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3v3 Japan Style - FINALS [Won by Iconic]
- Thread starter Gouki
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Golden Sun ftw.
Me and Iconic will hopefully be battling at 11 am GMT+10
Yeah we're going to play on Saturday, which translates to 9:00 pm EST I think. Saturday is the very last day I can play before going away again for a week, so if we run into each other before then we'll take that. If we do, I'll be sure to post here in case anyone wants to watch.
Ico Strongs.
Showing my support for Golden Sun
Lost 1-0 gg I needed ragon rage -.-
EDIT: I'll post my team later
EDIT: I'll post my team later
After much delay, I beat Golden Sun 1-0 in a gg! Quick thanks to alive for helping me come up with the team and tweaking it with me, you're the best bro. Thanks to skarm / Gouki for hosting this great tournament!
So that's my little old team. Thanks to skarm / Gouki for hosting this great tournament!
Voltorb @ Nothing
Ability: Soundproof
EVs:
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Explosion
Pretty common lead in 3v3. I have Explosion in case any Crobat or Azelf want to Taunt me. Not much more to say; he gets the job done.
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Voltorb @ Nothing
Ability: Soundproof
EVs:
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Explosion
The second Voltorb of my support engine. Can Explode in a tight spot if needed, such as on a Latios or Garchomp.
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Voltorb @ Nothing
Ability: Soundproof
EVs:
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Explosion
Yeah...
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Azelf @ Light Clay
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Explosion
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Taunt
Okay so my 4th Pokemon aka my lead is Azelf. When I was theorymoning the metagame with alive, we decided that since 3v3 games were inevitably going to be short, themed teams were the way to go. I considered Rain, Sun, Trick Room, but finally settled on Dual Screens. There's no real reason behind it, but I just seemed like the most reliable game plan that'd put me at the advantage against most teams. Azelf is my lead because 1) I want to Taunt shit if I was in a pickle, 2) I need a fast Dual Screener and most importantly 3) I needed Explosion. I very rarely Taunted, since after setting up the screens, I almost always Exploded so I wouldn't have to waste a valuable turn. After going kaboom, I go to my sweeper to set up which is.....
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Suicune @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Ice Beam
- Surf
- Rest
Suicune! When considering what was the most annoying/difficult thing to kill under Dual Screens, I recalled the Deoxys-E era and how people would use it with SubCune or RestCune under DS. I opted for the latter because my goal was to grab as many CMs as I can, Rest once, and then try to kill everything. Under DS, there's virtually nothing that can stop Suicune, except Trick I guess. Most of the time I swept with Suicune assuming Dual Screens were up, but in really close games, like against Mekkah, I had to rely on my trump card.....
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Garchomp (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Stone Edge
CHOMPYYYYYY!!!!! Chomp was usually my last Pokemon standing after my opponent's 3rd had taken out Suicune, and 1 on 1, Scarf Chomp is probably the very best in this metagame. Nothing much else to say here. After scouting my opponent's team, I just spam Outrage and hope it's strong enough to kill everything he has left!
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Ability: Soundproof
EVs:
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Explosion
Pretty common lead in 3v3. I have Explosion in case any Crobat or Azelf want to Taunt me. Not much more to say; he gets the job done.
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Voltorb @ Nothing
Ability: Soundproof
EVs:
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Explosion
The second Voltorb of my support engine. Can Explode in a tight spot if needed, such as on a Latios or Garchomp.
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Voltorb @ Nothing
Ability: Soundproof
EVs:
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Explosion
Yeah...
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Azelf @ Light Clay
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Explosion
- Reflect
- Light Screen
- Taunt
Okay so my 4th Pokemon aka my lead is Azelf. When I was theorymoning the metagame with alive, we decided that since 3v3 games were inevitably going to be short, themed teams were the way to go. I considered Rain, Sun, Trick Room, but finally settled on Dual Screens. There's no real reason behind it, but I just seemed like the most reliable game plan that'd put me at the advantage against most teams. Azelf is my lead because 1) I want to Taunt shit if I was in a pickle, 2) I need a fast Dual Screener and most importantly 3) I needed Explosion. I very rarely Taunted, since after setting up the screens, I almost always Exploded so I wouldn't have to waste a valuable turn. After going kaboom, I go to my sweeper to set up which is.....
