Approved by the OU Moderation Team
Art by ausma
OP by Martin
Host(s): Tysonslayer
Co-Host: Abhi, ironwater
Hello everyone and welcome to Pokémon Matchmaking—the project in which we aim to create magic pairings that help to pull out a Pokémon's full potential!
Every week, I will nominate a Pokémon and set, and you then need to post a partner along with a brief explanation of what makes them a solid teammate for the nominated Pokémon. At the end of each cycle, I will archive the partners that I think are the best and will highlight any posts that I found to be particularly good before moving onto the next cycle.
Rules and Notes
I recommend using the following format when posting:
Excadrill @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- High Horsepower / Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance
- Rapid Spin
Excadrill is an excellent partner for Hippowdon as it can take advantage of Sand Stream with Sand Rush. It can also threaten Pokémon like Kyurem that can take advantage of Hippowdon's passivity and lacking special bulk. In exchange, Hippowdon acts as a hard response to Cinderace and Zeraora if Sandstorm expires while Excadrill is active. It's worth noting, however, that this core is largely shut down by Rotom-A, Corviknight, Skarmory, Tangrowth, and Slowbro, so I recommend pairing it with attackers that can take advantage of such Pokémon, such as Rotom-A, Keldeo, Hydreigon, and/or Kyurem.
No specific types of detail are mandatory, but things that are worth considering when writing your explanation include:
If you want to remove colour formatting, please use the eraser icon in the top left of the rich text editor or in the bottom right of the colour picker instead of changing the text colour to black. This is to ensure that it's readable for people using dark mode.
If you want an easy way to include Pokémon sprites, please use the following BBcode and substitute in the appropriate Pokémon:
etc.
Art by ausma
OP by Martin
Host(s): Tysonslayer
Co-Host: Abhi, ironwater
Hello everyone and welcome to Pokémon Matchmaking—the project in which we aim to create magic pairings that help to pull out a Pokémon's full potential!
Every week, I will nominate a Pokémon and set, and you then need to post a partner along with a brief explanation of what makes them a solid teammate for the nominated Pokémon. At the end of each cycle, I will archive the partners that I think are the best and will highlight any posts that I found to be particularly good before moving onto the next cycle.
Rules and Notes
- Cycles will last 5–7 days depending on how busy I am. Feel free to DM me if I've not posted the next slate in or after that time frame, but keep in mind I have a lot on my plate, so if a cycle lasts 8 days or whatever it's not the end of the world.
- When you reserve a Pokémon, please state what set you are reserving
- Reservations expire 24 hours after they're posted. If you do not post in that time frame, someone else may take it. I'd delete expired nominations but I'm not an OU mod so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (if you are a mod and you see an expired reservation feel free to delete it in my stead :muscle:)
- Please only nominate OU viable Pokémon. This generally means Pokémon on the viability rankings, although I will make exceptions if an unranked Pokémon is well explained.
- An explanation is mandatory. It doesn't need to be very long—two or three concise sentences should suffice—but make sure it's there.
- You may nominate a different set for a Pokémon that has already been submitted. However, it's important that the set is distinct from the other submission—I won't accept submissions where the only difference is something simple like 1 move or an EV spread unless the change substantially alters how the core functions.
- You may nominate a second Pokémon if three days pass and no one else reserves it.
- I understand that a little theorymonning is inevitable in a project like this, but please try to post based on your experience using and/or facing the Pokémon in question rather than just listing something you have no experience using and/or facing.
- It's completely fine (encouraged, in fact) to give feedback on other people's submissions, but please be nice!
I recommend using the following format when posting:
Excadrill @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant Nature
- High Horsepower / Earthquake
- Iron Head
- Swords Dance
- Rapid Spin
Excadrill is an excellent partner for Hippowdon as it can take advantage of Sand Stream with Sand Rush. It can also threaten Pokémon like Kyurem that can take advantage of Hippowdon's passivity and lacking special bulk. In exchange, Hippowdon acts as a hard response to Cinderace and Zeraora if Sandstorm expires while Excadrill is active. It's worth noting, however, that this core is largely shut down by Rotom-A, Corviknight, Skarmory, Tangrowth, and Slowbro, so I recommend pairing it with attackers that can take advantage of such Pokémon, such as Rotom-A, Keldeo, Hydreigon, and/or Kyurem.
- How the Pokémon listed is useful to the nominated partner and vice versa
- Why the set listed is chosen over other variants, if applicable
- Strengths and/or weaknesses of the core in question
- Potential options for additional partners when using the core
- Replays that show off the core in full force
If you want to remove colour formatting, please use the eraser icon in the top left of the rich text editor or in the bottom right of the colour picker instead of changing the text colour to black. This is to ensure that it's readable for people using dark mode.
If you want an easy way to include Pokémon sprites, please use the following BBcode and substitute in the appropriate Pokémon:
Code:
:clefable:
Code:
:ss/clefable:
Code:
:bw/clefable:
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