Other Silly Things You've Seen On The OU Ladder: V2

[trc]

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You probably know the drill by now. Basically, post the things that you've seen on the ladder that are absolutely terrible, whether it's a Choice Specs Machamp, someone who Tricked you an Armor Fossil, or maybe an Eviolite Kakuna. Whatever the case is, we've all seen some things while laddering a new alt that we wish we could forget.

Now before we start, let me just clarify some things. If something isn't standard, that doesn't mean it's silly. If you see the move Earthquake on a Mega Charizard Y, that isn't silly, as it allows Mega Charizard Y to break through Heatran. Some things may seem silly, but are actually quite beneficial to that team and how they play. Also, it's funnier when something silly is out of stupidity, not someone deliberately trolling. A special Mamoswine is funnier than someone just using a Whimsicott.

Finally, the old thread was overrun with replays. Not everyone wants to see replays, and while the are most definitely allowed, try to comment on what actually happened as well.

There we go. Get posting.

 

[PrincessDerpy]

Watched a replay of a solo mon team. The mon was Unaware Clefable with the moveset Cosmic Power/Work Up/Rest/Metronome. Shenanigans were attempted but Metronome called up Skill Swap and Psych Up on consecutive turns, derailing the boosting shenanigans.

 

[Tressed]

Brb in 5, gonna go spectate.

Swagger Durant / Gothitelle / Work Up Rest Furfrou / Trevenant / Megahorn Mega Heracross / Red Card Steelix

And then he won, because his opponent threw every bad Pokemon to send at Heracross (Slowbro, Honchcrow, Breloom) before letting his Heat Wave Hydreigon kill it, which he let get revenge killed by Furfrou instead of switching to Aegislash.

The plays.

 

[Emerld Shuckle]

I had someone trick me a Great Ball once. I couldn't stop laughing for some reason.

 

[NotSoClutch]

I was given an air balloon rotom air in random battles.

 

[trc]

I was given an air balloon rotom air in random battles.

Yeah but that happens all the time. I'm looking for things that new players have used without knowing how terrible they are.

 

[NotSoClutch]

Yeah but that happens all the time. I'm looking for things that new players have used without knowing how terrible they are.

Fair enough, choice scarf Deoxys Speed work?

 

[Colonial]

I just watched a fascinating battle. Both players seemed intent on seeing who could get swept the fastest, letting multiple pokemon die before sending out the obvious counter to a Porygon-Z. Other elements of this battle included flame charge+flamethrower Talonflame, Carvanha, and Garbodor. Also, bad plays in using Tri Attack on a Bronzong when you have Dark Pulse, among other things.

 

[ShadowMarioGalaxy64]

I once ran this Smeargle set in OU:

Smeargle @ Leftovers
Ability: Own Tempo
Nature: Timid
252 HP/4 Def/252 Spe
- Mean Look
- Spore
- Imprison
- Transform

Basically, it's the 1v1 Smeargle with Mean Look. I copied the opponent's Mega Venusaur and KO'd 3 of their Pokemon with Leech Seed+Giga Drain. It took a Landorus to finally take me out.

 

[Rechi]

A couple of days ago I watched a battle where a guy was using Focus Blast on Terrakion and Zen Headbutt on his Blissey.

Zen. Headbutt. Blissey.

Conkeldurrs and Mega Venusaurs the world over are shitting themselves at the thought of facing this daunting foe.

 

[Hidious]

A choice specs noivern frisked my choice specs latios and used switcheroo on my latios. Talk about a waste of a turn.

 

[Wunderbear]

A choice specs noivern frisked my choice specs latios and used switcheroo on my latios. Talk about a waste of a turn.

I guess he thought you would switch to avoid the Draco?

 

[Jelincomi]

I've seen a solarbeam breloom with lefties on a non-weather team.

 

[Gachikaze]

I've seen Specs Toxicroak. No rain either.

Hmm what else?

Thundurus with Incinerate and Expert Belt.

 

[Dododoggy]

I saw yesterday a choice banded grumpig with drain punch,body slam,zen headbutt, and trick. While this seems legit we have to remember that grumpigs base attack stat is 45...

 

[Dododoggy]

I've seen a solarbeam breloom with lefties on a non-weather team.

Iv'e seen one with hp-flying, lol.

 

[rachet67]

I like watching the replays personally. Then you get to watch the unique/bad mons and the dumb plays.

 

[trc]

I like watching the replays personally. Then you get to watch the unique/bad mons and the dumb plays.

Replays are allowed, you just have to comment on what was bad about them below the link. Not too hard.

 

[Ask Aggron]

I saw a Power up Punch Male Meowstic and a Choice Band Greninja.

 

[Megoodraggon]

Whirlpool/Perish Song/Rest/Toxic Sap Sipper Azumarill. Took my MAbomasnow out and put a Perish Song on my Escavalier before it went down.

 

[SmashBrosBrawl]

its not funny anymore

 

[Gachikaze]

Whirlpool/Perish Song/Rest/Toxic Sap Sipper Azumarill. Took my MAbomasnow out and put a Perish Song on my Escavalier before it went down.

Hey don't laugh at PerishTrap Azumarill, it's one dang legit set. It works on unsuspecting grass types.

 

[Deaga]

I've seen Specs Toxicroak. No rain either.

Hmm what else?

Thundurus with Incinerate and Expert Belt.

I've seen that once and was dumbfounded. However, a while later I found out that Incinerate has been buffed this gen, to 60 BP I think. That makes it a better choice than Focus Miss against Ferrothorn. It's overall a lot worse coverage, but at 60 BP, it's at least a tiny bit viable.

 

[Punchshroom]

Aerial Ace and Crunch Mega Charizard Y. Why??

 

[TooMuchSugar]

Fair enough, choice scarf Deoxys Speed work?

Amusingly enough, Scarf Deoxys-S with Trick is actually decent. If it didn't have trick though, then yeah that's stupid.