Most frustrating pokemon moments!

[Random Passerby]

Battle Tower in Crystal, I lead off with Mewtwo while my opponent has an Exeggutor. I outspeed and Ice Beam the plant for 70% or so damage; he then retaliates with Psychic that does next to nothing. Great, I think, another Ice Beam and he's a goner. But! Somehow, he outspeeds me and Explodes on me, critting and killing my poor psionic mutant.

Frustrated, I run calcs for Exeggutor's speed. There was literally no way it could speed tie with my Mewtwo. Yet somehow he managed to get its death throes before I could kill it. I STILL can't wrap my head around that one.

Maybe it holds a Quick Claw?

 

[Billy the Uncle]

Maybe it holds a Quick Claw?

Hmm... I don't remember reading the "Quick Claw activated" quote to be honest, but I might be wrong. That or the AI blatantly cheating.

EDIT: Yelp, I'm dumb. Quick Claw it was. Doesn't make it any less frustrating, though.

 

[Cresselia~~]

Hmm... I don't remember reading the "Quick Claw activated" quote to be honest, but I might be wrong. That or the AI blatantly cheating.

EDIT: Yelp, I'm dumb. Quick Claw it was. Doesn't make it any less frustrating, though.

I generally hate it when opponent's quick claw activates.

 

[Billy the Uncle]

I generally hate it when opponent's quick claw activates.

Which is usually 20% ~87% of the times.

 

[MegaFlareon]

90% accuracy moves missing is always frustrating to me.

 

[jordanthejq12]

Play Rough: Guaranteed to miss only at the worst possible time.

 

[Ksh13]

Play Rough: Guaranteed to miss only at the worst possible time.

And give Attack drops to Defiant Bisharps.

 

[Random Passerby]

And give Attack drops to your opponent's Defiant Bisharps.

fixed for you :-)

 

[CofagrigusLover24]

Masuda method.

 

[Fluke]

Play Rough: Guaranteed to miss only at the worst possible time.

And give Attack drops to Defiant Bisharps.

Oh man, I had something like that today. 1v1, end game, both players only one Pokemon left. My Mismagius against my opponent's Milotic. I was locked into Shadow Ball due to Choice Specs. Of course, I get the SpD drop and I trigger its Competitive. SpA through the roof and my Mismagius gets OHKO'd.

lml

 

[Lady Vader]

Masuda method.

I know. I've breed untold number of eggs since Generation IV using Japanese Dittos (including well over 2,000 in this generation) and all of the shinies that I've personally obtained are wild or event.

 

[SwampySwampert]

Oh man, I had something like that today. 1v1, end game, both players only one Pokemon left. My Mismagius against my opponent's Milotic. I was locked into Shadow Ball due to Choice Specs. Of course, I get the SpD drop and I trigger its Competitive. SpA through the roof and my Mismagius gets OHKO'd.

lml

I had one on Showdown yesterday: Facing off against a Swoobat with my Eelektross, I activate the Weakness Policy with Wild Charge. On a Simple Swoobat. Hello, Stored Power with +6 Special Defense, +6 Attack, and +6 Special Attack. Wiped out my entire team.

 

[Billy the Uncle]

Never, ever getting a Reshiram with a Fire move in Random Battles. Instead, they all seem to know Stone Edge and Toxic (seriously, the last like 8 of them I got). The joys of a Legendary Fire-type Pokémon unable to touch Steels.

 

[SwampySwampert]

Maison Stunfisk gets Focus Band survival three times in a row. 1/1000 chance.

 

[Lady Vader]

In a recent double battle, I missed Rock Slide against a Charizard-Y three times in a row.

 

[MegaFlareon]

In a recent double battle, I missed Rock Slide against a Charizard-Y three times in a row.

yet Focus Blast can't hit three times in a row

 

[SwampySwampert]

yet Focus Blast can't hit three times in a row

I've actually done that twice with my Exploud in the Maison.

 

[Billy the Uncle]

Maison Stunfisk gets Focus Band survival three times in a row. 1/1000 chance.

Happened the same with Hitmonchan. Damn AI...

 

[Fluke]

yet Focus Blast can't hit three times in a row

Look at the end scene.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/randombattle-238359834

 

[Ksh13]

Look at the end scene.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/randombattle-238359834

That is just brutal.

To give this post a bit more quality: When you breed something, and you know that statistically the chance to get what you want is 1/30, and you don't have it after breeding 3 full boxes. It just makes me wonder if it even is possible to get what I seek.

 

[Fluke]

That is just brutal.

Yeah, lol. I don't know how that person didn't rage to death in chat.

 

[JES]

Yeah, lol. I don't know how that person didn't rage to death in chat.

Yeah, I think I would've had a hard time not cursing The Game, the heavens, hell, and everything else! XD

 

[Lady Vader]

Look at the end scene.
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/randombattle-238359834

I guess that was the universe balancing things out considering I once hit Focus Blast five times in a match (against an AI, so I don't have the footage sadly). One of which was a super-effective hit on a Sableye thanks to Scrappy Exploud.

 

[Fluke]

I guess that was the universe balancing things out considering I once hit Focus Blast five times in a match (against an AI, so I don't have the footage sadly). One of which was a super-effective hit on a Sableye thanks to Scrappy Exploud.

Still waiting for the universe to balance my missed Stone Edges.

 

[SwampySwampert]

I had a battle in Showdown this morning. My Regigigas gets paralyzed from Thunderbolt from Heliolisk. Here's what happened:
Turn 1: paralysis
Turn 2: paralysis
Turn 3: flinch
Turn 4: flinch
Turn 5: paralysis
Turn 6: finally got off a Drain Punch, but the other guy switched to Octillery
Turn 7: paralysis
Turn 8: flinch