, helmet kommo-o, and specs bolt.
    Hi Pinka, got an OU team for you to judge. I know already that waterpon hurts me, especially SD versions. I have found that both gloking and the bug function well. Was running boots on nite but lum berry has also been extremely good. https://pokepast.es/5671e11c1d694549
    Pocketrocket
    I am not sure as to who to get rid of or what to change, tried a bunch of different versions to middling or negative success. The mon I worked around was originally weavile.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I don't think these are great sticky web abusers. To justify Sticky Web, you really need to make sure you use your slots well. I would say that none of these pokemon fit well, except Dragonite.
    Pocketrocket
    Thanks man, appreciate the feedback. Gonna try an endeavour set instead of webs.
    Cyberion
    I know you do singles only, but you are the only other person who does pokemon competitively that i can talk to. Why was geomancy xerneas so broken when prankster encore whimsicott exists?
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Not bad, but it has some issues. Nothing for Kyurem is not ideal. No immediate power also. I'd go Specs on Rbolt and AV on Glowking.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Lack of priority worries me too. Roaring Moon could probably sweep the team entirely. Perhaps Raging Bolt needs to be replaced for something like Dragonite.
    Cyberion
    Would Garchomp be OU if hazards dealt damage based on your attack stat?
    Cyberion
    Cyberion
    actually probably not because great tusk and landorus have high attack
    Jahim_
    Hello Pinkacross, do you think Mimikyu would be viable in Gen 9 OU? I noticed that many Fairy Type switch-ins like Gholdengo, Iron Crown, Pecharunt & Slowking-Galar are weak to Ghost
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I suspect that Mimikyu is on the borderline of viability. I'd say you could probably make it work, yes.
    Yo Mr Cross. I got a challenge for you. Ive been laddering with this BellyDrum SlowbroG squad that has peaked 1700s and seems to stall around 1650-1700.
    I know my boy slowbroG isn't optimal but I was wondering if there were ways to improve it without removing bellydrum slowbro G.
    https://pokepast.es/2510aa4a6b54bbcc
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Honestly the best way to improve screens teams is just to test a bunch of sweepers and see what works. You could give Roaring Moon a try.
    Ominous Void
    Hey Pinkacross, I was wondering I can get some help with a team :https://pokepast.es/734616b3f8f65f55. I think the offensive core of Scizor + Volcanion + Moon feels pretty good, with tusk as my glue. Gholdengo + Dragonite feel a bit iffy, and my stall matchup feels a little less comfortable in game. If you can help me with Drag + Ghold, I would appreciate it immensely!
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    Hmm yes I can see why you'd be having problems with stall. I'd try booster energy speed on Tusk, go Loaded Dice on Dragonite, Encore DD Scale Shot Fire Punch (this will help the stall MU), go roost over Earthquake on Roaring Moon and run an Adamant bulky set (EV to outspeed Tusk), and you also may want to consider Ogerpon-Wellspring over Volcanion, this will definitely improve the stall MU as well.
    Ominous Void
    Ominous Void
    Thanks so much! I will definitely try these new sets out
    eninlol4
    Hey Pinka I wanted to make a team for blaziken and cooked this team up
    https://pokepast.es/84c3971a6c792a98

    It includes g-weezing for guaranteed hazard removal glowking for slow pivot dragapult as fast pivot, great tusk for secondary hazard removal and blaziken and kingambit as dedicated sweepers
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I think this is a case of archetype mismatch-- Blaziken is a very unreliable sweeper, and it's in the middle of a balance team here, which appreciates consistency. I think Blaziken would be best on a different, more offensive archetype.
    eninlol4
    eninlol4
    Okk so Ifor blaziken I'll make a classic glimmora lead ho team. Btw Could hawlucha work in ou as a more offensive defogger who ignores gholdengoh's good as gold
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I would not recommend Defog Hawlucha with Mold Breaker. I haven't personally tried it, but I've had it used against me, and it seems pretty bad. I'll give it a go at some point, probably.
    The Silly
    Oh hey, Pinkacross, I’ve been trying Natdex lately. Any tips for team building in it? I’ve been really really trying to make MGard + Lele work (MGard gets expanding force!) but I’m sort of stuck at 1600 elo with it (I’m aiming for at minimum 1700, hopefully top 100)
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    The Silly
    The Silly
    One last thing: do you enjoy the tier, and do you like its ladder? Anything you’d change? Been wanting to improve both my OU and Natdex game more lately as I got promoted to Voice in the OU room today.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I would advise against Terrain Extender-- if you use that item, you've already lost. I'd recommend Choice Scarf, otherwise it'll do the exact same thing as Gardevoir, which probably isn't sustainable in such a volatile tier as NatDex.
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    As for the tier in general, I like NatDex, not a huge fan of SV OU though.
    Lfrith
    Hi Pinkacross! Recently started playing Gen 9 OU again (Think my last game was before the kyurem ban/unban) and tried to revive my old Choice Band Hoopa Balance team but with the standard Hoopa-U AV and settled on 2 structures:

    Team 1: https://pokepast.es/09e35e21c62c98fa
    Team 2: https://pokepast.es/ea038910b9f21c7e

    Any thoughts on which seems better and improvements?
    Pinkacross
    Pinkacross
    I prefer the Glowking version. You maybe could probably go Choice Band on Hoopa here.
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