Hello 1v1. Today, I would like to take some time to talk about Monopoke.
If you don't know it, it's basically 1v1 against yourself (eg; I choose Urshifu, the opponent will also). The only Pokemon you can have is the one on the opposing side. Its not really a format, but a way to play 1v1 - and my favorite way to play it. There's one mon in particular I didn't try, but would like to in this formatted way:
This thing is looking to be amazing. When you do these types of tours or battles, you want a few things: Toxic Stall, Setup Options and counters to the latter 2. Slurpuff has all of that and then some. It has Calm Mind and Belly Drum as setup, Yawn, Toxic, Magic Coat, Cotton Spore, Charm and Cotton Guard for Belly Drum sets and then some. You can even go into niche territory and use stuff like Fake Tears or Thief. It stats are also balanced at 82/80/86/85/75/72 - so it can pheasably be any set limited only by its movepool. This is where monopoke's best trait comes into play: it can be ANYTHING as far as sets go. The only real rule is the Pokemon being used. So try it out for yourself with your friends and others, let me know how it works out for you. And until next time, goodbye.
Edit: WolfeyVGC made this video on a Corsola style monopoke tour. It really captures the fun about this type of 1v1
If you don't know it, it's basically 1v1 against yourself (eg; I choose Urshifu, the opponent will also). The only Pokemon you can have is the one on the opposing side. Its not really a format, but a way to play 1v1 - and my favorite way to play it. There's one mon in particular I didn't try, but would like to in this formatted way:
This thing is looking to be amazing. When you do these types of tours or battles, you want a few things: Toxic Stall, Setup Options and counters to the latter 2. Slurpuff has all of that and then some. It has Calm Mind and Belly Drum as setup, Yawn, Toxic, Magic Coat, Cotton Spore, Charm and Cotton Guard for Belly Drum sets and then some. You can even go into niche territory and use stuff like Fake Tears or Thief. It stats are also balanced at 82/80/86/85/75/72 - so it can pheasably be any set limited only by its movepool. This is where monopoke's best trait comes into play: it can be ANYTHING as far as sets go. The only real rule is the Pokemon being used. So try it out for yourself with your friends and others, let me know how it works out for you. And until next time, goodbye.
Edit: WolfeyVGC made this video on a Corsola style monopoke tour. It really captures the fun about this type of 1v1
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