Attention: This meta is in no way related to the meta commonly referred to as "Red Blue Yellow". Any perceived similarities between the "Maroon Teal Beige" meta and other metas is completely coincidental. The creators of "Maroon Teal Beige" maintain that it is completely unique, and deny all allegations of copyright infringement. The creators of the MTB Battling Guide also maintain that it is in no way similar to Hipmonlee's RBY Battling Guide.
Do you think new gens are boring? Do you like less complicated versions of pokemon, without items and separate Special Attack and Special Defense stats? But do you still want games that have some depth to them? Then "Maroon Teal Beige" is right for you! Here's a battling guide for MTB, so that you can get your first taste of the most exciting meta of days long gone:
The Seven Perilous Paperclips of MTB:
Bouffalant:
This feisty bull/buffalo (open to interpretation) is the premier offensive threat in the metagame! Its normal type stab can either open holes in the enemy team or end up sweeping.
Swalot:
Did someone say annoying amorphous blob? This pokemon excels at absorbing paralysis and spreading both paralysis and freeze (with its elemental punches, of course).
Slaking:
Every metagame has to have its lazy, undermotivated normal type, and MTB is no exception. It essentially has the same thing going for it as Bouffalant, which is that it can hit you with Normal type STAB.
Trevenant:
This ugly part grass part other non-elemental type tree is the premier sleeper in MTB. By that, of course, we mean that it gets Rest and Snore, so it's quite good at sleeping. Now, if only there was a way to put opposing pokemon to sleep...
Staraptor:
This pokemon's name starts with 'Star'. That's about all I have to say as far as this one goes.
Beheeyem:
Between spamming the move Psychic to get Special drops and a lack of good resistances, Psychic is one of the best types in the MTB metagame. A monstrous special stat on top of this means that Beheeyem is one of the premier ugly Psychic types in MTB.
Bastiodon / Probopass:
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These two have identical typings and similar stats, so they essentially count as one Pokemon. The only difference is the choice of a sick mustache or some nice eyebrows.
The Foxes among the Sparrows:
Emolga:
This legendary (in terms of reputation, not the in-game thing) electric/flying type is almost the only mixed attacker in MTB, and it's certainly by far the best. Its STAB Aerial Ace and Thunderbolt mean that if you don't bring the right pokemon, or if you let your answers get worn down, Emolga will run through your team.
Walrein:
It has enough bulk to switch into Bouffalant and it can dish out same damage with its Ice type STAB. It has some hope against Swalot with Water Pulse confuses, and at the very least it will make switching something else in much easier.
Registeel:
Here's a pokemon that faced criticism for its original sprite art... Whatever the intention with the original was, let's just be glad that the design has changed.
Musharna:
Watch out for this slow and otherwise completely boring psychic type, lest it set up and sweep your whole team. Whatever, you'll just crit it anyways.
Rotom:
This grinning ghost uses its unique typing to ignore body slam and explosion, but it's mostly about its speed in combination with the move Uproar. This is the fastest pokemon that can prevent your opponent from going to sleep in the game! Err, wait a minute, that doesn't sound quite right... And what were you saying about washing machines and lawn mowers? Are you okay? There's none of that in MTB...
The Tongue (!) among the Sparrows
The main difference between the glory days of MTB and now, at least in terms of simulators, is that partial trapping moves are now implemented—if not perfectly correctly, at least adequately. However, the standard MTB metagame originally developed completely without Wrap.
This thought might not scare you until you realize that in MTB partial trapping moves don't prevent you from switching - they prevent you from attacking. Rock Tomb, Icy Wind, and Bulldoze all ensure that Lickilicky outspeeds your greatest threats, and then have fun trying to play with a pokemon that can't attack.
Trapping moves can be extremely powerful, especially when paired with Speed control; to the point where they have become the source of a lot of debate among MTB players over whether they should be banned or not.
That's all you need to know to get started with MTB. Now go have some fun!
Do you think new gens are boring? Do you like less complicated versions of pokemon, without items and separate Special Attack and Special Defense stats? But do you still want games that have some depth to them? Then "Maroon Teal Beige" is right for you! Here's a battling guide for MTB, so that you can get your first taste of the most exciting meta of days long gone:
The Seven Perilous Paperclips of MTB:
Bouffalant:
This feisty bull/buffalo (open to interpretation) is the premier offensive threat in the metagame! Its normal type stab can either open holes in the enemy team or end up sweeping.
Swalot:
Did someone say annoying amorphous blob? This pokemon excels at absorbing paralysis and spreading both paralysis and freeze (with its elemental punches, of course).
Slaking:
Every metagame has to have its lazy, undermotivated normal type, and MTB is no exception. It essentially has the same thing going for it as Bouffalant, which is that it can hit you with Normal type STAB.
Trevenant:
This ugly part grass part other non-elemental type tree is the premier sleeper in MTB. By that, of course, we mean that it gets Rest and Snore, so it's quite good at sleeping. Now, if only there was a way to put opposing pokemon to sleep...
Staraptor:
This pokemon's name starts with 'Star'. That's about all I have to say as far as this one goes.
Beheeyem:
Between spamming the move Psychic to get Special drops and a lack of good resistances, Psychic is one of the best types in the MTB metagame. A monstrous special stat on top of this means that Beheeyem is one of the premier ugly Psychic types in MTB.
Bastiodon / Probopass:
These two have identical typings and similar stats, so they essentially count as one Pokemon. The only difference is the choice of a sick mustache or some nice eyebrows.
The Foxes among the Sparrows:
Emolga:
This legendary (in terms of reputation, not the in-game thing) electric/flying type is almost the only mixed attacker in MTB, and it's certainly by far the best. Its STAB Aerial Ace and Thunderbolt mean that if you don't bring the right pokemon, or if you let your answers get worn down, Emolga will run through your team.
Walrein:
It has enough bulk to switch into Bouffalant and it can dish out same damage with its Ice type STAB. It has some hope against Swalot with Water Pulse confuses, and at the very least it will make switching something else in much easier.
Registeel:
Here's a pokemon that faced criticism for its original sprite art... Whatever the intention with the original was, let's just be glad that the design has changed.
Musharna:
Watch out for this slow and otherwise completely boring psychic type, lest it set up and sweep your whole team. Whatever, you'll just crit it anyways.
Rotom:
This grinning ghost uses its unique typing to ignore body slam and explosion, but it's mostly about its speed in combination with the move Uproar. This is the fastest pokemon that can prevent your opponent from going to sleep in the game! Err, wait a minute, that doesn't sound quite right... And what were you saying about washing machines and lawn mowers? Are you okay? There's none of that in MTB...
The Tongue (!) among the Sparrows
The main difference between the glory days of MTB and now, at least in terms of simulators, is that partial trapping moves are now implemented—if not perfectly correctly, at least adequately. However, the standard MTB metagame originally developed completely without Wrap.
This thought might not scare you until you realize that in MTB partial trapping moves don't prevent you from switching - they prevent you from attacking. Rock Tomb, Icy Wind, and Bulldoze all ensure that Lickilicky outspeeds your greatest threats, and then have fun trying to play with a pokemon that can't attack.
Trapping moves can be extremely powerful, especially when paired with Speed control; to the point where they have become the source of a lot of debate among MTB players over whether they should be banned or not.
That's all you need to know to get started with MTB. Now go have some fun!