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Pure Hackmons, VoltTurn Mayhem, Force of the Fallen, Trademarked

Before The Loser's Game ladder is over, I may as well post the post-Indigo Disk "offence" teams I was testing against. You may find some of them to be familiar from my ladder games... Stealth Rock Court Change :Deoxys-Speed: :Smeargle: :Cinderace: :Gholdengo: :Talonflame: :Chien-Pao...

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Won in 3 GGs against Shing! https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9bssregf-2106416409-yxoct4jmwrw0orlx93u2dlhq2lern8ypw https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9bssregf-2106418120-zy2dfrk30tgf4tapz0dx5zpy3i6e34epw...

Checks: :Iron Moth: :landorus-therian: Counters: :Blissey: :hoopa-unbound:

Check :SV/Cinderace: Cinderace @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Libero Tera Type: Fire EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe Jolly Nature - Pyro Ball - U-turn - Sucker Punch - Court Change Alright, Iron Crown - Terastallize and pivot or die. 252 Atk Cinderace Pyro Ball vs. 32 HP / 0 Def Iron Crown...

Lost in 3 to 1LDK: https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9bssregf-2101555633 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9bssregf-2101556884 https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9bssregf-2101557739

These are part of my personal VR right now (beware: it probably doesn't precisely match anyone else's): S: :Smeargle: Smeargle simply does it all. Hazard removal, hazard setting, Court Change, disruption, item manipulation, Trick/Switcheroo/Knock Off absorbing, great switch-in, opponent...

I haven't tried tagging a programmer yet about the Steel Beam double KO situation. I'd better come back here with the results!

I feel like I'm at the whim of the Showdown implementers here. I asked the Gen 9 Battle Mechanics thread for who wins in the Steel Beam double KO, pointing out this win condition flip, and got answers here. Showdown never flipped this win condition back since despite the answers pointing to the...

Checks: :Maushold: :garchomp: Counters: :corviknight: :hydrapple: (This is a public services message that the IDBP Corviknight set is not mine.)

A lot of Court Change teams are sloppily built, to the point that any hazard removal against their, say, Charizard or Frosmoth wards it off. Then they need at least 3 turns to switch their Stealth Rock setter back in, set hazards, then set Court Change (possibly needing a 4th turn to switch...

Check :SV/Walking Wake: Walking Wake @ Choice Specs Ability: Protosynthesis Tera Type: Water EVs: 12 HP / 244 SpA / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Hydro Steam - Draco Meteor - Flamethrower - Dragon Pulse Spam Draco Meteor. It works even if Walking Wake had to switch into 3 layers of...

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Check :PMD/Gholdengo: Gholdengo @ Choice Scarf Ability: Good as Gold Tera Type: Fighting EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe Timid Nature - Shadow Ball - Make It Rain - Trick - Focus Blast With checks like this that you could use back when Pokemon Scarlet and Violet were just...

The Loser's Game is Leader's Choice of the Month for April 2024! Here's hoping for more metagame development and some sample team submission for once!

Checks: :weavile: :Dragonite: Counters: :avalugg: :cloyster:

The Loser's Game, Pure Hackmons, VoltTurn Mayhem, Force of the Fallen, Trademarked

Check(!) :SV/Dondozo: Dondozo @ Heavy-Duty Boots Ability: Unaware Tera Type: Fighting EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD Impish Nature - Waterfall / Liquidation - Avalanche - Rest - Sleep Talk Avalanche is a funny beast. Its power doubles to 120 BP if Dondozo is damaged right before it uses...

Answering some of the above, this is the Enamorus set I used back when Samurott-H was legal: :SV/Enamorus: Enamorus @ Superpower Ability: Contrary Tera Type: Ground EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpA / 252 Spe Hasty Nature - Play Rough - Earth Power - Taunt - Tailwind Enamorus's physical movepool...