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Suicune @ Leftovers
Ability: Pressure
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SDef
Bold nature (+Def, -Atk)
- Calm Mind
- Ice Beam
- Surf
- Rest
Suicune! When considering what was the most annoying/difficult thing to kill under Dual Screens, I recalled the Deoxys-E era and how people would use it with SubCune or RestCune under DS. I opted for the latter because my goal was to grab as many CMs as I can, Rest once, and then try to kill everything. Under DS, there's virtually nothing that can stop Suicune, except Trick I guess. Most of the time I swept with Suicune assuming Dual Screens were up, but in really close games, like against Mekkah, I had to rely on my trump card.....
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Garchomp (M) @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Sand Veil
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Dragon Claw
- Earthquake
- Outrage
- Stone Edge
CHOMPYYYYYY!!!!! Chomp was usually my last Pokemon standing after my opponent's 3rd had taken out Suicune, and 1 on 1, Scarf Chomp is probably the very best in this metagame. Nothing much else to say here. After scouting my opponent's team, I just spam Outrage and hope it's strong enough to kill everything he has left!
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Congrats to Iconic... the true Japanese master... for winning! No doubt the desperate Team Asia is already scrambling to recruit him for next World Cup. I'm gonna leave this open for a bit so the kid can get his exposure and proper respects. Great job man.
Also big thanks to everybody for getting the matches done so quickly every round. Not sure that speed will ever be matched here again.
Edit: Also here is the pretty cool log
Also big thanks to everybody for getting the matches done so quickly every round. Not sure that speed will ever be matched here again.
Edit: Also here is the pretty cool log
Code:
Rules: Evasion Clause, OHKO Clause, Sleep Clause, Soul Dew Clause, Strict Damage Clause, Timed Battle
Iconic sent out Voltorb (lvl 1 Voltorb).
Golden Sun sent out Voltorb (lvl 1 Voltorb).
jbialis has entered the room.
Iconic: weeeeeeeee gl
Bluewind has entered the room.
Golden Sun: yup
jbialis has left the room.
Golden Sun: gl
Voltorb used Explosion.
A critical hit!
Voltorb lost 100% of its health.
Iconic's Voltorb fainted.
Golden Sun's Voltorb fainted.
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bad ass has entered the room.
fm has entered the room.
fm has left the room.
Iconic switched in Voltorb (lvl 1 Voltorb).
Golden Sun switched in Voltorb (lvl 1 Voltorb).
Requiem_9 has entered the room.
Voltorb used Explosion.
Voltorb lost 100% of its health.
Golden Sun's Voltorb fainted.
Iconic's Voltorb fainted.
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Requiem_9 has left the room.
Iconic switched in Voltorb (lvl 1 Voltorb).
Golden Sun switched in Voltorb (lvl 1 Voltorb).
Requiem_9 has entered the room.
Voltorb used Explosion.
Voltorb lost 100% of its health.
Golden Sun's Voltorb fainted.
Iconic's Voltorb fainted.
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Iconic switched in Azelf (lvl 100 Azelf).
Golden Sun switched in Azelf (lvl 100 Azelf).
Iconic: wh0ah
Bluewind: lol
Azelf used Taunt.
Azelf fell for the taunt!
Azelf used Explosion.
Azelf lost 100% of its health.
Iconic's Azelf fainted.
Golden Sun's Azelf fainted.
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Iconic switched in Suicune (lvl 100 Suicune).
Golden Sun switched in Smeargle (lvl 100 Smeargle ?).
Suicune is exerting its pressure!
Smeargle used Spore.
Suicune fell asleep!
Suicune is fast asleep!
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Iconic switched in Garchomp (lvl 100 Garchomp ?).
Golden Sun switched in Latios (lvl 100 Latios ?).
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PokeBitch has entered the room.
Iconic: CHOMPYYYY
Garchomp used Outrage.
Garchomp went on a rampage!
It's super effective!
Latios lost 100% of its health.
Golden Sun's Latios fainted.
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Golden Sun switched in Smeargle (lvl 100 Smeargle ?).
Garchomp used Outrage.
Smeargle lost 100% of its health.
Smeargle hung on using its Focus Sash!
Smeargle used Endeavor.
Garchomp lost 100% of its health.
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Smeargle used Bullet Punch.
Garchomp lost 0% of its health.
Iconic's Garchomp fainted.
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Bluewind: oh dayum
Iconic switched in Suicune (lvl 100 Suicune).
Suicune is exerting its pressure!
Iconic: wh0ah
Smeargle used Endeavor.
