itsjustdrew Does the ladder reset at the start of each month or does each contestant have 1 month to climb the ladder once they sign up?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Project The Dark Horse Project
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Alt: Darkfrog Greninja
Team:
Mega Camerupt: 0.395%
Uxie: 0.722%
Cresselia: 1.386%
Stakataka: 3.622%
Crawdaunt: 5.886%
Togekiss: 9.948%
Total: 21.959%
Edit: Replaced Cofagrigus with Chandelure
Double Edit: Chandelure and Mega Camerupt is redundant lmao. Replacing it with Stakataka.
Team:
Mega Camerupt: 0.395%
Uxie: 0.722%
Cresselia: 1.386%
Stakataka: 3.622%
Crawdaunt: 5.886%
Togekiss: 9.948%
Total: 21.959%
Edit: Replaced Cofagrigus with Chandelure
Double Edit: Chandelure and Mega Camerupt is redundant lmao. Replacing it with Stakataka.
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In. Entei and Stoutland are my two dark horses.
Pidgeot-Mega | 4.15018%
Entei | 1.77530%
Hippowdon | 8.36101%
Stoutland | 0.22033%
Snorlax | 2.64086%
Togekiss | 10.05731%
27.20499%
Account name: throw away 0001
EDIT: Ended up getting D rank.
Probs not going to pursue the endeavor much for the rest of the month due to work/school but I think Entei has a legitimate niche in the meta. A lot of teams are packing weak fire resists (Lati, Hydreigon) who are both 2hko'd by Entei. Especially in a meta dominated by MegaVenu, Entei forces players to switch around and risk burns/residual damage in order to get out from behind the 8ball. Sacred fire is extremely punishing and even does surprising chip to true resists such as Swampert, Suicine, or Tentacruel (while risking burn). It really provides extreme pressure that forces some teams to completely crumble.
While extremely effective against balance/BO compositions, Entei also holds its own fairly well against pretty much every offensive archetype. Bringing it in as a revenge killer early game really forces the opposing player to make serious sacrifices and makes the game more flexible on your end. Offense lacks legitimate switch ins that either a) do not get OHKOd, or b) cannot switch in without risking burn. The pressure of Sacred Fire and the priority of ExtremeSpeed make it hard for offense to deal with Entei as both a revenge killer and late game cleaner.
I really would love to see more people using Entei as a banded option on BO/offensie archetypes.
Using Entei was fun. Stoutland is fucking trash.
Stoutland @ Choice Band
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Return
- Superpower
- Facade
- Pursuit
Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Slack Off
- Earthquake
- Toxic
Entei @ Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Stone Edge
- Extreme Speed
- Flare Blitz
Pidgeot @ Pidgeotite
Ability: Big Pecks
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- U-turn
- Roost
Snorlax @ Figy Berry
Ability: Gluttony
EVs: 188 HP / 176 Def / 144 SpD
Careful Nature
- Curse
- Recycle
- Facade
- Earthquake
Togekiss @ Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Air Slash
- Thunder Wave
- Roost
- Defog
Pidgeot-Mega | 4.15018%
Entei | 1.77530%
Hippowdon | 8.36101%
Stoutland | 0.22033%
Snorlax | 2.64086%
Togekiss | 10.05731%
27.20499%
Account name: throw away 0001
EDIT: Ended up getting D rank.
Probs not going to pursue the endeavor much for the rest of the month due to work/school but I think Entei has a legitimate niche in the meta. A lot of teams are packing weak fire resists (Lati, Hydreigon) who are both 2hko'd by Entei. Especially in a meta dominated by MegaVenu, Entei forces players to switch around and risk burns/residual damage in order to get out from behind the 8ball. Sacred fire is extremely punishing and even does surprising chip to true resists such as Swampert, Suicine, or Tentacruel (while risking burn). It really provides extreme pressure that forces some teams to completely crumble.
While extremely effective against balance/BO compositions, Entei also holds its own fairly well against pretty much every offensive archetype. Bringing it in as a revenge killer early game really forces the opposing player to make serious sacrifices and makes the game more flexible on your end. Offense lacks legitimate switch ins that either a) do not get OHKOd, or b) cannot switch in without risking burn. The pressure of Sacred Fire and the priority of ExtremeSpeed make it hard for offense to deal with Entei as both a revenge killer and late game cleaner.
I really would love to see more people using Entei as a banded option on BO/offensie archetypes.
Using Entei was fun. Stoutland is fucking trash.
Stoutland @ Choice Band
Ability: Sand Rush
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Return
- Superpower
- Facade
- Pursuit
Hippowdon @ Leftovers
Ability: Sand Stream
EVs: 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Def
Impish Nature
- Stealth Rock
- Slack Off
- Earthquake
- Toxic
Entei @ Choice Band
Ability: Pressure
Shiny: Yes
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Sacred Fire
- Stone Edge
- Extreme Speed
- Flare Blitz
Pidgeot @ Pidgeotite
Ability: Big Pecks
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- U-turn
- Roost
Snorlax @ Figy Berry
Ability: Gluttony
EVs: 188 HP / 176 Def / 144 SpD
Careful Nature
- Curse
- Recycle
- Facade
- Earthquake
Togekiss @ Leftovers
Ability: Serene Grace
EVs: 252 HP / 160 Def / 96 Spe
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Air Slash
- Thunder Wave
- Roost
- Defog
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itsjustdrew
Alt: DHP Alfa
Cloyster | 1.07805%
Cresselia | 1.47911%
Kommo-o | 8.73588%
Stakataka | 4.80265%
Arcanine | 4.62407
Nidoking | 6.71482%
Total: 27.68036%
Alt: DHP Alfa
Cloyster | 1.07805%
Cresselia | 1.47911%
Kommo-o | 8.73588%
Stakataka | 4.80265%
Arcanine | 4.62407
Nidoking | 6.71482%
Total: 27.68036%
alt: blue tissues
dark horses: alolan sandslash and aurorus
dark horses: alolan sandslash and aurorus
itsjustdrew The team I formed with those Dark Horses was over 30% usage (twice, sadly), so I didn't think it was submitted or approved.
