OP adapted from eht's old research week thread | Hosted by KSt3ve | Banner by Pissog | Approved by A Cake Wearing A Hat and Sage
Welcome to the first edition of Sword and Shield UU Research Week! In this project, participants research suggested Pokemon every week and share their experience. Whoever has the highest ladder score at the end of the week will be declared the winner. For details, see below.
Keep the following things in mind during every Research Week:
Points system:
So if you get a "perfect week" you could potentially get +30 points right away! But no matter what, as long as you keep participating, you will always keep moving up! (note: all other aspects of Research Week are the same as they have always been, the basic structure is unchanged)
Good luck to all aspiring professors, researchers, faculty, and test tube revolutionaries! The new week will be up in a couple days or less or more.
A few things to clarify:
We decided to choose hydreigon roost non lock at first. We know the strength of the scarf sets and specs of hydreigon and so we wanted to see the strength of hydreigon, both on offense and defense, roost allowing it to last much longer.
In a second step, we chose crobat, a very fast pokemon with access to many support moves like defog, haze, toxic ... but also to uturn, very useful with its very high speed statistic.
In order to participate you must do the following:
Post here with a fresh RW alt (such as SSRW42 ILY RW!!!! or SSRW42 FU RW!!!!) and the name(s) of the Pokemon you will be using.
Use at least one of the Pokemon being researched.
Post your experiences with the Pokemon you're using, participate in the discussion!
Post logs of this Pokemon in action against other teams - don't just tell us, show us
The winner of the challenge will be the person who has the highest ladder ranking on the Pokemon Showdown UU ladder with their RW alt at the time the challenge ends. Winners will also receive a permanent spot in this thread's Hall of Fame.
This week will end on March 22 at 11:59 PM GMT+0. Have fun everyone!!
(EDIT: also if you have any suggestions on how we can improve Research Week, feel free to message BigFatMantis or KSt3ve )
Welcome to the first edition of Sword and Shield UU Research Week! In this project, participants research suggested Pokemon every week and share their experience. Whoever has the highest ladder score at the end of the week will be declared the winner. For details, see below.
Keep the following things in mind during every Research Week:
- Be open-minded. Don't just say something is terrible and walk away; look at its stats, typing and movepool and think something up!
- Feel free to theorymon early in the research period, but make it clear you're doing so. Later in the period, however, you will be expected to back up your posts with hard evidence like logs, actual sets, and perhaps even teams.
- Just because an analysis has been done for a Pokemon doesn't mean there isn't more to explore; it's very likely that something has gone unnoticed.
- Do not post in this thread complaining about the Pokemon or movesets we choose and / or suggesting ones we should do for future weeks. Feel free to VM / PM us these suggestions, but don't expect us to always accept them.
Here is a rundown in list format:
Congratulations to HydreigonTheChild on winning the week! For your great post, win, and contributions, you have been awarded 5 + 10 points! Other points recipients: Noxey with +5 points hariyana grande with +15 points
(For information on how to maximize your points, see this post: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threa...and-crawdaunt-new-system.3660085/post-9117819 ) Noxey has over 25 total points and has been promoted to be a RESEARCH ASSISTANT!!!! Congrats!!!!
UPDATED RESEARCH WING:
The UU Research Wing
Dean of Education: KSt3ve
Dean of Development: BigFatMantis
Honorary Deans of Science and Technology (400 points):
(n/a)
Faculty Department Heads (200 points):
(n/a)
Tenured Professors (100 points):
(n/a)
Adjunct Faculty (50 points):
(n/a)
Research Assistant (25 points):
Noxey (30)
Congratulations to HydreigonTheChild on winning the week! For your great post, win, and contributions, you have been awarded 5 + 10 points! Other points recipients: Noxey with +5 points hariyana grande with +15 points
(For information on how to maximize your points, see this post: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threa...and-crawdaunt-new-system.3660085/post-9117819 ) Noxey has over 25 total points and has been promoted to be a RESEARCH ASSISTANT!!!! Congrats!!!!
UPDATED RESEARCH WING:
The UU Research Wing
Dean of Education: KSt3ve
Dean of Development: BigFatMantis
Honorary Deans of Science and Technology (400 points):
(n/a)
Faculty Department Heads (200 points):
(n/a)
Tenured Professors (100 points):
(n/a)
Adjunct Faculty (50 points):
(n/a)
Research Assistant (25 points):
Noxey (30)
Points system:
- Posting any Research Week findings post: +5 points
- "Winning" Research Week (i.e. getting the highest ladder score with your research alt during the week): +10 points
- Making an "exemplary effort post" (contains detailed set, description, pros, cons, good teammates, and findings supported by several replays): +10 points
- Insightful Commentary on another Researcher's post (not just a one-liner, but something meaningful, at least 5 sentences, use of their actual team/set w/ a replay encouraged): +5 points (can only get this +5 bonus once per week, so does not stack if you respond to 10 different people)
So if you get a "perfect week" you could potentially get +30 points right away! But no matter what, as long as you keep participating, you will always keep moving up! (note: all other aspects of Research Week are the same as they have always been, the basic structure is unchanged)
Good luck to all aspiring professors, researchers, faculty, and test tube revolutionaries! The new week will be up in a couple days or less or more.