Suicune lost 100% of its health.
Suicune is fast asleep!
Suicune's leftovers restored its health a little!
Suicune restored 6% of its health.
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PK Gaming has entered the room.
Smeargle used Bullet Punch.
It's not very effective...
Suicune lost 1% of its health.
Suicune is fast asleep!
Suicune's leftovers restored its health a little!
Suicune restored 6% of its health.
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naruto000 has entered the room.
Bluewind: smeargle needed speed =/
Golden Sun: crap
Iconic: cmon
Bluewind: espeed*
Smeargle used Endeavor.
Suicune lost 12% of its health.
Suicune is fast asleep!
Suicune's leftovers restored its health a little!
Suicune restored 6% of its health.
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Smeargle used Bullet Punch.
It's not very effective...
Suicune lost 1% of its health.
Suicune woke up!
Suicune used Surf.
Smeargle lost 0% of its health.
Golden Sun's Smeargle fainted.
Iconic wins!
Iconic: gg
Golden Sun: gg
Wow that was a cool final match! Congrats Iconic!
Congrats Iconic!
LMAO. That was a pretty epic battle.
Congrats Iconic.
Congrats Iconic.
Here's the team
Voltorb @ Nothing
Ability: Soundproof
EVs:
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Explosion
like Iconic said explodes on shit for massive damage and gets the job done
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Voltorb @ Choice Band
Ability: Soundproof
EVs: 252 Atk/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Explosion
Choice band so that it hits like a truck
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Voltorb @ Nothing
Ability: Soundproof
EVs:
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Explosion
It's shiny
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Azelf @ Choice Band
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Explosion
- U-turn
- Zen Headbutt
- Ice Punch
When I had no ideas for what to use I saw locopoke using smeargle in some test battles so I thought I'd use Smeargle as well because I couldn't think of anything. The idea was to try and force no SR while making it 2-2 or 3-2 and Azelf does it nearly every time. Explosion was used 90% of the time except against a Skarm.
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Smeargle (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Own Tempo
EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Spore
- Endeavor
- Bullet Punch
- Fake Out
The star of the team. Smeargle could easily win me any game if I could keep SR off the field. No idea why I have fake out it should be dragon rage and I realised that halfway through the final (great timing). Spore + endeavour + bullet punch is beastly.
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Latios (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Surf
- Draco Meteor
- Thunderbolt
- Dragon Pulse
For my last Mon I wanted something that hit like a truck, had some decent bulk and could come out victorious against nearly anymon 1 on 1. I originally had CB Garchomp in this spot but Chomp wasn't fast enough though and couldn't take an ice beam so I just went with Latios who nearly always got the job done once Smeargle fell
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Ability: Soundproof
EVs:
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Explosion
like Iconic said explodes on shit for massive damage and gets the job done
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Voltorb @ Choice Band
Ability: Soundproof
EVs: 252 Atk/252 Spd
Adamant nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Explosion
Choice band so that it hits like a truck
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Voltorb @ Nothing
Ability: Soundproof
EVs:
Lonely nature (+Atk, -Def)
- Explosion
It's shiny
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Azelf @ Choice Band
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Explosion
- U-turn
- Zen Headbutt
- Ice Punch
When I had no ideas for what to use I saw locopoke using smeargle in some test battles so I thought I'd use Smeargle as well because I couldn't think of anything. The idea was to try and force no SR while making it 2-2 or 3-2 and Azelf does it nearly every time. Explosion was used 90% of the time except against a Skarm.
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Smeargle (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Own Tempo
EVs: 252 HP/4 Atk/252 Spd
Jolly nature (+Spd, -SAtk)
- Spore
- Endeavor
- Bullet Punch
- Fake Out
The star of the team. Smeargle could easily win me any game if I could keep SR off the field. No idea why I have fake out it should be dragon rage and I realised that halfway through the final (great timing). Spore + endeavour + bullet punch is beastly.
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Latios (M) @ Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 4 HP/252 Spd/252 SAtk
Timid nature (+Spd, -Atk)
- Surf
- Draco Meteor
- Thunderbolt
- Dragon Pulse
For my last Mon I wanted something that hit like a truck, had some decent bulk and could come out victorious against nearly anymon 1 on 1. I originally had CB Garchomp in this spot but Chomp wasn't fast enough though and couldn't take an ice beam so I just went with Latios who nearly always got the job done once Smeargle fell
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