Will I need to wait until next month to submit a team since I have changed away from Forretress and Jellicent?
New Alt: DarkestOfHorses
Zygarde-10% 0.57428% <- dark horse
Honchkrow 1.06159% <- dark horse
new dark horses for new month
Zygarde-10% 0.57428% <- dark horse
Honchkrow 1.06159% <- dark horse
new dark horses for new month
The new team
New Alt: DarkestOfHorses
Zygarde-10% 0.57428% <- dark horse
Honchkrow 1.06159% <- dark horse
Palossand 0.59619%
Rotom-Heat 4.02404%
Toxicroak 0.61731%
Pidgeot-Mega 5.15896%
Total: 12.03237%
New Alt: DarkestOfHorses
Zygarde-10% 0.57428% <- dark horse
Honchkrow 1.06159% <- dark horse
Palossand 0.59619%
Rotom-Heat 4.02404%
Toxicroak 0.61731%
Pidgeot-Mega 5.15896%
Total: 12.03237%
itsjustdrew
Alt: DHP Beta
Slurpuff | 0.21467%
Swellow | 0.32385%
Starmie | 6.92603%
Cobalion | 8.90443%
Nidoking | 5.34225%
Beedrill-Mega | 6.19431%
Total: 27.90554
Alt: DHP Beta
Slurpuff | 0.21467%
Swellow | 0.32385%
Starmie | 6.92603%
Cobalion | 8.90443%
Nidoking | 5.34225%
Beedrill-Mega | 6.19431%
Total: 27.90554
Since august stats are out
Exploud 0.46719%
Absol-Mega 1.13374%
Alt: DarkDitto
Exploud 0.46719%
Absol-Mega 1.13374%
Alt: DarkDitto
Hello everyone! Thanks to Amane Misa and the rest of the lovely forum mods, there has been a project contribution points system initiated in the UU subforum. If the fun of laddering wasn’t enough incentive this should be! Apologies for the hold off in August and September but I had to wait for this.
Now, let’s get into Dark Horse! It’s a new month folks, September, and tier shifts are in full swing. You can find the usage stats right (here) or the updated link in the project indroduction. Read the rules! Make sure to show me your team with each individual Pokémon’s usage and what it adds up to. Also make sure to screen shot your position on ladder when you qualify for a letter rank. Ask me any questions you have; you can find me on showdown or on discord @ itsjustdrew#2920. Happy laddering!
Now, let’s get into Dark Horse! It’s a new month folks, September, and tier shifts are in full swing. You can find the usage stats right (here) or the updated link in the project indroduction. Read the rules! Make sure to show me your team with each individual Pokémon’s usage and what it adds up to. Also make sure to screen shot your position on ladder when you qualify for a letter rank. Ask me any questions you have; you can find me on showdown or on discord @ itsjustdrew#2920. Happy laddering!
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Alt: DH Sick
Team:
Sneasel: 0.03844%
Mienshao: 1.65377%
Slowbro-Mega: 4.14747% Reuniclus: 2.56546%
Nihilego: 6.90180% Empoleon: 10.81443%
Rotom-Heat: 4.75398% Gligar: 2.13884%
Chesnaught: 2.29840% Moltres: 7.18278%
Total: 24.39372%
Edit: Changed M-Slowbro, Nihilego, Rotom-H, and Chesnaught to Reuniclus, Empoleon, Gligar, and Moltres.
Team:
Sneasel: 0.03844%
Mienshao: 1.65377%
Total: 24.39372%
Edit: Changed M-Slowbro, Nihilego, Rotom-H, and Chesnaught to Reuniclus, Empoleon, Gligar, and Moltres.
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Seems like an interesting project.
DH Perish
Team :
Doublade 1.8%
Flygon 1%
Slowbro - Mega 3.9%
Nidoqueen 1.6%
Moltres 7.2%
Empoleon 11%
Total's around 25, percentages are rounded up.
DH Perish
Team :
Doublade 1.8%
Flygon 1%
Slowbro - Mega 3.9%
Nidoqueen 1.6%
Moltres 7.2%
Empoleon 11%
Total's around 25, percentages are rounded up.
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Alt: DH CoG
Team: (dark horses in bold)
Slaking: 0.13536%
Araquanid: 1.90908%
Chandelure: 7.66566%
Chesnaught: 2.29840%
Claydol: 0.05262%
Ditto: 0.45242%
Sum: (12.51314%)
Team: (dark horses in bold)
Slaking: 0.13536%
Araquanid: 1.90908%
Chandelure: 7.66566%
Chesnaught: 2.29840%
Claydol: 0.05262%
Ditto: 0.45242%
Sum: (12.51314%)
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Alt: DH Ambi47
Tsareena 1.44656%
Araquanid 1.90908%
Aggron-Mega 8.48936%
Sylveon 6.01298%
Porygon2 1.22560%
Cobalion 9.94330%
Tsareena 1.44656%
Araquanid 1.90908%
Aggron-Mega 8.48936%
Sylveon 6.01298%
Porygon2 1.22560%
Cobalion 9.94330%
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