A few things to clarify:
- Sign-ups can be as late as you want, but the week will always end on Sunday.
- Early period means the first three days of the Research Week, so let's keep the theorymonning to a minimum after this period. The late period refers to the last four days of the research week, where raw evidence and discussion should become the basis of the thread.
- Discussion is mandatory in order to be considered as a winner of Research Week. If you do not post one somewhat-coherent post that describes the Pokemon that you're using, their roles, and their niche in the metagame, you will be disqualified from winning this week. Please post about your experiences regardless of whether you think you've got a chance to win or not, we appreciate it!
- Finally, I'd like to implore you to all please remember to post and save your replays. Often, these replays are the most informative sources of information about RW Pokemon - you can write a full two paragraphs about the role of a Pokemon, but often that can all be summed up with a video and an explanation of it. How useful are these Pokemon in SS UU? What gives them trouble? What advantages do they have over other Pokemon? How well do they work in the metagame? If you have anything to say about any of these Pokemon, please post about them! Remember, discussion is not limited to this topic, you are encouraged to talk about these Pokemon in the UU chat on Pokemon Showdown, in the official UU Discord, and in the Viability Ranking Thread.
Hydreigon
Ability: Levitate
IVs: 0 Atk
- Roost
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Ability: Levitate
IVs: 0 Atk
- Roost
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Crobat
Ability: any
IVs: 0 Atk
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Ability: any
IVs: 0 Atk
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We decided to choose hydreigon roost non lock at first. We know the strength of the scarf sets and specs of hydreigon and so we wanted to see the strength of hydreigon, both on offense and defense, roost allowing it to last much longer.
In a second step, we chose crobat, a very fast pokemon with access to many support moves like defog, haze, toxic ... but also to uturn, very useful with its very high speed statistic.
INTRO: (write a little blurb here, w/e you want)
Moltres
SETS USED:
Moltres @ z
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: x
x Nature
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(Any other sets used, list those too)
SUMMARY: (include good cores, good matchups, bad matchups, etc.)
NOTABLE REPLAYS:
(link) - (add commentary, such as: "See here how Moltres shows it is the bravest bird")
(link) - (add commentary, e.g. "Here Moltres fails to be anything more than fried chicken")
(more replays - put as many as are relevant!)
CONCLUSION: (final thoughts)
OVERALL RATING: (w/e you want, D through S is standard but you can use whatever scale you prefer)
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SETS USED:
Nidoqueen @ z
Ability: x
EVs: x
x Nature
-
-
-
-
(Any other sets used, list those too)
SUMMARY: (include good cores, good matchups, bad matchups, etc.)
NOTABLE REPLAYS:
(link) - (add commentary, such as: "See here how Nidoqueen ascends to the throne")
(link) - (add commentary, e.g. "Here Nidoqueen has truly abdicated the crown")
(more replays - put as many as are relevant!)
CONCLUSION: (final thoughts)
OVERALL RATING: (w/e you want, D through S is standard but you can use whatever scale you prefer)
Moltres
SETS USED:
Moltres @ z
Ability: Flame Body
EVs: x
x Nature
-
-
-
-
(Any other sets used, list those too)
SUMMARY: (include good cores, good matchups, bad matchups, etc.)
NOTABLE REPLAYS:
(link) - (add commentary, such as: "See here how Moltres shows it is the bravest bird")
(link) - (add commentary, e.g. "Here Moltres fails to be anything more than fried chicken")
(more replays - put as many as are relevant!)
CONCLUSION: (final thoughts)
OVERALL RATING: (w/e you want, D through S is standard but you can use whatever scale you prefer)
-
SETS USED:
Nidoqueen @ z
Ability: x
EVs: x
x Nature
-
-
-
-
(Any other sets used, list those too)
SUMMARY: (include good cores, good matchups, bad matchups, etc.)
NOTABLE REPLAYS:
(link) - (add commentary, such as: "See here how Nidoqueen ascends to the throne")
(link) - (add commentary, e.g. "Here Nidoqueen has truly abdicated the crown")
(more replays - put as many as are relevant!)
CONCLUSION: (final thoughts)
OVERALL RATING: (w/e you want, D through S is standard but you can use whatever scale you prefer)
In order to participate you must do the following:
Post here with a fresh RW alt (such as SSRW42 ILY RW!!!! or SSRW42 FU RW!!!!) and the name(s) of the Pokemon you will be using.
Use at least one of the Pokemon being researched.
Post your experiences with the Pokemon you're using, participate in the discussion!
Post logs of this Pokemon in action against other teams - don't just tell us, show us
The winner of the challenge will be the person who has the highest ladder ranking on the Pokemon Showdown UU ladder with their RW alt at the time the challenge ends. Winners will also receive a permanent spot in this thread's Hall of Fame.
This week will end on March 22 at 11:59 PM GMT+0. Have fun everyone!!
(EDIT: also if you have any suggestions on how we can improve Research Week, feel free to message BigFatMantis or KSt3ve )
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