Meru
Favorite Pokemon: Roserade
Known For: Spamming stall in BWOU, UU mods
Most Used Pokemon: Vaporeon
Meru: I'm a 22 year old Biochem major at UCLA. I lost about half of my hearing when I was 1 year old to meningitis, but I lip-read pretty well so most people can't tell. Due to that, I've been playing on games on the internet since I was 9 years old, dabbling in Neopets, Runescape, WoW, and other more obscure games. I'm also pretty tan, from living in Southern California my whole life, oh and I'm gay in case ppl still don't know 0_0
namehtmas: What was your first pokemon game?
Meru: I got Blue back when it first came out since my sister got Red. I kept up until RSE but never got anything beyond a Gameboy Advance. I think I even sold some of my cartridges a few years back
namehtmas: How'd you get in to the competitive scene?
Meru: Well after not getting anything beyond a Gameboy Advance, I wanted to keep up with the new 'mons and continue playing and since I had already been pretty intuitive to the internet, I think I found Smogon probably from a google search or something. I lurked and trolled around a lot for most of RSE and DPPt, and eventually made good teams in BW so now I have experience under my belt that helps me foster more competitively minded teams
namehtmas: What other tiers do you play besides XY UU?
Meru: Pretty much all of them now that I've been making teams for the Grand Slam playoffs. I can't do LC and Doubles though u_u
namehtmas: Who are some of your favorite people on Smogon?
Meru: Bouffalant is the only UU person who mingles with the other tiers and we get along on pmuch every topic. Some other UU shoutouts would include Shitten, namehtmas, Kink, xMarth, psychotic, Limitless (RIP), and koko ofc. A lot of RU people are chill too and I like their community, although I wish they put more focus on the sim like UU does. Hotncold, llamas, Molk, Pearl, Spirit, EonX are all really cool users who give everybody a helping hand if anybody ever ventures there. Oh and of course everybody who is in the secret channel huehuehue hopefully I didn't forget anybody !!!!!!
namehtmas: What would you tell new players?
Meru: Try not to limit yourself to one archetype, as some tiers have hyper offensive teams as the dominant style while some (like UU) favor more defensive approaches to teambuilding. Also don't rely on just the viability ranking thread, as oftentimes they can undervalue or overvalue certain mons. Getting a good list of speed tiers can help too, as speed is easily the most important stat in Pokemon.
namehtmas: Is it true that you've been banned from a server before? What's that about?
Meru: I was banned from the Smogon official server back when it was only on PO for just being a massive troll and griefing everybody that played me at the top of the ladder. I would spend the whole battle talking shit and spamming "e" and "z" over and over (ez). I never got banned from the forums since none of it really took place there, so eventually the ban was lifted once I was more... mature
namehtmas: Favorite food?
Meru: I love Cinnamon Rolls and Thanksgiving Stuffing @_@ but I'm super conscious of my diet so I opt for more healthy choices like Turkey/Avocado and Chicken/Avocado Wraps. I also luv burrito bowls from Chipotle
(every gay guy does)Thank you Meru for your time! Don't forget to me me your nominations for the next player of the week!
